beheafdian

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ hēafdian or be- +‎ hēafod +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈxæ͜ɑːf.di.ɑn/, [beˈhæ͜ɑːv.di.ɑn]

Verb

behēafdian

1. to behead

Conjugation

Conjugation of behēafdian (weak class 2)

infinitive	behēafdian	behēafdienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	behēafdiġe	behēafdode
second person singular	behēafdast	behēafdodest
third person singular	behēafdaþ	behēafdode
plural	behēafdiaþ	behēafdodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	behēafdiġe	behēafdode
plural	behēafdiġen	behēafdoden
imperative
singular	behēafda
plural	behēafdiaþ
participle	present	past
	behēafdiende	behēafdod

Derived terms

• behēafdung

Descendants

• Middle English: biheveden, bihefden, beheden
  • English: behead

References

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