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BEGEN

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  • adjective
  • pronoun
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Wright's OE grammar
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Grammar
BEGEN, nom. m. only
Both; ambo
Grammar
BEGEN, Adj. pron. pl
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  • Híg feallaþ begen on ǽnne pytt

    ambo in foveam cadunt

    • Mt. Bos. 15, 14.

  • Wit wǽron begen ðá git on geógoþfeore

    we [Beowulf and Breca] were both yet in youthful life

    • Beo. Th. 1077
      • ;
    • B. 536.
Grammar
BEGEN, Nom. m. f. n. bá, bú, bó
both; ambo, ambæ, ambo
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  • Ða idesa, f. bá

    both the women

    • Judth. 11
      • ;
    • Thw. 23, 22
      • ;
    • Jud. 133.

  • Þrym, m. sceal mid wlenco

    pomp shall be with pride

    • Exon. 89 b
      • ;

  • þriste, m. mid cénum

    the confident with the bold

    • Th. 337, 9

  • sceolon bú recene beadwe fremman

    both shall quickly promote war

    • Gn. Ex. 62 : Elen. Kmbl. 1225
    • El. 614.

  • Blód, n. and wæter, n. bú tú ætgædre eorþan sóhton

    blood and water, both the two sought the earth together

    • Exon. 70 a
      • ;
    • Th. 260, 5
      • ;
    • Jul. 292 : Cd. 35
      • ;
    • Th. 46, 29
      • ;
    • Gen. 751.
Grammar
BEGEN, Nom. m. and f. or f. and n. bá, bú
both; , ambo et ambæ vel ambæ et ambo
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  • Sorgedon bá twá, Adam and Eue

    both the two sorrowed, Adam and Eve

    • Cd. 37
      • ;
    • Th. 47, 24
      • ;
    • Gen. 765 : 39
      • ;
    • Th. 52, 8
      • ;
    • Gen. 840.

  • Hí bú þégon [MS. þegun] æppel

    they both [Adam and Eve] ate the apple

    • Exon. 61 b
      • ;
    • Th. 226, 8
      • ;
    • Ph. 402 : Cd. 10
      • ;
    • Th. 12, 18
      • ;
    • Gen. 187.

  • Wǽron bú tú rihtwíse befóran Gode

    both the two [Zacharias and Elizabeth] were righteous before God

    • Lk. Bos. 1, 6, 7 : Cd. 27
      • ;
    • Th. 36, 20
      • ;
    • Gen. 574.

  • Wæter, n. and eorþe, f. sint on gecynde cealda bá twá

    water and earth, both the two are by nature cold

    • Bt. Met. Fox 20, 152
      • ;
    • Met. 20, 76.

  • Bú samod, líc, n. and sáwl,

    f. both together, body and soul

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1775
      • ;
    • El. 889 : Exon. 27 a
      • ;
    • Th. 81, 20
      • ;
    • Cri. 1326
      • .

  • Niwe wín, n. sceal beón gedón on niwe bytta [acc. pl. of bytt, f.], ðonne beóþ bú tú gehealden

    new wine shall be put into new bottles, then both the two shall be preserved

    • Mk. Bos. 2, 22.
Grammar
BEGEN, Gen. m. f. n. begra, begea, bega
of both; amborum, ambarum, amborum
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  • Se Hálga Gást, ðe gǽþ of ðam Fæder and of ðam Suna, is heora begra lufu

    the Holy Ghost, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, is the love of them both

    • Hexam. 2
      • ;
    • Norm. 4, 22 : Ælfc. T. 3, 4.

  • Heora begra eágan wurdon ge-openode

    the eyes of them both were opened

    • Gen. 3, 7 : Cd. 90
      • ;
    • Th. 113, 27
      • ;
    • Gen. 1893.

  • Hyra begea nest

    earum ambarum cibum

    • Judth. 11
      • ;
    • Thw. 23, 19
      • ;
    • Jud. 128 : Ps. Th. 86, 2.

