bewitan
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
bewitan
- to overlook; oversee, watch over; bewatch, superintend, preside, govern
- 10th century, Vercelli Book:
- Ðū, ma[n], bewite þē sylfne
- You, man, watch over yourself.
- 10th century, Vercelli Book:
- (of people, institutions, affairs, etc.) to take charge of, watch over
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of bewitan (preterite-present)
infinitive | bewitan | bewitenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | bewāt | bewisse, bewiste |
second person singular | bewāst | bewissest, bewistest |
third person singular | bewāt | bewisse, bewiste |
plural | bewiton | bewisson, bewiston |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | bewite | bewisse, bewiste |
plural | bewiten | bewissen, bewisten |
imperative | ||
singular | bewite | |
plural | bewitaþ | |
participle | present | past |
bewitende | bewiten |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “bewitan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.