"bewitan" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /beˈwi.tɑn/
Etymology: From be- + witan. Etymology templates: {{af|ang|be-|witan}} be- + witan Head templates: {{ang-verb|bewitan}} bewitan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|bewitan<pp>}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], bewitan [infinitive], bewitenne [infinitive], bewāt [first-person, present, singular], bewisse [first-person, past, singular], bewiste [first-person, past, singular], bewāst [present, second-person, singular], bewissest [past, second-person, singular], bewistest [past, second-person, singular], bewāt [present, singular, third-person], bewisse [past, singular, third-person], bewiste [past, singular, third-person], bewiton [plural, present], bewisson [past, plural], bewiston [past, plural], bewite [present, singular], bewisse [past, singular], bewiste [past, singular], bewiten [plural, present], bewissen [past, plural], bewisten [past, plural], bewite [imperative, past, present, singular], bewitaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], bewitende [imperative, present], bewiten [imperative, past]
  1. to overlook; oversee, watch over; bewatch, superintend, preside, govern
    Sense id: en-bewitan-ang-verb-Kly9efa-
  2. (of people, institutions, affairs, etc.) to take charge of, watch over Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-bewitan-ang-verb-for~Xlaa Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with be-: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bewitian, beweotian

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "bewisse",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "bewiste",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
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      "form": "bewisson",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "bewiten",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "bewissen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bewisten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bewite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bewitende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bewiten",
      "source": "conjugation",
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          "english": "You, man, watch over yourself.",
          "ref": "10th century, Vercelli Book",
          "text": "Ðū, ma[n], bewite þē sylfne",
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          "oversee",
          "oversee"
        ],
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          "watch over"
        ],
        [
          "bewatch",
          "bewatch"
        ],
        [
          "superintend",
          "superintend"
        ],
        [
          "preside",
          "preside"
        ],
        [
          "govern",
          "govern"
        ]
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          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "43 57",
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          "_dis": "31 69",
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          "_dis": "28 72",
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        "to take charge of, watch over"
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      "ipa": "/beˈwi.tɑn/"
    }
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      "word": "bewitian"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "beweotian"
    }
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}

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    "Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Old English verbs",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
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      "form": "bewiste",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "bewiton",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "form": "bewisse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "bewiste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bewiten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bewissen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bewisten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bewite",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bewitende",
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        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
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          "ref": "10th century, Vercelli Book",
          "text": "Ðū, ma[n], bewite þē sylfne",
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          "bewatch",
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          "preside",
          "preside"
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          "govern",
          "govern"
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        "to take charge of, watch over"
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    {
      "ipa": "/beˈwi.tɑn/"
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "bewitian"
    },
    {
      "word": "beweotian"
    }
  ],
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}

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