biwreyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bewraien, bewreyen

Etymology

From Old English *bewrēġan, from Proto-Germanic *biwrōgijaną (“to speak about; tell on; inform of”), equivalent to bi- +‎ wreien.

Verb

biwreyen

1. To bewray; to reveal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of biwreyen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) biwreyen, biwreye
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	biwreye	biwreyed
2nd-person singular	biwreyest	biwreyedest
3rd-person singular	biwreyeth	biwreyed
subjunctive singular	biwreye
imperative singular		—
plural1	biwreyen, biwreye	biwreyeden, biwreyede
imperative plural	biwreyeth, biwreye	—
participles	biwreyynge, biwreyende	biwreyed, ybiwreyed

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

Descendants

• English: bewray

References

• “biwreien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “biwreye”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.