belicgan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biliggjan, from Proto-Germanic *biligjaną (“to lie around”), equivalent to be- +‎ liċġan. Cognate with Old High German biliggen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beˈlij.jɑn/, [beˈlid.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

beliċġan

  1. to lie by or about, beleaguer, encompass, beset

Conjugation
Conjugation of beliċġan (strong class 5)
infinitive beliċġan beliċġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular beliċġe belæġ
second person singular beliġst belǣge, belāge
third person singular beliġþ belæġ
plural beliċġaþ belǣgon, belāgon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular beliċġe belǣge, belāge
plural beliċġen belǣgen, belāgen
imperative
singular beliġe
plural beliċġaþ
participle present past
beliċġende beleġen

Descendants
  • Middle English: beliggen, belyen
    • English: belie (“to lie around, beleaguer”)
    • Scots: bely
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