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freó-bearn-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
freó-bearn-fæder, m.

A father of noble childrennōbĭlium fīliōrum păter

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A father of noble children; nōbĭlium fīliōrum păter.Cd. 163; Th. 206,1; Exod. 445

be-seón

(v.)
Grammar
be-seón, -sión, bi-seón; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon; impert. -sih; pp. -sewen; [be by, near, about; seón to see]

to look about or aroundcircumspicereto see, look, beholdvidere, aspicereto go to see, visitvisere, visitare

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Ðá he beseah, ðá geseah he olfendas when he looked about, then he saw the camels, Gen. 24, 63. to see, look, behold; videre, aspicere Abraham beseah upp and geseah þrí weras Abraham looked up and saw three men, Gen. 18, 2.

ge-beór-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beór-scipe, -scype, es; m. [ge-, beór beer, -scipe -ship]

BEER-SHIPconvivial societya drinking partyfeastan entertainmentpōtātiocompōtātiocoenaconvīvium

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BEER-SHIP, convivial society, a drinking party, feast, an entertainment; pōtātio, compōtātio, coena, convīvium Hig lufigeaþ ða fyrmestan setl on gebeórscypum ămant prīmos recŭbĭtus in coenis, Mt. Bos. 23, 6 : Jn. Bos. 12, 2; 21, 20. Dyde mycelne gebeórscype

be-arn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-arn, p. of be-yrnan.

occurred

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occurred,Wanl. Catal. 154, 5;

be-bod

(n.)
Grammar
be-bod, bi-bod, es ; pl. nom, acc. u, o ; gen. a ; dat. um ; n.

A commandmandatedecreeordermandatumjussum

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A command, mandate, decree, order; mandatum, jussum Hwilc ðære geógoþe gleáwost wǽre bóca bebodes which of the youth was most skilful in the precepts of books, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 2; Dan. 82. Eall ðín bebodu omnia mandata tua, Ps. Th. 118, 172. Ealra beboda

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be-bond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-bond, p. of be-bindan.

bound

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bound,Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, note 9;

be-lóh

forbade

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forbade Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 28, note

be-fóh

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be-fóh, impert. of be-fón.

containcomplectere

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contain; complectere,Solil. 3;

be-gan

began

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began Gen. 9, 20

be-gán

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

tilledcultivated

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tilled, cultivated On begánum landum in cultivated lands Herb. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 94, 6;

be-gong

(n.)
Grammar
be-gong, es; m.

A course

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A course Under swegles begong under the course of heaven Beo. Th. 1724; B. 860

be-héng

(v.)
Grammar
be-héng, pl. -héngon p. of be-hón.

hung round

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hung round

be-hét

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-hét, p. of be-hátan.

promised

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promised Deut. 5, 2;

be-sóne

(adv.)
Grammar
be-sóne, adv.

Soon, immediatelymox, statim

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Soon, immediately; mox, statim Cweðe se preóst besóne let the priest immediately say, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 358, 24

be-teón

(v.)
Grammar
be-teón, p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to draw over or round, cover, surround, inclose, protectobducere, superinducere, circumducere, concludere, munireto leave by law, bequeathlegareaccusecriminari, accusare

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to draw over or round, cover, surround, inclose, protect; obducere, superinducere, circumducere, concludere, munire Heora scyldas wǽron betogene mid hýdum their shields were covered with hides, Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 107, 8. Betogen [betogan MS.] cræt a covered

be-hát

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Add: a promise 'On sunnandæge þú cymst tó mé.' Se apostol blissode on ðám beháte, Hml. Th. i. 74, 20: 466, 30. Hé gefylde his behát þe hé gecwæð, ii. 284, 17. Hé þæt behát mid weorcum gefylde, 486, 24. Gif ðú ðás behát mid weorcum gefylst, i. 380, 13

be-hófen

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Dele

be-sóne

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Dele

be-teón

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Similar entries (v. teón to accuse). Add: to accuse a person (acc.) of a crime, Grammar be-teón, crime in gen. or dat. (inst) Gif mon cyninges þegn beteó manslihtes . . . Gif man þone man betýhð þe bið lǽssa maga. Ll. Th. i. 154, 5-7. Sé þe hlóðe betygen

be-seón

(v.)

To lookattentionexpectationTo see aboutcare forattend toprovide for

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Add: intrans. To look. absolute, physical Ne beseoh þú underbæc noli respicere post tergum, Gen. 19, 17. mental Mann þe hys hand ásett on hys sulh and on bæc besyhð, Lk. 9, 62. Beseoh (respice) and gehýr mé, Ps. Spl. 12, 3. with preps. physical Beseó