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býrian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
býrian, 3rd s. býreþ; p. ede; pp. ed [býre an event, a favourable time, an opportunity]
Wright's OE grammar
§525;
To happen, pertain to, belong to; evenire, contingere, pertinere ad [v. ge-býrian]: found as v. impers: it pertains to, it concerns, it belongs to, it is lawful; pertinet ad, oportet, licet
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  • Ne býreþ to him from scipum

    non pertinet ad eum de ovibus,

      Jn. Lind. War. 10, 13: Mk. Lind. War. 4, 38.
  • Ðe ne býrede him to etanne

    quem non licebat ei edere,

      Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 12, 4.
Derived forms
DER. ge-býrian.
Linked entries
v.  ge-býrian býreþ býrigan.
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Word-wheel

  • býrian, v.