biquethen

Middle English

Alternative forms

beqwethen, be-qwethyn, biquethe, biqueþen, byquethe
(early) bi-queðen

Etymology

Inherited from Old English becweþan; equivalent to bi- +‎ quethen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biˈkwɛːðən/

Verb

biquethen

To bequeath; to hand down to one's successors by will.
(by extension) To transmit or give to one's successors.
To set apart oneself for another or another's sake.
(rare) To set apart resources for another.
(rare) To say; to make an assertion or statement.

Conjugation

Conjugation of biquethen (strong class 5)

infinitive	(to) biquethen, biquethe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	biquethe	biquath
2nd-person singular	biquethest	biquethe, biquath
3rd-person singular	biquetheth	biquath
subjunctive singular	biquethe	biquethe¹
imperative singular	biquethe	—

plural²	biquethen, biquethe	biquethen, biquethe
imperative plural	biquetheth, biquethe	—

participles	biquethynge, biquethende	biquethen, biquethe

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: bequeath

References

“biquēthen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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