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Anglo-Saxon

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be-byrigean

(v.)

to bury

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to bury, Mt. Bos. 8, 21, 22 : Bd. 4, 11; S. 580; 3

be-byrigednes

(n.)
Grammar
be-byrigednes, -ness; e ; f.

A burying ⬩ sepultura

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A burying; sepultura Æfter monigum geárum his bebyrigednesse post multos ejus sepulturæ annos, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 27

be-cæfian

(v.)
Grammar
be-cæfian, be-cefian ; p. ede ; pp. ed

To embroider ⬩ ornament ⬩ decorate ⬩ phalerare

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To embroider, ornament, decorate; phalerare Becæfed phaleralus, Cot. 84

Linked entry: be-cefian

be-ceorian

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceorian, p. ode; pp. od

To complain ⬩ obmurmurare

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To complain; obmurmurare, R. Ben. 5

be-cerran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cerran, -cyrran ; p. de ; pp. ed

To turn ⬩ turn round ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere

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To turn, turn round; vertere, convertere, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 156; Met. 13, 78

Linked entries: be-cyrran bi-cerran

be-clæmed

(v.)
Grammar
be-clæmed, part. p.

BECLAMMED ⬩ glued to or together ⬩ emplastered ⬩ plastered over ⬩ glutinatus

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BECLAMMED, glued to or together, emplastered, plastered over; glutinatus,Som

be-clemman

(v.)
Grammar
be-clemman, p. de ; pp. ed

To fetter ⬩ bind ⬩ tie ⬩ inclose ⬩ glue together ⬩ BECLAM ⬩ vincire ⬩ includere ⬩ glutinare

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To fetter, bind, tie, inclose, glue together, BECLAM; vincire, includere, glutinare Ðeáh he hie mid fíftigum clúsum beclemme though he inclose it. with fifty bonds, Salm. Kmbl. 143; Sal. 71. Beclæmed glutinatus, Lye

Linked entry: be-clæmed

be-clísan

(v.)
Grammar
be-clísan, p. de; pp. ed

To inclose ⬩ includere

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To inclose; includere,Leo 126

be-clýsing

(n.)
Grammar
be-clýsing, e ; f.

A cell

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A cell

Linked entry: be-clísing

be-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cnáwan, p. -cneów, pl. -cneówon; pp. -cnáwen

To know ⬩ cognoscere

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To know; cognoscere, C. R. Ben. 25

be-cnyttan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cnyttan, v. a.

To knot ⬩ bind ⬩ tie ⬩ inclose ⬩ ligare

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To knot, bind or tie, inclose; ligare Ðe seó molde on becnit wæs in which the mould was inclosed, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 29, note

be-com

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-com, p. of be-cuman.

came ⬩ was come

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came, was come,Beo. Th. 231; B. 115;

Linked entry: bi-cwom

be-corfen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-corfen, part. p.

Cut off ⬩ beheaded ⬩ truncatus

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Cut off, beheaded; truncatus Becorfen wæs heáfde capite truncatus est, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 19

be-creópan

(v.)
Grammar
be-creópan, p. -creáp, pl. -crupon; pp. -cropen

To bring secretly ⬩ to creep ⬩ irrepere

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To bring secretly, to creep; irrepere Ðæt he síe becropen on carcern that he should be secretly led to prison, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 71; Met. 25, 36

be-cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-cunnian, p. ode ; pp. od

To assay ⬩ prove ⬩ try ⬩ experiri

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To assay, prove, try; experiri

be-cwyddod

(v.)
Grammar
be-cwyddod, part. p. [be, cwiddian to speak]

Bespoken ⬩ deposited ⬩ depositum

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Bespoken, deposited; depositum, Ælfc. Gl. 14; Som. 58, 9

Linked entry: be-cwiddian

be-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cyrran, p. -cyrde; pp. -cyrred, -cyred, -cyrd; v. trans.

To turn to ⬩ to give up ⬩ deliver ⬩ betray ⬩ vertere ⬩ transferre ad

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To turn to, to give up, deliver, betray; vertere, transferre ad Ælfmær hí becyrde Ælfmær betrayed it, Chr. 1011 ; Th. 266, 23

Linked entry: be-cerran

be-delfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-delfan, p. -dealf, pl. -dulfon ; pp. -dolfen

To dig in or around ⬩ to bury ⬩ inter ⬩ circumfodere ⬩ sepelire

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To dig in or around, to bury, inter; circumfodere, sepelire Óþ i hine bedelfe usque dum fodiam circa illam, Lk. Bos. 13, 8. Bedealf hyt on eorþan he buried it in the earth, Mt. Bos. 25, 18. Bedolfen, Elen. Kmbl. 2159; El. 1081

be-díglian

(v.)
Grammar
be-díglian, -díhlian, -deáglian; ic -díglige; p. -díglode; pp. -díglod, -díhlod; v. a.

To hide ⬩ cover ⬩ conceal ⬩ keep close or secret ⬩ occultare ⬩ abscondere

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To hide, cover, conceal, keep close or secret; occultare, abscondere Né hire ðú him ðæt ðú hine bedíglige non audias eum ut occultes eum, Deut. 13, 8. On gríne ða ðe hí bedíglodon in laqueo quem absconderunt, Ps. Spl. 9, 16. Bedíglod occultus, Ælfc.

be-díhlian

(v.)
Grammar
be-díhlian, p. -díhlode; pp. -díhlod

To hide

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To hide