be-byrgan
to save
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to save Ꝥ hé mihte þá gedýglian and him bebyrgean (-beorgan, v. l.), Gr. D. 109, 33
be-cwelan
To die
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To die Hit becwæð and becwæl sé þe hit áhte he that owned it bequeathed it and died, Ll. Th. i. 184, 1
Linked entry: cwelan
be-drúgian
To dry up
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To dry up Meng wið ele, smyre, and þonne ꝥ bedrúgud sý, eft þú hit geníwa, Lch. i. 336, 4
Linked entry: drugian
be-feón
To deprive of property ⬩ to confiscate
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To deprive of property (feoh), to confiscate Ꝥ hé wǽre benǽmed, befeód (-fiód, Hpt. Gl. 480, 53) infiscaretur, i. fraudaretur, An. Ox. 3157
Linked entry: ge-feón
be-sincan
To sink ⬩ submergere, demergere
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To sink; submergere, demergere Seó burh besanc on eorþan the city sank into the earth, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75, 32. Twá byrig on eorþan besuncon two cities sunk into the earth, Ors. 3, 2; Bos. 54. 43. Wæs ic swíðe besuncen I was, deeply sunk, Exon. 103 b
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be-stingan
To besting, thrust, push ⬩ trudere, immittere,
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To besting, thrust, push; trudere, immittere,Med. ex Quadr. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 348, 4
Linked entries: an-bestingan be-stungen
be-standan
To stand by or near, to stand around, surround, to stand on or upon, occupy, detain ⬩ adstare, circumstare, circumdare, detinere
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To stand by or near, to stand around, surround, to stand on or upon, occupy, detain; adstare, circumstare, circumdare, detinere Him bestande man adstet quis ei L. Alf. P. 48; Th. ii. 384, 35. Abraham híg bestód on ða ealdan wísan Abraham stood by her
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be-strúdan
To bespoil, spoil, confiscate, rob ⬩ spoliare, privare, confiscare
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To bespoil, spoil, confiscate, rob; spoliare, privare, confiscare Ða ðe Sodoma and Gomorra golde berófan bestrudon stigwitum qui Sodoma et Gomorra auro spoliarunt, incolis privarunt, Cd. 95; Th. 125, 14; Gen. 2079. Bestroden confiscatus, Cot. 108
Linked entry: be-stroden
be-wépan
To weep, weep over, bewail ⬩ flere, deflere, plorare
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To weep, weep over, bewail; flere, deflere, plorare Ic bewépe defleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 1; Som. 28, 28. Hí beweópon Aarones forþsíþ they bewailed Adron's death, Num. 20, 30. Wyduwan heora nǽron bewópene viduæ eorum non plorabantur, Ps. Lamb. 77, 64: Ors.
be-wlítan
To look, behold ⬩ spectare, respicere
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To look, behold; spectare, respicere Se eádega bewlát rinc ofer exle the happy man looked over his shoulder, Cd. 142; Th. 177, 6; Gen. 2925
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be-þringan
To throng or press around, encompass, surround ⬩ undique urgere, circumvenire, circumdare
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Se sceal wesan wyrmum beþrungen he shall be surrounded with worms, Exon. 84 a: Th. 316, 30; Mód. 56. Fénix biþ on middum þreátum biþrungen the phœnix is in the midst surrounded by multitudes, 60 b; Th. 221, 27; Ph. 341
Linked entries: be-þrungen bi-þringan
be-gán
tilled ⬩ cultivated
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tilled, cultivated On begánum landum in cultivated lands Herb. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 94, 6;
be-tyran
To BETAR, to smear over
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To BETAR, to smear over, to stain a dark colour; pice liquida inficere, q. d. pullo vel bætico colore imbuere,Æqu. vern. 2
be-syrewian
be-tweonum
BETWEEN, betwixt, among, amid, in the midst ⬩ inter, in medio
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Friþ freóndum bitweon peace between friends, Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 15; Cri. 1659. sometimes the case is placed between be and tweonum, as, Be sǽm tweonum between the seas, Cd. 163; Th. 205, 28; Exod. 442 : 170; Th. 214, 1; Exod. 562
Linked entries: be-tweonan be-twinan be-twinum be-twynan bi-tweon
be-tweohn
Between ⬩ among
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Grammar be-tweohn, adv. Gyf micel feorrnes síðfates betweohn ligeþ (inlerjacet), Bd. 1. 27 ; Sch. 72, 14
be-syrian
To rob, plunder, deprive, deceive ⬩ spoliare, fraudare, dejicere
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To rob, plunder, deprive, deceive; spoliare, fraudare, dejicere Ðæt hí mǽgon besyrian ðone earman ut dejiciant inopem, Ps. Th. 36, 13. Cirus hý besyrode Cyrus ensnared them, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 20. Hine Rodbeard besyrede Robert deceived him, Chr. 1093
Beó-wulf
BEOWULF
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Beo. Th. 3139-3141; B. 1567, 1568.
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be-smítan
To BESMUT, defile, dirty, pollute, contaminate ⬩ polluere, inquinare, coinquinare, contaminare
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To BESMUT, defile, dirty, pollute, contaminate; polluere, inquinare, coinquinare, contaminare Ðæt hine besmítan mǽge quod possit eum coinquinare, Mk. Bos. 7, 15: Cd. 127; Th. 162, 14; Gen. 2681: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 12; Jud. 59: Exon. 81 a; Th. 305, 8
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be-þýan
To thrust ⬩ trudere
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To thrust; trudere Hí beþýddon they thrust, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 78, 8