beflean

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ flēan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈflæ͜ɑːn/

Verb

beflēan

1. to flay, take off the skin or bark
2. to strip off skin or bark

Conjugation

Conjugation of beflēan (strong, class VI)

infinitive	beflēan	beflēanne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	beflēa	beflōg, beflōh
second person singular	befliehst	beflōge
third person singular	befliehþ	beflōg, beflōh
plural	beflēaþ	beflōgon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	beflēa	beflōge
plural	beflēan	beflōgen
imperative
singular	befleah
plural	beflēaþ
participle	present	past
	beflēande	beflæġen, beflagen, befleġen

Derived terms

• beflagen flǣsċ

Descendants

• Middle English: biflean
  • English: beflay

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “befleán”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.