beheawan

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ hēawan. Cognate with Old Saxon bihauwan, Old High German bihauwan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈxæ͜ɑː.wɑn/, [beˈhæ͜ɑː.wɑn]

Verb

behēawan

to beat, bruise
to hew or cut off, separate from; sunder from, deprive or bereave of

Conjugation

Conjugation of behēawan (strong class 7)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	behēawan	behēawenne
first person singular	behēawe	behēow
second person singular	behīewst	behēowe
third person singular	behīewþ	behēow
plural	behēawaþ	behēowon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	behēawe	behēowe
plural	behēawen	behēowen
imperative
singular	behēaw
plural	behēawaþ
participle	present	past
	behēawende	behēawen

Descendants

Middle English: bihewen, behewen
- English: behew

References

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

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