bicweþan

Old English

Alternative forms

• bicweðan — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to bi- +‎ cweþan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈkwe.θɑn/, [biˈkwe.ðɑn]

Verb

bicweþan

1. Alternative form of becweþan

Conjugation

Conjugation of bicweþan (strong class 5)

infinitive	bicweþan	bicweþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bicweþe	bicwæþ
second person singular	bicwist	bicwǣde
third person singular	bicwiþþ, bicwiþ	bicwæþ
plural	bicweþaþ	bicwǣdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bicweþe	bicwǣde
plural	bicweþen	bicwǣden
imperative
singular	bicweþ
plural	bicweþaþ
participle	present	past
	bicweþende	bicweden

Related terms

• bīcwide m (“a proverb”)

References

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