begyrdan

Old English

Alternative forms

• begirdan

Etymology

From be- +‎ gyrdan. Cognate with Old High German bigurten (“to begird”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽 (bigairdan, “to begird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈɡyr.dɑn/, [beˈɡyrˠ.dɑn]

Verb

begyrdan

1. to begird; gird about or around, clothe, surround; beleaguer

Conjugation

Conjugation of begyrdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	begyrdan	begyrdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	begyrde	begyrde
second person singular	begyrdest, begyrst, begyrtst	begyrdest
third person singular	begyrdeþ, begyrt	begyrde
plural	begyrdaþ	begyrdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	begyrde	begyrde
plural	begyrden	begyrden
imperative
singular	begyrd
plural	begyrdaþ
participle	present	past
	begyrdende	begyrded

Descendants

• Middle English: bigirden, begirden
  • English: begird

References

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