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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