beatan

beatan

Old English

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *bautan, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑː.tɑn/

    Verb

    bēatan

    1. to beat
      • 10th century, The Seafarer:
        Stormas þǣr stānclifu bēotan, þǣr him stearn oncwæð īsiġfeþera; ful oft þæt earn biġeal, ūriġfeþra; nǣniġ hlēomǣga fēasċeaftiġ ferð fēran meahte.
        Storms there beat stone-cliffs, where an icy-feathered bird answered 'em; that wet-feathered eagle yelled full oft; no wretched soul of shelter-kinsmen could go forth.
    2. to hit, strike
    3. to box

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of bēatan (strong, class VII)
    infinitive bēatan bēatenne
    indicative mood present tense past tense
    first person singular bēate bēot, beoft
    second person singular bīetst bēote, beofte
    third person singular bīett, bīet bēot, beoft
    plural bēataþ bēoton, beofton
    subjunctive present tense past tense
    singular bēate bēote, beofte
    plural bēaten bēoten, beoften
    imperative
    singular bēat
    plural bēataþ
    participle present past
    bēatende (ġe)bēaten

    Descendants

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