Participles
| Present | bedǣlende |
| Past | bedǣled |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | bedǣle |
| 2nd sing. | bedǣlest; bedǣlst |
| 3rd sing. | bedǣleþ; bedǣlþ |
| 1st plur. | bedǣlaþ |
| 2nd plur. | bedǣlaþ |
| 3rd plur. | bedǣlaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | bedǣlde |
| 2nd sing. | bedǣldest |
| 3rd sing. | bedǣlde |
| 1st plur. | bedǣldon |
| 2nd plur. | bedǣldon |
| 3rd plur. | bedǣldon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | bedǣle |
| 2nd sing. | bedǣle |
| 3rd sing. | bedǣle |
| 1st plur. | bedǣlen |
| 2nd plur. | bedǣlen |
| 3rd plur. | bedǣlen |
Past
| 1st sing. | bedǣlde |
| 2nd sing. | bedǣlde |
| 3rd sing. | bedǣlde |
| 1st plur. | bedǣlden |
| 2nd plur. | bedǣlden |
| 3rd plur. | bedǣlden |
Imperative
| Singular | bedǣl |
| Plural | bedǣlaþ |
Verbs similar to 'bedælan'
gedælan,
adælan,
bedelfan,
bedufan,
befylan,
belædan,
belæfan,
bellan,
bemænan,
bepæcan,
Etymology
From be- + dǣlan. Cognate with Old Saxon bidēlian, Old High German biteilen.
Sample Sentences
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Swā iċ mōdsefan · mīnne sceōlde,
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oft earmċeariġ, · ēðle bidǣled,
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frēomǣgum feor, · feterum sǣlan, (Like I should my heart,
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oft wretched, bereft of homeland,
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far from noble kinsmen, bind with fetters,) [10th century, The Wanderer:]
Cognates
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