becrafian

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ crafian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈkrɑ.fi.ɑn/, [beˈkrɑ.vi.ɑn]

Verb

becrafian

1. to crave

Conjugation

Conjugation of becrafian (weak class 2)

infinitive	becrafian	becrafienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	becrafiġe	becrafode
second person singular	becrafast	becrafodest
third person singular	becrafaþ	becrafode
plural	becrafiaþ	becrafodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	becrafiġe	becrafode
plural	becrafiġen	becrafoden
imperative
singular	becrafa
plural	becrafiaþ
participle	present	past
	becrafiende	becrafod

Derived terms

• unbecrafod

Descendants

• Middle English: bicraven
  • English: becrave

References

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