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bi-healdan

  • verb [ strong ]
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bi-healdan, p. -heóld, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden.
to hold by or near, guard, observe, preserve; tenere, inhabitare, custodire, servare, præservare
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  • Ðǽr se ánhaga eard bihealdeþ

    there the lonely [bird] holds its dwelling,

    • Exon. 57 a
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    • Th. 203, 21
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    • Ph. 87.

  • Mec sáwelcund hyrde bihealdeþ

    a spiritual shepherd guardeth me,

    • Exon. 37 a
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    • Th. 121, 15
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    • Gú. 289.

  • Hine weard biheóld of heofonum

    a guardian from heaven guarded him,

    • Exon. 34 a
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    • Th. 108, 22
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    • Gú. 76 : 54 b
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    • Th. 193, 22
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    • Az. 125.

  • Se sceal ðære sunnan síþ bihealdan

    he shall observe the sun's course,

    • Exon. 57 a
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    • Th. 203, 27
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    • Ph. 90 : 57 b
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    • Th. 205, 17
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    • Ph. 114.

  • Háteþ mec heáh-cyning bihealdan

    the high king commands [them] to preserve me,

    • Exon. 1l0 b
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    • Th. 424, 15
      • ;
    • Rä. 41, 39.
to see, look on, behold; videre, intueri, aspicere
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  • Freó ðæt bihealdeþ hú me of hrife fleógaþ hylde pílas

    my master beholds how the shafts of battle fly from my belly,

    • Exon. 105 a
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    • Th. 399, 3
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    • Rä. 18, 5.
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v. be-healdan.
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v.  be-healden.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “bi-healdan.” 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/4314.

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