beacnian

Old English

Alternative forms

bēcnian, bīcnian, bȳcnian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *bauknōną. Equivalent to bēacn +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑːk.ni.ɑn/

Verb

bēacnian

Synonym of bīecnan

Conjugation

Conjugation of bēacnian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	bēacnian	bēacnienne
first person singular	bēacniġe	bēacnode
second person singular	bēacnast	bēacnodest
third person singular	bēacnaþ	bēacnode
plural	bēacniaþ	bēacnodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bēacniġe	bēacnode
plural	bēacniġen	bēacnoden
imperative
singular	bēacna
plural	bēacniaþ
participle	present	past
	bēacniende	(ġe)bēacnod

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: bekenen, beckenen, bekenyn, beknen, beknyn, becnen; bæcnien, becnien, beknien; beccyn, bekyn, bekken, bikken
- English: beckon; beck
- Middle Scots: bekin

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “BĒACNIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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