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be-þeccan

  • verb [ weak ]
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be-þeccan, bi-þeccan; p. -þeahte, -þehte, pl. -þeahton, -þehton; pp. -þeaht, -þeht
To cover, cover over, conceal; tegere, contegere, operire
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  • Ða róde earme beþeahte

    he covered the cross with his arm,

      Elen. Kmbl. 2470; El. 1236 : Cd. 185; Th. 230, 26; Dan. 239.

  • Ǽghwæðer óðerne earme beþehte

    each covered the other with his arm, [each embraced the other],

      Andr. Kmbl. 2030; An. 1017.

  • Mec mon biþeahte mid wǽdum

    one covered me with weeds,

      Exon. 28 b; Th. 87, 10; Cri. 1423 : 51 b; Th. 179, 1; Gú. 1255.

  • Hie heora líchoman leáfum beþeahton

    they covered their bodies with leaves,

      Cd. 40; Th. 52, 18; Gen. 845 : Elen. Kmbl. 1669; El. 836.

  • Se wæs beþeaht mid þæce

    quod erat fæno tectum,

      Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, note 32 : Exon. 117 a; Th. 451, 4; Dóm. 98.

  • Biþeaht

    covered,

      Exon. 47 b; Th. 163, 36; Gú. 1004.

  • Heó helltregum wunodon þýstrum beþeahte

    they dwelt in hell-torments covered with darkness,

      Cd. 4; Th. 5, 23; Gen. 76.

  • Synfulle beóþ þrosme beþehte

    the sinful shall be covered with foulness,

      Elen. Kmbl. 2593; El. 1298.

  • Me beþeahton [Spl. C. beþehton] þeóstru

    contexerunt me tenebræ,

      Ps. Th. 54. 5.
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v.  be-deaht bi-þeahte bi-þeccan.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “be-þeccan.” 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/4051.

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