bedælan

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ dǣlan. Cognate with Old Saxon bidēlian, Old High German biteilen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈdæː.lɑn/

Verb

bedǣlan

  1. to deprive (+ acc someone) (+ dat of something)
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Swā iċ mōdsefan · mīnne sceōlde,
      oft earmċeariġ, · ēðle bidǣled,
      frēomǣgum feor, · feterum sǣlan,
      Like I should my heart,
      oft wretched, bereft of homeland,
      far from noble kinsmen, bind with fetters,

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedǣlan (weak, class 1)
infinitive bedǣlan bedǣlenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular bedǣle bedǣlde
second person singular bedǣlest, bedǣlst bedǣldest
third person singular bedǣleþ, bedǣlþ bedǣlde
plural bedǣlaþ bedǣldon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular bedǣle bedǣlde
plural bedǣlen bedǣlden
imperative
singular bedǣl
plural bedǣlaþ
participle present past
bedǣlende bedǣled

Descendants

  • Middle English: bedelen, bidelen
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