bisemen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• becemyn, beseme, biseme, byseme, bysemen

Etymology

From bi- +‎ semen (“to seem”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈseːmən/

Verb

bisemen (third-person singular simple present bisemeth, present participle bisemende, bisemynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle bisemed)

1. To seem; to look or be perceived as.
2. To beseem; to be suitable or appropriate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bisemen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) bisemen, biseme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	biseme	bisemed
2nd-person singular	bisemest	bisemedest
3rd-person singular	bisemeth	bisemed
subjunctive singular	biseme
imperative singular		—
plural1	bisemen, biseme	bisemeden, bisemede
imperative plural	bisemeth, biseme	—
participles	bisemynge, bisemende	bisemed

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: beseem

References

• “bisẹ̄men, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.