Participles
| Present | befȳlende |
| Past | befȳled |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | befȳle |
| 2nd sing. | befȳlest; befȳlst |
| 3rd sing. | befȳleþ; befȳlþ |
| 1st plur. | befȳlaþ |
| 2nd plur. | befȳlaþ |
| 3rd plur. | befȳlaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | befȳlde |
| 2nd sing. | befȳldest |
| 3rd sing. | befȳlde |
| 1st plur. | befȳldon |
| 2nd plur. | befȳldon |
| 3rd plur. | befȳldon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | befȳle |
| 2nd sing. | befȳle |
| 3rd sing. | befȳle |
| 1st plur. | befȳlen |
| 2nd plur. | befȳlen |
| 3rd plur. | befȳlen |
Past
| 1st sing. | befȳlde |
| 2nd sing. | befȳlde |
| 3rd sing. | befȳlde |
| 1st plur. | befȳlden |
| 2nd plur. | befȳlden |
| 3rd plur. | befȳlden |
Imperative
| Singular | befȳl |
| Plural | befȳlaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'befylan'
befylan,
Verbs similar to 'befylan'
bedælan,
befeolan,
beflean,
begyman,
behydan,
bellan,
belyfan,
betyllan,
betynan,
fylan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bifūlijan, equivalent to be- + fȳlan.
Sample Sentences
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Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
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Nū is ūs ālȳfed, þurh lārēowa ealdordōm, þæt wē dæġhwomlice, on þyssere lenctenlīċan tīde, ūre līchaman ġerēordiġan mid forhæfednysse, and sȳfernysse, and clǣnnysse. Stuntlīċe fæst sē lenctenlīċ fæsten seðe on ðisum clǣnum tīman hine sylfne mid gālnysse befȳld. Unrihtlīċ bið þæt sē crīstena mann flǣsċlīċe lustas ġefremme on ðām tīman þe hē flæsċmettas forgān sċeal. (Now it is permitted to us, through the authority of teachers, that we feed our bodies with restraint, moderation, and modesty every day of this Lenten tide. He who performs the Lenten fast while defiling himself with lust does so foolishly. It is unlawful for a Christian to indulge in carnal lusts during the time he should forgo meats.)
Cognates
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