bewepan

Old English

Alternative forms

• bewœ̄pan — Anglian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biwōpijan, analyzable as be- +‎ wēpan. Cognate with Old Saxon biwōpian, Old Frisian biwēpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈweː.pɑn/

Verb

bewēpan (West Saxon)

1. to weep, weep over or about, bewail, beweep

Conjugation

Conjugation of bewēpan (strong class 7)

infinitive	bewēpan	bewēpenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bewēpe	bewēop
second person singular	bewēpst	bewēope
third person singular	bewēpþ	bewēop
plural	bewēpaþ	bewēopon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bewēpe	bewēope
plural	bewēpen	bewēopen
imperative
singular	bewēp
plural	bewēpaþ
participle	present	past
	bewēpende	bewōpen

Descendants

• Middle English: bewepen
  • English: beweep