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be-beódan

  • verb [ weak ]
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be-beódan, bi-beódan; part. be-beódende, he be-být; p. be-beád, pl. be-budon ; impert. be-beód ; pp. be-boden.
to give a by-command or a gentle command, but generally to command, order; jubere, præcipere, mandare
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  • He hys englum bebýt

    angelis suis mandavit,

    • Lk. Bos. 4, 10
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  • Bebeód Iosue

    præcipe Iosue,

    • Deut. 3, 28
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    • Ps. Th. 67, 26
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    • Ex. 16, 16
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  • Swá him God bebeád

    as God commanded him,

    • Frag. Kmbl. 75
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    • Leás. 39
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  • bebudon him

    præceperunt illi,

    • Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 35
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  • Ðǽm landbúendum is beboden, ðæt ealles ðæs ðe him on heora ceápe geweaxe, híg Gode ðone teóðan dǽl agyfen

    to farmers it is commanded, that of all which increases to them of their cattle, they give the tenth part to God,

    • L. E. I. 35; Th. ii. 432, 27
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to offer, give up, commend; offerre, commendare, mandare
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  • Ðú scealt leófes líc forbærnan and me lác bebeódan

    thou shalt burn the beloved's body and offer it me as a sacrifice,

    • Cd. 138; Th. 173, 9
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    • Gen. 2858
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  • On hands ðíne ic, bebeóde gást mínne

    in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum,

    • Ps. Spl. 30, 6
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    • Hy. 4, 5
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    • Hy. Grn. ii. 283, 5
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    • Ps. Th. 132, 4
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to announce; nuntiare, pronuntiare
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  • He bebeád wyrd gewordene

    he announced the event that had passed,

    • Cd. 197; Th. 245, 29
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    • Dan. 470
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v. beódan.
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v.  bebeád be-bodan be-boden be-být bi-beódan.
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