Participles
| Present | bemǣnende |
| Past | bemǣned |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | bemǣne |
| 2nd sing. | bemǣnest; bemǣnst |
| 3rd sing. | bemǣneþ; bemǣnþ |
| 1st plur. | bemǣnaþ |
| 2nd plur. | bemǣnaþ |
| 3rd plur. | bemǣnaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | bemǣnde |
| 2nd sing. | bemǣndest |
| 3rd sing. | bemǣnde |
| 1st plur. | bemǣndon |
| 2nd plur. | bemǣndon |
| 3rd plur. | bemǣndon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | bemǣne |
| 2nd sing. | bemǣne |
| 3rd sing. | bemǣne |
| 1st plur. | bemǣnen |
| 2nd plur. | bemǣnen |
| 3rd plur. | bemǣnen |
Past
| 1st sing. | bemǣnde |
| 2nd sing. | bemǣnde |
| 3rd sing. | bemǣnde |
| 1st plur. | bemǣnden |
| 2nd plur. | bemǣnden |
| 3rd plur. | bemǣnden |
Imperative
| Singular | bemǣn |
| Plural | bemǣnaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'bemænan'
bemænan,
Verbs similar to 'bemænan'
bedælan,
beirnan,
belædan,
belæfan,
bemetan,
bemiþan,
bemurnan,
beornan,
bepæcan,
berædan,
Etymology
From be- + mǣnan. See mean and moan.
Sample Sentences
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Woldan wēriġu wīf · wōpe bimǣnan
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æþelinges dēað · āne hwīle,
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rēone berēotan. (The weary women wished to bemoan atheling’s death with weeping for a while, to bewail with mourning.) [10th century, The Descent into Hell:]
Cognates
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