Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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be-læg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-læg, p. of be-licgan

surrounded

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surrounded Ps. Th. 118, 153

be-láf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-láf, p. of belífan.

remained

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remainedJos. 5, 1

be-legde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-legde, p. of be-lecgan.

covered

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coveredCd. 109; Th. 143, 21; Gen. 2382

be-locen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-locen, pp. of be-lúcan.

shut up ⬩ inclosed

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shut up, inclosed Cd. 209; Th. 259; 24; Dan. 696;

be-mǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
be-mǽtan, p. pl. of be-metan.= be-mǽton

measured ⬩ compared

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measured, compared Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 43;

bén

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bén, bénn p. of bannan.

summoned

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summoned

be-neced

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-neced, pp. of be-nacian.

naked

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naked Of hæftnede benecedes de captivitate nudati Cant. Moys. Isrl. Lamb. 194 b, 42;

Linked entry: be-næced

benst

(v.)
Grammar
benst, he benþ, 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of bannan.

summonest ⬩ summons

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summonest, summons;

beón

(v.)
Grammar
beón, beónn p. of bannan.

commanded ⬩ assembled

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commanded, assembled;

Beordan íg

(n.)
Grammar
Beordan íg, e; f. [íg an island, beordan = bridan = bridum with the young of birds]

BARDNEY in Lincolnshire ⬩ cœnobii locus in agro Lincolniensi

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BARDNEY in Lincolnshire; cœnobii locus in agro Lincolniensi Som

beorh

Grammar
beorh, impert. of beorgan.
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save Ps. Th. 16, 8;

Beorwíc

(n.)
Grammar
Beorwíc, [wíc a village or residence, Beornica of the Bernicians; Berniciorum vicus]

BERWICK on Tweed

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BERWICK on Tweed, Som

be-pǽht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-pǽht, pp. of be-pǽcan.

deceived

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deceived, Mt. Bos. 2, 16;

bergena

(n.)
Grammar
bergena, g. pl. of berie.

of berries,

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of berries, Deut. 23, 24;

berh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berh, p. of beorgan.

for bearh shunned ⬩ vitavit

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for bearh shunned; vitavit, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 28;

berwe

(n.)
Grammar
berwe, dat. of bearo q. v.

a grove

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a grove

be-sænct

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sænct, pp. of be-sæncan.

sunk ⬩ mersus

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sunk; mersus;

be-sæt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sæt, be-sǽton p. of be-sittan.

besieged

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besieged, Ors. 1, 14 ; Bos. 37, 15;

be-sáwe

(v.)
Grammar
be-sáwe, pl. -sáwen p. subj. of be-seón.

looked

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looked, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 9;

be-scær

(v.)
Grammar
be-scær, -scear, pl. -scǽron, -sceáron p. of be-sceran.

sheared ⬩ shaved

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sheared, shaved;

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