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Reconstruction:Old English/beat

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This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *baut.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*bēat n

  1. a beating, blow

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative *bēat *bēat
accusative *bēat *bēat
genitive *bēates *bēata
dative *bēate *bēatum

Derived terms

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  • bēatere
  • ġebēat
    • Middle English: ibeat

Descendants

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  • Middle English: bete