besceawian
Old English
Etymology
From be- + sċēawian. Compare Dutch beschouwen (“to contemplate, consider, regard”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of besċēawian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | besċēawian | besċēawienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | besċēawiġe | besċēawode |
| second person singular | besċēawast | besċēawodest |
| third person singular | besċēawaþ | besċēawode |
| plural | besċēawiaþ | besċēawodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | besċēawiġe | besċēawode |
| plural | besċēawiġen | besċēawoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | besċēawa | |
| plural | besċēawiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| besċēawiende | besċēawod | |
Derived terms
- besċēawere m (“observer, beholder”)
- besċēawiendlīċ (“contemplative”)
- besċēawod (“considerate, thoughtful, circumspect”)
- besċēawung f (“contemplation”)
Descendants
- Middle English: beschewen, beshewen, besheuen
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “besċēawian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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