beclipian

Old English

Alternative forms

• becleopian, beclypian

Etymology

From be- +‎ clipian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈkli.pi.ɑn/

Verb

beclipian

1. to challenge

Conjugation

Conjugation of beclipian (weak class 2)

infinitive	beclipian	beclipienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	beclipiġe	beclipode
second person singular	beclipast	beclipodest
third person singular	beclipaþ	beclipode
plural	beclipiaþ	beclipodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	beclipiġe	beclipode
plural	beclipiġen	beclipoden
imperative
singular	beclipa
plural	beclipiaþ
participle	present	past
	beclipiende	beclipod

Descendants

• Middle English: biclepen, beclepen
  • English: beclepe

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “beclipian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.