[Spellyans] fleece

[nicholas williams]

Byf, vyf are attested for the present subjunctive. Neither *beyf, nor  
*bef occurs for this form, as far as I can see. It is not a bys/bes  
word, I think.
Bef, vef is the first singular of the preterite: our beuv, beuma.

On 26 Du 2009, at 12:35, Michael Everson wrote:

> These forms need looking into; Jenner gives "bev (older byf, beyf)"  
> so there is a possibility that this one *is* a classical bes/bys/ 
> beys word.