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be-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
be-cuman, he -cymþ; p. -com, -cwom, pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen; v. intrans.

to BECOME ⬩ happen ⬩ befall ⬩ meet with ⬩ fall in with ⬩ contingere ⬩ evenire ⬩ supervenire ⬩ incidere ⬩ to come ⬩ enter ⬩ come or attain to ⬩ come together ⬩ venire ⬩ ingredi ⬩ pervenire ⬩ attingere ⬩ concurrere

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Him ðæs grim leán becom this grim retribution happened to them, Cd. 2 ; Th. 3, 36; Gen. 46. Him becómon fela yrmþa much misery befell them, Ælfc. T. 41, 21. Becom evenit, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 18. He becom on ða sceaðan he fell among thieves, Lk.

Linked entries: be-com be-cwom be-cymþ

bécun

(n.)

a beacon

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a beacon, Mk. Skt. Rush. 13, 22

be-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cweðan, ðú -cwíst, he -cwiþ ; p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon ; pp. -cweden, -cweðen.

to say ⬩ assert ⬩ dicere ⬩ to reproach ⬩ exprobrare ⬩ to BEQUEATH ⬩ to give by will ⬩ legare

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Th. 88, 44. to BEQUEATH, to give by will; legare Ealle ða, mynstra and ða cyrican wǽron givene and becweðene Gode all the minsters and churches were given and bequeathed to God, Chr. 694; Th. 66, 6, note 2 : Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 465, 16

Linked entry: bi-cweðan

be-cwom

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-cwom, pl. -cwómon

came fell

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came fell,Cd. 160; Th.199, 26; Exod. 344;

be-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
be-cyme, es; m.

A BY-COMING ⬩ an event or coming suddenly ⬩ eventus

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A BY-COMING, an event or coming suddenly; eventus Ðæs gehátes and ðæs wítedómes sóþ se æfterfyligenda becyme ðara wísena geséðde and getrymde cujus promissi et prophetiæ veritatem sequens rerum astruxit eventus, Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 35

be-cymþ

happens

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happens, Bt. 39, 9; Fox 224, 29

be-cýpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cýpan, ic -cýpe, ðú -cýpest, -cýpst, he -cýpeþ, cýpþ, pl. -cýpaþ; p. ic, he -cýpte, ðú -cýptest, pl. -cýpton ; pp. -cýped, -cýpt

To sell ⬩ vendere

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To sell; vendere Ðú becýptest folc ðín vendidisti populum tuum, Ps. Spl. 43, 14. Gif hwá becýpþ his dóhtor si quis vendiderit filiam suam, Ex. 21, 7. Iosep becýped wæs venundatus est Ioseph, Ps. Spl. 104, 16 : Mt. Bos. 10, 29

Linked entry: be-ceápian

BÉD

(n.)
Grammar
BÉD, es; nom. acc. pl. bédu, bédo; n.

A prayer ⬩ supplication ⬩ religious worship ⬩ oratio ⬩ supplicatio ⬩ Dei cultus

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A prayer, supplication, religious worship; oratio, supplicatio, Dei cultus Ðæt he sceolde ða bédu [MS. B. byldo constancy] anescian that he should diminish [weaken] the prayers, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 43.

Linked entry: bédu

bédan

(v.)

to offer

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to offer, Chr. 1011; Th. 267, 12, col. 1

Bedan ford-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford-scír, Bæda-ford-scír, Beada-ford-scír, Bede-ford-scír, e ; f.

BEDFORDSHIRE ⬩ comitatus nomen

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BEDFORDSHIRE; comitatus nomen Hí hæfdon ofergán Bedan fordscíre they had subjugated Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 2. Wende him út into Bedan fordscíre egressus est in Bedanfordsciram, 1016; Th. 278, 16, col. 1

bed-bolster

(n.)
Grammar
bed-bolster, gen. -bolstres; m.

A pillow ⬩ bolster ⬩ plumacium

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A pillow, bolster; plumacium Bed-bolster plumacium, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 103; Wrt. Voc. 25, 43

bed-clýfa

(n.)
Grammar
bed-clýfa, bedd-clýfa, bed-cleófa, bed-cófa, an; m.

A bed-chamber ⬩ closet ⬩ cubile hominis ⬩ cubiculum

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A bed-chamber, closet; cubile hominis, cubiculum Gang into ðínum bedclýfan infra in cubiculum tuum, Mt. Bos. 6, 6

bedd

(v.)
Grammar
bedd, = bid, bidd ; impert. of biddan.

bid ⬩ command

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bid, command,Lev. 6, 20

béd-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
béd-dagas, pl. nom. m.

Prayer-days ⬩ Rogation-days

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Prayer-days, Rogation-days;

beddian

(v.)
Grammar
beddian, beddigan; p. ode; pp. od

To prepare or make a bed ⬩ sternere

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To prepare or make a bed; sternere Ic strewige, oððe beddige I make or prepare a bed, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 1; Som. 30, 34. Féde þearfan, and beddige him feed the needy, and make a bed for them, L. Pen. 14; Th. ii. 282, 16

bedding

(n.)
Grammar
bedding, beding, e; f.

BEDDING ⬩ covering of a bed ⬩ stramentum ⬩ stratum ⬩ a bed ⬩ lectus

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Lamb. 6, 7. a bed; lectus Gyf ic astíge on bedinge strǽte mínre si ascendero in lectum strati mei, Ps. Spl. 131, 3

Linked entry: beding

be-deáglian

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

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

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To hide, cover, conceal, keep close or secret; occultare, abscondere Me ne meahte monna ǽnig bi-deáglian hwæt he hogde nobody could conceal from me what he meditated, Exon. 51 a ; Th. 177, 12; Gú. 1226

Linked entry: bi-deáglian

be-deaht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-deaht, = be-þeaht

covered

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covered,Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 29; Jud. 213;

Bede-ford-scír

(n.)

Bedfordshire

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Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 1

be-déglad

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-déglad, bi-déglad

hidden ⬩ obscured

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hidden, obscured,Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 15; Ph. 98;