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Reconstruction:Old English/betung
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This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Old English
Alternative forms
- *bœ̄tung
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeː.tunɡ/, [ˈbeː.tuŋɡ]
Noun
*bētung f
- gerund of bētan (“to improve, fix, repair”), hence, an improving, improvement; a fixing, repair
- gerund of bētan (“to atone, compensate”), hence, an atoning, atonement; a compensating, compensation
- gerund of bētan (“to tend or attend a fire”), hence, attending
Inflection
Declension of *betung (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bētung | *bētunga, *bētunge |
| accusative | *bētunge | *bētunga, *bētunge |
| genitive | *bētunge | *bētunga |
| dative | *bētunge | *bētungum |
Derived terms
- eftbētung
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: beting (“a recompense, reward”)
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