Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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be-falden

(adj.; part.)

covered

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covered

be-feastnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-feastnian, p. ade ; pp. ad

To betrothe ⬩ desponsare

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To betrothe; desponsare Befeastnad betrothed; desponsatus, Mt. Lind. Stv. 1, 18

Linked entry: be-fæstnian

be-féng

concubuerit

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concubuerit, Gen. 19, 33

be-feól

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-feól, -feóll

fell

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fell,Lk. Bos. 10, 36;

be-féran

(v.)
Grammar
be-féran, p. de; pp. ed

To go about ⬩ to go round ⬩ surround ⬩ circumire ⬩ circumdare

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To go about, to go round, surround; circumire, circumdare He lǽrende ða castel beférde circumibat castella in circuitu docens, Mk. Bos. 6, 6. He beférde ðæt Israhélisce folc he surrounded the people of Israel, Ex. 14, 9

Linked entries: bi-fǽrende be-faran

be-filgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-filgan, p. -filgde; pp. -filged

To follow after ⬩ pursue ⬩ insequi

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To follow after, pursue; insequi Wolde me befilgende beón mid sáre voluit me insequi cum dolore, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 28, note

Linked entry: be-fylgan

be-fleán

(v.)
Grammar
be-fleán, p. -flóg, pl. -flógon; pp. -flagen

To flay ⬩ to skin ⬩ take off the skin or bark ⬩ decorticare

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To flay, to skin, or take off the skin or bark; decorticare, Cot. 62

Linked entry: be-flagen flǽsc

be-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
be-fleón, to be-fleónne; p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen

To flee ⬩ flee away ⬩ escape ⬩ fugere ⬩ effugere ⬩ evitare

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To flee, flee away, escape; fugere, effugere, evitare Hú he mihte befleón fram ðam toweardan yrre quomodo posset fugere a ventura ira, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 39. Hwider mæg ic ðínne andwlitan befleón a facie tua quo fugiam? Ps. Th. 138, 5 : 61, 6. Nó ðæt

Linked entry: bi-fleón

be-folen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-folen, pp. of be-felan, be-feolan.

granted

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granted,Elen. Kmbl. 1870; El. 937;

be-fótian

(v.)
Grammar
be-fótian, fótigan ; p. ode ; pp. od [be, fótian, fót a foot]

To befoot ⬩ to cut off the feet ⬩ pedes abscindere

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To befoot, to cut off the feet; pedes abscindere Som

Linked entry: -fótian

be-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fyllan, p. -fylde; pp. -fylled [be, fyllan to fill]

To fill ⬩ fill up ⬩ adimplere

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To fill, fill up; adimplere Befyllan Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 26

Linked entries: a-fyllan be-fellan

be-geat

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-geat, be-geáton p. of be-gytan.

obtained

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obtained Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 72, 6;

be-gellan

(v.)

to sing ⬩ to celebrate by song

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to sing, to celebrate by song

be-geondan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-geondan, be-iundan; prep. acc. [be by, geond, geondan over]

BEYOND ⬩ per ⬩ trans

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BEYOND; per, trans Him fyligdon mycele menigu fram Iudea and fram begeondan Iordanen secutæ sunt eum turbæ multæ de Judæa et de trans Jordanem Mt. Bos. 4, 25. Alífe me to farenne and to geseónne ðæt séloste land begeondan Iordane transibo et videbo terram

Linked entries: be-giondan be-iundan

be-geondan

(adv.)
Grammar
be-geondan, adv.

Beyond ⬩ ultra

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Beyond; ultra Feor begeondan far beyond Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 3

be-geten

(v.)
Grammar
be-geten, for be-gitan

to seize ⬩ obtain

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to seize, obtain. L. H. E. 2 ; Th. i. 28, 2

be-getende

(adj.)
Grammar
be-getende, be-gitende

seeking out

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seeking out Ps. Spl. T. 110, 2

be-géton

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-géton, p. begotof be-gitan.
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Cd. 223Th. 294, 20; Sat. 474;

be-gíming

(n.)
Grammar
be-gíming, e; f.

An invention ⬩ a device ⬩ adinventio

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An invention, a device; adinventioPs. Spl. 105, 36

Linked entry: gíming

be-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-ginnan, ic -ginne, ðú -ginnest, -ginst, he -ginneþ, -gineþ, -ginþ, pl. -ginnaþ -ginaþ ; p. -gan, pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen; v. a. [be, ginnan, q. v.]

To BEGIN ⬩ incipere

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To BEGIN; incipere Nóe ðá began to wircenne ðæt land Noe tunc cæpit exercere terram Gen. 9, 20 : 18, 27 : Hy. 10, 36; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 36

Linked entries: be-gan be-gunnon