beterian – Old English verb conjugation

Old English verb forms of beterian

Infinitive

beterian
beterienne

Participles

Presentbeteriende
Past(ġe)beterod

Indicative

Present

1st sing.beteriġe
2nd sing.beterast
3rd sing.beteraþ
1st plur.beteriaþ
2nd plur.beteriaþ
3rd plur.beteriaþ

Past

1st sing.beterode
2nd sing.beterodest
3rd sing.beterode
1st plur.beterodon
2nd plur.beterodon
3rd plur.beterodon

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.beteriġe
2nd sing.beteriġe
3rd sing.beteriġe
1st plur.beteriġen
2nd plur.beteriġen
3rd plur.beteriġen

Past

1st sing.beterode
2nd sing.beterode
3rd sing.beterode
1st plur.beteroden
2nd plur.beteroden
3rd plur.beteroden

Imperative

Singularbetera
Pluralbeteriaþ

Verbs conjugated like 'beterian'

cnossian, hwisprian, hwistlian, sagian, sacian, sadian, solian, siwian, sipian, yrsian, myrþrian, fuglian, fundian, fulwian, fullian, leornian, borcian, borgian, beorhtian, wohhian, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *batizōną, akin to Old Frisian beteria, Old Saxon betirōn, betorōn, Old High German bezzirōn, Old Norse betra, German bessern. See: Proto-Germanic '*batizōną', Old Frisian 'beteria', German, old spelling 'bessern'.

Verbs referencing "beterian"

Middle English beteren, Old Saxon betiron.

Sample Sentences

Cognates

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