Participles
| Present | beþeċċende |
| Past | beþeaht |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | beþeċċe |
| 2nd sing. | beþeċest |
| 3rd sing. | beþeċeþ |
| 1st plur. | beþeċċaþ |
| 2nd plur. | beþeċċaþ |
| 3rd plur. | beþeċċaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | beþeahte |
| 2nd sing. | beþeahtest |
| 3rd sing. | beþeahte |
| 1st plur. | beþeahton |
| 2nd plur. | beþeahton |
| 3rd plur. | beþeahton |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | beþeċċe |
| 2nd sing. | beþeċċe |
| 3rd sing. | beþeċċe |
| 1st plur. | beþeċċen |
| 2nd plur. | beþeċċen |
| 3rd plur. | beþeċċen |
Past
| 1st sing. | beþeahte |
| 2nd sing. | beþeahte |
| 3rd sing. | beþeahte |
| 1st plur. | beþeahten |
| 2nd plur. | beþeahten |
| 3rd plur. | beþeahten |
Imperative
| Singular | beþeċe |
| Plural | beþeċċaþ |
Verbs similar to 'beþeccan'
beþencan,
abeþecian,
bedecian,
belecgan,
besecgan,
beþeodan,
gereccan,
geþencan,
þeccan,
acweccan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *biþakkjan, equivalent to be- + þeċċan.
Sample Sentences
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Hēo beþeahte hire līchaman mid sċīetan. (She covered her body with a bedsheet.)
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Snāw beþeahte þā beorgas. (Snow covered the mountains.)
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Ongunnon him on ūhtan æþelcunde mæġð ġierwan tō ġeonge; wiston gumena ġemōt æþelinges līċ eorðærne biþeaht. (Nobel women started to make themselves ready for the walk on the dawn; meetings of men knew that body of the atheling is covered by earthen-home.) [10th century, The Descent into Hell:]
Cognates
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