betǽcan
to entrust ⬩ guidance ⬩ to hand over ⬩ pay ⬩ give ⬩ to assign ⬩ destine ⬩ yield to ⬩ to direct
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Th. i. 306, 5. to assign, destine, an office, function, &c. to a person Sý hé ána wunigende on betǽhtre note (tó weorce tó betǽhtum, R. Ben. 1. 57, 3) solus sit ad opus sibi injunctum persistens, R.
be-þencan
consider
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Sé þe sóð on his heortan beðencð, R. Ben. 3, 19. Beþencað domes dæg, Wlfst. 228, 31. ꝥ þú beþence ðone rǽdels, Ap. Th. 5, 7. Beþænce hé (cogitet) Godes edleán, R. Ben. 92, 12.
be-þeówan
To serve
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To serve Beþeóddan inserviunt (v. l. to inheserunt in passage given under previous word), R. Ben. 134, 20
be-tweoh
between ⬩ among ⬩ between ⬩ among
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Betweoh (-tuh, v. l. ) ðǽm twǽm, 118, 2. among Betuih (-twihc, R. ) iúh. Mt. L. 20, 26. with acc. between :-- Sete weall betuh ðé and ðá burh. Past. 165, 8. among, local (lit. or fig.) Stígan tó heofonum betweoh engla þreátas. Shrn. 50, 16.
be-tyrnan
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Ben. 1. 66, 13) ah omnibus postulent pro se orari, R. Ben. 59, 20
be-warenian
avoid ⬩ to watch ⬩ guard
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Sýn hý eáþmóde, bewarnian hý wiþ módignesse, R. Ben. 140, 8. with negative clause Hí bewarniaþ hí, ꝥ hi hira mód ne besmítaþ mentem inquinare devitant, Gr.
Linked entry: be-warian
biblioþéce
a library ⬩ the bible
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Nime heora ǽlc sume bóc of þ ǽre bibliothécan, R. Ben. 74, 13. the bible þis spel (Judith) nis on ð ǽre bibliothécan, Hml. A. 114, 405. Gyf þú biblio-ðécan habban wille, Tech. ii. 120, 26
bícnung
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Gif hwilc neód beoð, mid býcnunge sumes tácnes sí gebeden si quid opus fuerit, sonitu cujtiscumque signi petatur, R. Ben. I. 69, 16. Add:
bísen
an exemplar ⬩ a model ⬩ pattern ⬩ example ⬩ precedent ⬩ a rule ⬩ prescript ⬩ precept ⬩ parable ⬩ similitude ⬩ type
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Ué bisen ginime imitemur, Rtl. 57, 15. Biseno, 62, 23. Hé wolde ús bisene ástellan, Past. 33, 18. Góde bisene, 191, 5. Hálgawara ðínra biseno (exempla), Rtl. 49, 11.
bisenian
model
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Bisnide ł sceóp mec esne him formans me servum sibi, Rtl. 55, 32. Ne bysna þé be nánum þǽra þe yfel dón, Ps.
bísgu
occupation ⬩ trouble
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Búton hwá mid bysegum ofset sý nisi in causa gravis utilitatis quis occupatus fuerit, R. Ben. 58, 15: 59, 3. Ic settan wille bysega and bígengas þysses drihtenlican þeówdómes constituenda est a novis dominici scola servitii, 5, 10.
bítan
to bite
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R. 9, 18. Bítende (bídtende, L.) ł bát hine discerpens eum, 1, 26. to bite, gnash the eccen :-- Hí bíton heora téð him tógeánes, Hml. Th. i. 46, 27. of a pungent substance Þone yfelan, bítendan wǽtan, Lch, ii. 60, 23
biter-nes
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Ágyld þú mé mid biternesse leán, R. Ben. 22, 19. Þes middangeard flýhþ from ús mid mycelre biternesse, Bl. H. 115, 17. Similar entries cf. biter, III. Biternes accedia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 9. Yfel biternesse anda, R. Ben. 131, 12
bere-corn
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Berecorn beorende ptysones (Is this also-a gloss of Prov. 27, 22 with ferente read instead of feriente?), Txts. 89, 1677. Add:
be-reócan
To smoke ⬩ fumigate
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To smoke (trans.), fumigate: — Bereóce man mid récelse suffiatur thure, Ll. Th. ii. 164, 5
Linked entry: be-récan
be-sceáwian
to contemplate ⬩ behold ⬩ to consider ⬩ to see about ⬩ take care of
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Th. ii. 226, 34. to see about, take care of: Hálige fatu hé besceáwige vasa sacrata conspiciat, R. Ben. 1. 62, 2. Besceáwige hé praevideat, R. Ben. 89, 17
be-seón
To look ⬩ attention ⬩ expectation ⬩ To see about ⬩ care for ⬩ attend to ⬩ provide for
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To see about, care for, attend to, provide for Ealle fata and spéde hé sceal beseón omnia vasa cunctamque substantiam conspiciat, R. Ben. 55, 1. Hé wæs wel besewen on reáfe and yfele on þeáwum, Hml. Th. i. 534, 3.
be-ládian
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A. 141, 83. where a person is charged with something, to excuse, exculpate Þæt hyra nán þurh nytennysse hine beládian ne mæge, R. Ben. 127, 10. Hú hí hí willen beládian on ðǽm miclan dóme, Past. 429, 4. with gen.
belgan
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R. 14, 4
bel-hringes beácn
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Sóna swá þæt beácn þæs belhrincges gehýred bið, R. Ben. 67, 20. Add