Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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bed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bed, = bæd; p. of biddan.

asked

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asked Ic bed petii, Ps. Spl. 26, 7

beden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beden, pp. of biddan.

prayed

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prayed,Bd. 3, 5 ; S. 527, 28 : Th. Diplm. A. D. 743-745; 28, 22;

be-dofen

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

drowned ⬩ submersus

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drowned ; submersus,Homl. Th. ii. 472, 5 ;

Linked entry: be-dúfan

be-dolfen

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

buried

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buried,Elen. Kmbl. 2159; El. 1081;

be-dráf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-dráf, p. of be-drífan.

drove

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drove,Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 72, 38;

bed-reda

(n.)
Grammar
bed-reda, -rids, an; m. [bed a bed, reda = rida from riden ridden, pp. of rídan to ride, hence the def. adj. bedreda bedridden, and the noun bedreda, bedrida one bedridden]

One BEDRIDDEN ⬩ clinicus

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One BEDRIDDEN; clinicus Ðǽr læg be ðam wege án bedreda there lay by the way one bedridden, Homl. Th. ii. 422, 4. Arás se bedreda, and arn blissigende the bedridden arose, and ran rejoicing, ii. 422, 9. Ðá ðá se sunderhálga Iosias ðæt tácn geseah on ðam

Linked entries: bædd-ryda bedd-redda bed-rida bed-ryda

be-dróg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-dróg, p. of be-dragan.

seduced

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seduced,Cd. 29; Th. 38, 5 ; Gen. 602 ;

be-eódon

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

dwelt ⬩ inhabited

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dwelt, inhabited,Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 1;

beág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beág, p. of búgan.

gave way

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gave way,Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 2; Ruin. 17;

beáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beáh, p. of búgan.

submitted

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submitted,Chr. 1015; Th. 276, 22;

bealh

(v.)
Grammar
bealh, p. of belgan.

was angry ⬩ irritated

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was angry, irritated;

bearn

(v.)
Grammar
bearn, p. of beornan.

burned ⬩ consumed

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burned, consumed;

bǽrende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
bǽrende, part. of bǽran.

bearing

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bearing;

bærst

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bærst, p. of berstan.

burst

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burst,Byrht. Th. 140, 6; By. 284;

be-lamp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-lamp, p. of belimpan.

happened ⬩ befell

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happened, befell Beo. Th. 4928; B. 2468

be-leác

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-leác, p. of belúcan.

shut in

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shut inOrs. 4, 5; Bos. 81, 40

be-léd

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

impelled

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impelled R. Ben. 64;

be-léd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-léd, be-legd pp. of be-lecgan.

charged ⬩ accused

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charged, accusedL. O. D. 4; Th. i. 354, 15

be-leólc

(v.)
Grammar
be-leólc, p. of be-lácan, and Goth. cognates at the end of lácan.

flowed around ⬩ inclosed ⬩ the reduplicated

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flowed around, inclosed, the reduplicatedExon. 122 b; Th. 471, 26; Rä. 61, 7;

be-lifd

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

lifed deprived of life ⬩ lifeless ⬩ inanimate ⬩ defunctus

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lifed deprived of life, lifeless, inanimate; defunctusExon. 51 b; Th. 180, 19; Gú. 1282;

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