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be-wrecan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
be-wrecan, bi-wrecan; p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen.
to exile, send forth; pellere, propellere
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  • Ðú úsic bewrǽce in ǽhtgewealda

    thou hast exiled us into bondage,

    • Exon. 53 a
      • ;
    • Th. 186, 25
      • ;
    • Az. 25.

  • Ða us bewrǽcon

    they have sent us forth,

    • Cd. 189
      • ;
    • Th. 235, 12
      • ;
    • Dan. 305.
to strike or beat around, afflict; circum pulsare
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  • We land gesóhton wære bewrecene

    we sought the land beaten round [afflicted] with the sea,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 537
      • ;
    • An. 269.
to drive or bring to; appellere
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  • Ceólas léton sande bewrecene

    they let the keels [ships] be driven to the sand [shore],

    • Elen. Kmbl. 502
      • ;
    • El. 251.
Derived forms
wrecan
Linked entries
v.  wrencan be-wrǽcon bi-wrecan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “be-wrecan.” 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/4183.

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