be-weaxan
To overgrow, cover over ⬩ obducere, obserere
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To overgrow, cover over; obducere, obserere Sindon burgtúnas brérum beweaxene [MS. beweaxne] the city-dwellings are overgrown with briers, Exon. 115 b; Th. 443,17; Kl. 31. Scyllum biweaxen overgrown with scales, 60 a; Th. 219, 21; Ph. 310
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be-wrítan
To write down, inscribe ⬩ inscribere
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To write down, inscribe; inscribere,Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 27; Sch. 19
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be-seón
to look about or around ⬩ circumspicere ⬩ to see, look, behold ⬩ videre, aspicere ⬩ to go to see, visit ⬩ visere, visitare
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to look about or around; circumspicere Sóna ðá hí besáwon hí, nánne hí mid him ne gesáwon suddenly when they looked about them, they saw no one with him, Mk. Bos. 9, 8. Ðá he beseah, ðá geseah he olfendas when he looked about, then he saw the camels,
be-swícan
To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evade ⬩ decipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere
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To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evade; decipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere He ongan sirwan hú he hine beswícan mihte he began to plot how he might deceive
be-sæt
besieged
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besieged, Ors. 1, 14 ; Bos. 37, 15;
be-speón
allured, enticed
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allured, enticed, Chr. 959; Th. 219, 18;; Similar entries p. of be-spanan
be-þorfte
did need
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did need, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 14; Similar entries p. of be-þurfan
be-brǽdan
To be-spread ⬩ cover with
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To be-spread, cover with Se weg wæs bebrǽded mid hwítum ryftum, Shrn. 65, 23
be-wyrcan
To work, work in, insert, make, build, cover, adorn ⬩ elaborare, immittere, facere, ædificare, inducere, exornare
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To work, work in, insert, make, build, cover, adorn; elaborare, immittere, facere, ædificare, inducere, exornare Bewyrc us on heortan Háligne Gást work the Holy Ghost into our hearts, Hy. 7, 79; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 79. Ne wát ic mec beworhtne wulle flýsum
Linked entries: be-smiþian be-weorcean be-worht bi-wyrcan
be-wrigen
covered, concealed
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covered, concealed, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 93; Met, 4, 47; Similar entries pp. and p. pl. of be-wríhan
be-weddung
A betrothal, wedding ⬩ oppigneratio, connubium
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A betrothal, wedding; oppigneratio, connubium Be wífmannes beweddunge of a woman's betrothal, L. Edm. B. titl; Th. i. 254, 1
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be-spǽtan
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To spit upon (v. N. E. D. be-spete) Hí hine bespǽtton (coeperunt conspuere eum, Mk. 14, 65), Hml. Th. ii. 248, 24
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be-mǽtan
measured ⬩ compared
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measured, compared Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 43;
be-gán
tilled ⬩ cultivated
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tilled, cultivated On begánum landum in cultivated lands Herb. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 94, 6;
be-werung
A defence, fortification ⬩ tutamen
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A defence, fortification; tutamen Bewerung strang a strong defence, Scint. 64
be-siftan
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To sift over, cover by sifting, sprinkle with dust Ealle heora heáfda wǽron mid duste besyfte, Homl. S. 23, 155
be-sígan
To rush
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To rush On besígendum ingruenti. An. Ox. 4126
be-smeágan
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to consider about, examine into Cýðþú þæs mynstres abbude ꝥ hé hine sylfne georne besmeáge, Hml. S. 23 b, 633
be-stealcian
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To proceed stealthily so at to surprise (cf. deers*-*talking) Hinguar swá swá wulf on lande bestalcode, and þá leóde slóh, Hml. S. 32, 40
be-strícan
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To make a stroke round Wið óman. Genim ane gréne gyrde, and lǽt sittan þone man onmiddan húses flóre, and bestríc hine ymbútan (draw a circle round about him with the rod), and cweð. . . Lch. iii. 70, 13