bewreon

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biwrīhan. By surface analysis, be- +‎ wrēon (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈwre͜oːn/

Verb

bewrēon

1. to cover, protect
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     siþþan ġeāra iū · goldwine mīn(n)e
     hrusan heolstre biwrāh, · ond iċ hēan þonan
     wōd winterċeariġ · ofer waþema ġebind,

     since once, long ago, covered my goldfriend(s)
     with darkness of earth, and poor I thereupon
     traveled sad as winter over binding of waves,

Conjugation

Conjugation of bewrēon (strong, class I)

infinitive	bewrēon	bewrēonne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bewrēo	bewrāh
second person singular	bewrīehst	bewrige
third person singular	bewrīehþ	bewrāh
plural	bewrēoþ	bewrigon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bewrēo	bewrige
plural	bewrēon	bewrigen
imperative
singular	bewrēoh
plural	bewrēoþ
participle	present	past
	bewrēonde	bewriġen