Participles
| Present | besċīnende |
| Past | besċinen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | besċīne |
| 2nd sing. | besċīnst |
| 3rd sing. | besċīnþ |
| 1st plur. | besċīnaþ |
| 2nd plur. | besċīnaþ |
| 3rd plur. | besċīnaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | besċān |
| 2nd sing. | besċine |
| 3rd sing. | besċān |
| 1st plur. | besċinon |
| 2nd plur. | besċinon |
| 3rd plur. | besċinon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | besċīne |
| 2nd sing. | besċīne |
| 3rd sing. | besċīne |
| 1st plur. | besċīnen |
| 2nd plur. | besċīnen |
| 3rd plur. | besċīnen |
Past
| 1st sing. | besċine |
| 2nd sing. | besċine |
| 3rd sing. | besċine |
| 1st plur. | besċinen |
| 2nd plur. | besċinen |
| 3rd plur. | besċinen |
Imperative
| Singular | besċīn |
| Plural | besċīnaþ |
Verbs similar to 'bescinan'
bescitan,
gescinan,
ascinan,
bescieran,
bescufan,
besincan,
besingan,
besmitan,
bespanan,
bestingan,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *biskīnaną (“to shine upon”). Equivalent to be- + sċīnan. Cognate with Old Frisian biskīna, Old High German biskīnan, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (biskeinan). See: Proto-Germanic '
*biskīnaną', Old High German 'biskīnan'.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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