"bescieran" meaning in Old English

See bescieran in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /beˈʃi͜y.rɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *biskeran; equivalent to be- + sċieran. Cognate with Old Saxon biskeran, Old Frisian biskera, Old High German biskeran (whence German bescheren (“to cut, trim”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*biskeran}} Proto-West Germanic *biskeran, {{prefix|ang|be|sċieran}} be- + sċieran, {{cog|osx|biskeran}} Old Saxon biskeran, {{cog|ofs|biskera}} Old Frisian biskera, {{cog|goh|biskeran}} Old High German biskeran, {{cog|de|bescheren||to cut, trim}} German bescheren (“to cut, trim”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|besċieran}} besċieran, {{tlb|ang|West Saxon}} (West Saxon) Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|besċieran<s4>}} Forms: besċieran [canonical], strong [table-tags], besċieran [infinitive], besċierenne [infinitive], besċiere [first-person, present, singular], besċear [first-person, past, singular], besċierest [present, second-person, singular], besċierst [present, second-person, singular], besċēare [past, second-person, singular], besċiereþ [present, singular, third-person], besċierþ [present, singular, third-person], besċear [past, singular, third-person], besċieraþ [plural, present], besċēaron [past, plural], besċiere [present, singular], besċēare [past, singular], besċieren [plural, present], besċēaren [past, plural], besċier [imperative, past, present, singular], besċieraþ [imperative, past, plural, present], besċierende [imperative, present], besċoren [imperative, past]
  1. to shear, cut, or shave off, cut or hair Tags: West-Saxon Synonyms: besċeran [Anglian], besċiran, besċyran [Late-West-Saxon]
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "bisheren"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: bisheren",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: bisheren"
    },
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            "2": "beshear"
          },
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      ],
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    }
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        "4": "to cut, trim"
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
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        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċear",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċieraþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċiere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċieren",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċēaren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċier",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċierende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċoren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "besċieran",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "West Saxon"
      },
      "expansion": "(West Saxon)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "besċieran<s4>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English terms prefixed with be-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "West Saxon Old English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to shear, cut, or shave off, cut or hair"
      ],
      "id": "en-bescieran-ang-verb-JDTZ-gLS",
      "links": [
        [
          "shear",
          "shear"
        ],
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
          "shave",
          "shave"
        ],
        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "Anglian"
          ],
          "word": "besċeran"
        },
        {
          "word": "besċiran"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Late-West-Saxon"
          ],
          "word": "besċyran"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/beˈʃi͜y.rɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bescieran"
}
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "bisheren"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: bisheren",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: bisheren"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "beshear"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: beshear"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *biskeran",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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    },
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        "2": "bescheren",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to cut, trim"
      },
      "expansion": "German bescheren (“to cut, trim”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *biskeran; equivalent to be- + sċieran. Cognate with Old Saxon biskeran, Old Frisian biskera, Old High German biskeran (whence German bescheren (“to cut, trim”)).",
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        "canonical"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class"
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      "form": "besċieran",
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        "infinitive"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċierest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċierst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċēare",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċiereþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċierþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċear",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċieraþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċēaron",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċiere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċēare",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċieren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċēaren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċier",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċieraþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċierende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besċoren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "besċieran"
      },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "(West Saxon)",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms prefixed with be-",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "West Saxon Old English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to shear, cut, or shave off, cut or hair"
      ],
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          "shear",
          "shear"
        ],
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
          "shave",
          "shave"
        ],
        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ],
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        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/beˈʃi͜y.rɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Anglian"
      ],
      "word": "besċeran"
    },
    {
      "word": "besċiran"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Late-West-Saxon"
      ],
      "word": "besċyran"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bescieran"
}

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