bennian – Old English verb conjugation

Old English verb forms of bennian

Infinitive

bennian
bennienne

Participles

Presentbenniende
Pastbennod

Indicative

Present

1st sing.benniġe
2nd sing.bennast
3rd sing.bennaþ
1st plur.benniaþ
2nd plur.benniaþ
3rd plur.benniaþ

Past

1st sing.bennode
2nd sing.bennodest
3rd sing.bennode
1st plur.bennodon
2nd plur.bennodon
3rd plur.bennodon

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.benniġe
2nd sing.benniġe
3rd sing.benniġe
1st plur.benniġen
2nd plur.benniġen
3rd plur.benniġen

Past

1st sing.bennode
2nd sing.bennode
3rd sing.bennode
1st plur.bennoden
2nd plur.bennoden
3rd plur.bennoden

Imperative

Singularbenna
Pluralbenniaþ

Etymology

From benn + -ian.

Sample Sentences

  • Ic eom anhaga iserne wund bille gebennad beadoweorca sæd ecgum werig (I am a lonely thing, wounded with iron, smitten by sword, sated with battle-work, weary of blades.) [10th century, Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book:]

Cognates

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