behealdan – Old English verb conjugation

Old English verb forms of behealdan

Infinitive

behealdan
behealdenne

Participles

Presentbehealdende
Pastbehealden

Indicative

Present

1st sing.behealde
2nd sing.behielst; behieltst
3rd sing.behielt
1st plur.behealdaþ
2nd plur.behealdaþ
3rd plur.behealdaþ

Past

1st sing.behēold
2nd sing.behēolde
3rd sing.behēold
1st plur.behēoldon
2nd plur.behēoldon
3rd plur.behēoldon

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.behealde
2nd sing.behealde
3rd sing.behealde
1st plur.behealden
2nd plur.behealden
3rd plur.behealden

Past

1st sing.behēolde
2nd sing.behēolde
3rd sing.behēolde
1st plur.behēolden
2nd plur.behēolden
3rd plur.behēolden

Imperative

Singularbeheald
Pluralbehealdaþ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bihaldan (“to hold with, keep”). Equivalent to be- + healdan.

Verbs referencing "behealdan"

English behold.

Sample Sentences

  • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
  • Mīne ġebroðra, behealdað ēowere ðēawas, and ġif ġē ġȳt Godes wyrhtan sind, sċeawiað. (My brothers, behold your conduct, and examine if you are yet God's workers.)

Cognates

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