beschriven

Middle Low German

FWOTD – 23 November 2016

Etymology

From be- +‎ schrîven.

Pronunciation

• (originally) IPA^(key): /bəˈskriːvən/

Verb

beschrîven

1. to write down, to note, to mark

   Unde alse id in vortiden umme harnnsch, wapin, were und kornnte, wo da malk hebben schal, gekundiget is, so schal men da fort an holden unde de rad wil dat beschriven unde hengen latin uppe eyn bred allhir vor dat hus.

   Everyone shall henceforth maintain a status of armor, weapon, defence and grain as it is stated in former times, and the council will write this down and hang on a board here before the house.

2. to report, to chronicle
3. to describe

   Alle mine daghe sach ik ne voghel, de di in schonheit gelik was, wente dine vedderen ungelik mer schinen wen de pauwen stert, unde dine ogen schinen so de sterne, unde wol kan to vullen beschriven de gnade dines snavels.

   Throughout my life I saw no bird that was as beautiful as you, for your feathers shine so much more than the peacock's tail, and your eyes shine like stars, and who can fully describe your beak's grace?

4. to mock in writing

Declension

Conjugation of beschriven as a class 1 strong verb

Plain Infinitive	beschrîven
Full Infinitive (Gerund)	tô beschrîvene or tô beschrîvende
Verbal Noun	beschrîven or beschrîvent
Participles			Imperatives
Present	beschrîvende		2nd Person Singular	beschrîf
Past	beschrēven		2nd Person Plural	beschrîvet
	Indicative		Subjunctive
	Present	Preterite	Present	Preterite
1st Person Singular	beschrîve	beschrêf	beschrîve	beschrēve
2nd Person Singular	beschrîvest or beschrîfst	beschrēvest	beschrîvest	beschrēvest
3rd Person Singular	beschrîvet or beschrîft	beschrêf	beschrîvet	beschrēve
Plural	beschrîven (beschrîvet?)	beschrēven	beschrîven	beschrēven