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be-hæftan

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-hæftan, p. -hæfte; pp. -hæfted, contr. -hæftd, -hæft q. v. captus = gehæft

To betaketakebindcaptarevincire

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To betake, take, bind; captare, vincire Be-hæft held Gen. 22, 13.

be-hangen

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

hung round

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hung round;

be-hátan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hátan, ic -háte, ðú -hátest, -hǽtst, he -háteþ, pl. -hátaþ; p. -hét, pl. -héton; pp. -háten [be, hátan to call, promise, vide II]

To promisevowthreatensponderepollicerevoverecomminari

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To promise, vow, threaten; spondere, pollicere, vovere, comminari Ðæt ðú me behǽtst quod polliceris Gen. 38, 17. Behét he mid áþe cum juramento pollicitus est Mt. Bos. 14, 7. Ðonne ðú behát behǽtst Drihtene cum votum voveris Domino Deut. 23, 21. Drihten

Linked entry: be-hǽtst

be-háwian

(v.)
Grammar
be-háwian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To seesee clearlyvidere

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To see, see clearly; videre Beháwa ðonne ðæt ðú útadó ðæt mot see then clearly [τότε διαβλέψειs] that thou take out the mote Mt. Bos. 7, 5

be-heáfdian

(v.)
Grammar
be-heáfdian, p. ode ; pp. od,; v. trans. [be, heáfod, head]

To BEHEADdecollare

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To BEHEAD; decollare He beheáfdode Iohannem decollavit Iohannem Mt. Bos. 14, 10 : Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 32; Jud. 290

Linked entries: heáfdian be-fótian

be-héfe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-héfe, adj.

Necessarybehovefulnecessarius

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Necessary, behoveful; necessarius Ðe behéfe synd qui necessarai sunt Lk. Bos. 14, 28. Behéfe þing necessary things, necessaries C. R. Ben. 46

be-hegian

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

To BEHEDGEhedge aroundcircumsepire

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To BEHEDGE, hedge around; circumsepire

be-heldan

(v.)
Grammar
be-heldan, [= be-healdan?]

To attendintendattendereintendere

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To attend, intend; attendere, intendere Wesan ðíne eáran gehýrende and beheldende fiant aures tuæ intendentes Ps. Th. 129, 2

be-heóld

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-heóld, p. of be-healdan.

beheld

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beheld Gen. 13, 10;

be-heonan

(adv.)
Grammar
be-heonan, -heonon; adv. [be by, heonan hence]

On this sideclose byciscitraciterius

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On this side, close by; cis, citra, citerius Get beheonon yet nearer Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 4 : Cot. 33

be-heopian

(v.)
Grammar
be-heopian, = be-heáwan? q. v. p. ode; pp. od

To hewcut offamputare

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To hew or cut off; amputare, Cd. 125; Th. 160, 2, note a; Gen. 2644

be-hicgan

(v.)

to confidetrustrelydepend uponacquiescerenitiinniti

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to confide, trust, rely, depend upon; acquiescere, niti, inniti Ðe on Gode behicgaþ qui in Deo acquiescunt R. Ben. 31

be-hídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hídan, p. -hídde

To hideabscondere

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To hide; abscondere Forðamðe ic eom nacod, ic behídde me quod nudus essem, abscondi me Gen. 3, 10, 8

be-hidiglíce

(adv.)

carefully

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carefully Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 29

be-hilt

Grammar
be-hilt, pres. of be-healdan

beholdsrespicit

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beholds; respicit R. Ben. 8;

be-hlǽman

(v.)

to overwhelm with noisestrepitu obruere

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to overwhelm with noise; strepitu obruere

be-hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hleápan, p. -hleóp, pl. -hleópon; pp. -hleápen

To leap uponinto fixinsilire

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To leap upon or in, to fix; insilire Ðæs monnes mód and his lufu biþ behleápen on ða lǽnan sibbe the man's mind and his love are fixed on the fragile peace Past. 46, 5; Hat. MS. 67 a, 9

be-hlemman

(v.)

to dash togethercollidere cum strepitu

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to dash together; collidere cum strepitu

Linked entry: hlemman

be-hlídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hlídan, p. -hlád, pl. -hlidon; pp. -hliden [hlídan to cover]

To cover overto coverclosetegereclaudere

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To cover over, to cover, close; tegere, claudere Híg awylton ðone stán, and ðone pytt eft behlidon thei schulden turne awei the stoon, and thei schulden put. it eft on the pit Wyc; Gen. 29, 3. Seó eorþe siððan togædere behlád the earth then closed together

Linked entry: hlídan

be-hlidenan

(n.)
Grammar
be-hlidenan, be-lidenanacc. pl. pp. from be-líðan, q. v.

the left or departedthe deadmortuos

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the left or departed, the dead; mortuos Andr. Kmbl. 2179 An. 1091