besmeagan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ smēaġan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈsmæ͜ɑː.jɑn/

Verb

besmēaġan

1. to consider about
2. to examine into

Conjugation

Conjugation of besmēaġan (weak class 2)

infinitive	besmēaġan	besmēaġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	besmēaġe	besmēade
second person singular	besmēast	besmēadest
third person singular	besmēaþ	besmēade
plural	besmēaġaþ	besmēadon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	besmēaġe	besmēade
plural	besmēaġen	besmēaden
imperative
singular	besmēa
plural	besmēaġaþ
participle	present	past
	besmēaġende	besmēad

References

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