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
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-spanan
To allure, entice, incite, urge, induce ⬩ allicere, illicere, incitare, provocare, inducere
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To allure, entice, incite, urge, induce bring on any one; allicere, illicere, incitare, provocare, inducere He deriende leóda bespeón to ðysan earde he allured pernicious people to this land, Chr. 959; Th. 219, 18. Gif he ǽnigne man on synne bespeón
be-reccan
to relate ⬩ recount ⬩ explain ⬩ narrare ⬩ exponere ⬩ to explain one's conduct ⬩ justify one's self ⬩ se excusare ⬩ se purgare ⬩ accusatorum criminibus respondere
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to relate, recount, explain; narrare, exponere Nú wille we sum þing scortlíce eów be him bereccan now will we relate to you shortly something concerning him, Nat. S. Greg.
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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
be-settan
To BESET, set near, appoint, to place, own, posess ⬩ circumdare, collocare, ponere
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Wǽpna smiþ besette swínlícum hine the armour-smith beset it with figures of swine, Beo. Th. 2910; B. 1453. Se hálga wæs searoþancum beseted the saint was beset with various thoughts, Andr. Kmbl. 2511; An. 1257: Exon. 60 a; Th. 218, 19; Ph. 297.
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be-tellan
To speak about, to answer, excuse, justify, clear ⬩ excusare
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To speak about, to answer, excuse, justify, clear; excusare Ðæt he móste hine betellan that he might answer him, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 12. Godwine betealde hine Godwin cleared himself, 1052; Ing. 238, 22
be-weorpan
to cast, cast down, throw ⬩ projicere, dejicere ⬩ to cast about or over, cover over, surround ⬩ conjicere, supertegere, cingere
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to cast, cast down, throw; projicere, dejicere Seó cwén hét [híg] ðam cyninge heáfod ofaceorfan, and bewyrpan on ánne cylle the queen commanded [them] to cut off the king's head, and to cast it into a vessel, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 33. Hwæt bewearp ðé on
bán-hring
A bone-ring ⬩ a neck-bone ⬩ ossium artus ⬩ vertebra
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A bone-ring, a neck-bone; ossium artus, vertebra Ðæt hire wið halse heard grápode, bánhringas bræc against her neck it griped her hard, broke the bone-rings, Beo. Th. 3138; B. 1567
be-sprecan
To speak to, to tell, pretend, plead, speak against, to complain, charge, accuse, impeach ⬩ obloqui
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To speak to, to tell, pretend, plead, speak against, to complain, charge, accuse, impeach; obloqui Fram stefne besprecendre oððe ofersprecendes a voce obloquentis, Ps. Lamb. 43, 17. Cristene Róma besprycþ Christian Rome complains, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44,
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six-benn
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f A wound made by a 'seax' Ealdorgewinna [ the fire-drake) siexbennum seóc (cf. cyning wælseaxe gebrǽd . . . forwrát Wedra helm wyrm on middan, 5400; B. 2703), Beo. Th. 5800; B. 2904
wudu-bend
wood-bine
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Rush. l, 6. v. wudubind, and cf. wiþo-bend
be-rídan
to ride round ⬩ to surround ⬩ besiege ⬩ perequitare ⬩ præcingere ⬩ to ride after ⬩ pursue ⬩ persequi
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to ride round, to surround, besiege; perequitare, præcingere Ðæt he his gefán beríde that he besiege his enemy, L. Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 4. to ride after, pursue; persequi Ðá berád mon ðæt wíf then they pursued the wife, Chr. 901; Ing. 125, 14. He
bán-hús
The bone-house ⬩ the chest ⬩ body ⬩ ossea domus ⬩ pectus ⬩ corpus
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The bone-house, the chest, body; ossea domus, pectus, corpus He ðæt bánhús gebrocen hæfde he had broken the bone-house, the breast, or body, Beo. Th. 6285; B. 3147. Hence bánhúses weard the body's guard, the mind, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 9; Exod. 523
fóre-beón
to be before or over ⬩ to preside ⬩ præesse
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to be before or over, to preside; præesse. Scint. 32, 58
be-hydig
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Heó wearð behý-dig be þissum, Hml. S. 33, 47. Mid behygdige móde solerti animo, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 355, 21. Behýdigne and sorhfulne be þisse wísan, Guth. 84, 24. v. big-hýdig in Dict
be-singan
to enchant, charm, bewail ⬩ deplorare
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To utter enchantments, to enchant, charm, bewail; excantare incantationibus, deplorare Ne sceal nán man mid galdre wyrte besingan no man shall enchant a herb with magic, Homl. Th. i. 476, 9. Besing enchant Herb. 93, 2; Lchdm. i. 202, 13. Ge sceolon weán
be-stapan
To step, step upon, tread with the foot, go, enter ⬩ gradi, calcare, ire, inire
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To step, step upon, tread with the foot, go, enter; gradi, calcare, ire, inire Eall ðæt rýmet, ðe eówer fótswaðu on bestæpþ omnem locum, quem calcaverit vestigium pedis vestri, Jos. 1, 3. Se deófol into Iudan bestóp the devil went [entered] into Judas
be-weardian
To ward, protect, keep ⬩ custodire ⬩ protegere, observare
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To ward, protect, keep; custodire; protegere, observare Ðú, Drihten, beweardast us tu, Domine, custodies nos, Ps. Spl. 11, 8. Hálige englas ða dǽda beweardiaþ holy angels protect the deeds, L. C. E. 4; Th. i. 360, 31. Beweardigende observantes, Ps. Spl