beclysan
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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
beclȳsan
- to close, shut
- Hwȳ beclȳst þū þīn ēagan þonne þū mē cyst?
- Why do you close your eyes when you kiss me?
- Cum inn and beclȳs þā duru.
- Get inside and shut the door.
- to enclose, shut in
Conjugation
Conjugation of beclȳsan (weak class 1)
infinitive | beclȳsan | beclȳsenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | beclȳse | beclȳsde |
second person singular | beclȳsest, beclȳst | beclȳsedest |
third person singular | beclȳseþ, beclȳst | beclȳsde |
plural | beclȳsaþ | beclȳsdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | beclȳse | beclȳsde |
plural | beclȳsen | beclȳsden |
imperative | ||
singular | beclȳs | |
plural | beclȳsaþ | |
participle | present | past |
beclȳsende | beclȳsed |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- beclȳsing (“an enclosure, a clause”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “beclysan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.