  • Engla and deófla, weorþeþ bega cyme

    of angels and of devils, of both shall be a coming

    • Exon. 21 a
      • ;
    • Th. 56, 8
      • ;
    • Cri. 897.

  • Heora bega fæder earum ambarum pater

    • Cd. 123
      • ;
    • Th. 157, 4
      • ;
    • Gen. 2600.
Grammar
BEGEN, Dat. m. f. n. bám, bǽm
to both; ambobus, ambabus, ambobus
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  • Se Hálga Gást, ðe gǽþ of ðam Fæder and of ðam Suna, is him bám gemǽne

    the Holy Ghost, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, is common to them both

    • Hexam. 2
      • ;
    • Norm. 4, 22 : Lk. Bos. 7, 42.

  • He sceóp bám naman

    he gave names to both

    • Cd. 6
      • ;
    • Th. 8,23
      • ;
    • Gen. 128 : Exon. 45 b
      • ;
    • Th. 154, 14
      • ;
    • Gú. 842.
Grammar
BEGEN, Acc. m. f. n. bá, bú
both; ambos, ambas, ambo
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  • Bysmeredon uncit [Inscription Bismærede ungket] men, bá ætgædre

    they [men] reviled us two, both together

    • Runic Inscrip. Kmbl. 354, 30.

  • Ða beón beraþ, bú tú ætsomne, árlícne anleofan and ǽtterne tægel

    the bees bear excellent food and a poisonous tail, both the two together

    • Frag. Kmbl. 35
      • ;
    • Leás. 19.

  • On bá healfa

    on both sides

    • Beo. Th. 2614
      • ;
    • B. 1305 : Ps. Th. 59, 5.

  • Sceolde bú witan ylda ǽghwilc yfles and gódes

    each of men must know both of evil and good

    • Cd. 24
      • ;
    • Th. 31, 3
      • ;
    • Gen. 479.
Grammar
BEGEN, Acc. m. and f. or f. and n. bá, bú
both; ambos et ambas vel, ambas et amb
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  • Ðæt ðæt fýr ne mæg foldan, f. and merestreám, m. forbærnan, ðeáh hit wið bá twá síe gefeged

    that the fire may not burn up earth and sea, though it be joined with both the two

    • Bt. Met. Fox 20, 230
      • ;
    • Met. 20, 115.

  • Bringaþ Drihtne, bú ætsomne, wlite, m. and áre

    f. bring to the Lord, both together, glory and honour

    • Ps. Th. 95, 7.

  • Hát bú tú aweg Agar féran and Ismael

    command both the two to go away, Hagar and Ishmael

    • Cd. 134
      • ;
    • Th. 169, 12
      • ;
    • Gen. 2798.

  • Gehwylc hafaþ ætgædre bú líc, n. and sáwle

    f. each shall have together both body and soul

    • Exon. 23 a
      • ;
    • Th. 64, 13
      • ;
    • Cri. 1036.
Grammar
BEGEN, Instr. m. f. n. bám, bǽm
with or by both; ambobus, ambabus, ambobus
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  • Mid bǽm handum

    with both hands

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1607
      • ;
    • El. 805.
Etymology
R. Brun.beiegen: R. Glouc. beye, bey :
Laym. beie, beine, beigene
Orm. beȝenn, gen
O. Scot. baith
O. Sax.béðie, bédea
Frs.béthe
Dut.beide
M. Dut.bede
Ger. M. Ger.beide
N. L. Ger.beede
O. Ger.pédé, pédó, pédiu
Goth.baiandbayoþs; n. ba
Dan.baade
Swed.både
O. Nrs.báðir, báðar, bæði
Lat.ambo
Grk. άμφω
Lith.abbu; f. abbi
O. Slav.oba
Sansk.ubha; dual ubhau; pl. ubhe.
Linked entries
v.  bá bæga bǽm bám bátwá bó begra.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “BEGEN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/3427.

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