belimpan
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈlim.pɑn/
Verb
belimpan
- to happen
- to belong
- to have to do with, pertain
- Hwæt belimpþ Ingeldes tō Criste?
- What does Ingeld have to do with Christ? (Literally, "What of Ingeld pertains to Christ?")
- to be applicable
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle"
- Ðes cwyde belimpð swyðe to munuchádes mannum, ða ðe for heofenan ríces myrhðe forlætað fæder, and moder, and flæsclice siblingas.
- This saying is especially applicable to men of monastic order, who, for the joy of heaven's kingdom, forsake father, and mother, and fleshly relations.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle"
Conjugation
Conjugation of belimpan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | belimpan | belimpenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | belimpe | belamp |
| second person singular | belimpst | belumpe |
| third person singular | belimpþ | belamp |
| plural | belimpaþ | belumpon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | belimpe | belumpe |
| plural | belimpen | belumpen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | belimp | |
| plural | belimpaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| belimpende | belumpen | |
Descendants
- Middle English: bilimpen, belimpen
- English: belimp
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