Participles
| Present | belisniende |
| Past | belisnod |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | belisniġe |
| 2nd sing. | belisnast |
| 3rd sing. | belisnaþ |
| 1st plur. | belisniaþ |
| 2nd plur. | belisniaþ |
| 3rd plur. | belisniaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | belisnode |
| 2nd sing. | belisnodest |
| 3rd sing. | belisnode |
| 1st plur. | belisnodon |
| 2nd plur. | belisnodon |
| 3rd plur. | belisnodon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | belisniġe |
| 2nd sing. | belisniġe |
| 3rd sing. | belisniġe |
| 1st plur. | belisniġen |
| 2nd plur. | belisniġen |
| 3rd plur. | belisniġen |
Past
| 1st sing. | belisnode |
| 2nd sing. | belisnode |
| 3rd sing. | belisnode |
| 1st plur. | belisnoden |
| 2nd plur. | belisnoden |
| 3rd plur. | belisnoden |
Imperative
| Singular | belisna |
| Plural | belisniaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'belisnian'
bennian,
betrian,
fordruncnian,
misfadian,
midþolian,
wiþcostian,
þurhfæstnian,
bestealcian,
wiþerhlinian,
þurhwunian,
onþracian,
beweardian,
bewealwian,
ineardian,
forwundian,
besorgian,
beweddian,
begnornian,
bemeldian,
forealdian, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'belisnian'
bisnian,
blissian,
glisnian,
basnian,
beacnian,
beæwnian,
bebindan,
beclipian,
bediglian,
befæstnian,
Etymology
1. Multiple proposed etymologies:
2. *From original *belistnian, with simplification of -stn- to -sn-, equivalent to be- + lystan (“to lust”).
3. **Although a spelling with -stn- is not attested for the infinitive, it is attested for other forms of the verb such as the past participle belis(t)nod (used as a noun "eunuch").
4. *Alternatively assumed to represent *belīesċnian, with simplification of -scn- to -sn-, from the root of *lēosca (“groin”).
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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