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be-geondan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-geondan, be-iundan; prep. acc. [be by, geond, geondan over]

BEYONDpertrans

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BEYOND; per, trans Him fyligdon mycele menigu fram Iudea and fram begeondan Iordanen secutæ sunt eum turbæ multæ de Judæa et de trans Jordanem Mt. Bos. 4, 25. Alífe me to farenne and to geseónne ðæt séloste land begeondan Iordane transibo et videbo terram

Linked entries: be-giondan be-iundan

be-hydelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
be-hydelíce, &c. l. be-hýdelíce, be-hygdiglíce (bí-, bi-),
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and add Behigdelíce (-hýdig-), bihýdiglíce, bighigdelíce sollicite, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 361, 7. Behýdilíce, bihýdiglíce (-higde-), Sch. 363, 4. ꝥ

beód-ern

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Be beóddernes tácne, Techm. ii. 122, 15. On beódernne (beódd-, v. l. ), R. Ben. 117, 10. Twá land . . . ðám gebró;ðrum tó bryce intó heora beódderne, C. D. iv. 72, 23, 28: 305, 13. Intó hære béddarn . . . of hira bǽddern, Cht. Th. 493, 7, 18.

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Hira nán ðe hine unwærlíce begá, Past. 23, 14. to exercise in something :-- Hé hine sylfne on gódum weorcum beeóde, Bd. 3, 27; Sch. 320, 6. Hé hine beeóde on gódre lífláde, Hml. S. 33, 328. Begá (exerce) þé sylfne on þisum. Coll.

beór-hyrde

(n.)
Grammar
beór-hyrde, es; m.

A beer-keeperbutlercerevisiæ custospincerna

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A beer-keeper, butler; cerevisiæ custos, pincerna Sum biþ gewittig æt wínþege, beórhyrde gód one is witty at wine-bibbing, a good beer-keeper Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 28; Crä. 75

ge-beón

(v.)

been

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been, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 3

be-werung

(n.)
Grammar
be-werung, e; f.

A defence, fortificationtutamen

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A defence, fortification; tutamen Bewerung strang a strong defence, Scint. 64

be-hwylfan

Grammar
be-hwylfan, l. be-hwilfan,
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and substitute Ne behwylfan mæg heofon and eorðe his wuldres word wíddra and síddra þonne befæðman mæge . . . eorðan ymbhwyrft and uprodor heaven and earth cannot form a vault that shall cover his glory's word, too wide and too ample for the globe and

be-siftan

(v.)
Grammar
be-siftan, p. te
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To sift over, cover by sifting, sprinkle with dust Ealle heora heáfda wǽron mid duste besyfte, Homl. S. 23, 155

be-sígan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sígan, p. -sáh

To rush

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To rush On besígendum ingruenti. An. Ox. 4126

be-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
be-smeágan, -smeán
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to consider about, examine into Cýðþú þæs mynstres abbude ꝥ hé hine sylfne georne besmeáge, Hml. S. 23 b, 633

be-stealcian

(v.)
Grammar
be-stealcian, p. ode
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To proceed stealthily so at to surprise (cf. deers*-*talking) Hinguar swá swá wulf on lande bestalcode, and þá leóde slóh, Hml. S. 32, 40

be-strícan

(v.)
Grammar
be-strícan, p. -strác
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To make a stroke round Wið óman. Genim ane gréne gyrde, and lǽt sittan þone man onmiddan húses flóre, and bestríc hine ymbútan (draw a circle round about him with the rod), and cweð. . . Lch. iii. 70, 13

be-súpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-súpan, p. -seáp

To sup upswallow

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To sup up, swallow Besúp scenc fulne þæs drences. Lch. ii. 312, 25

be-swælan

Grammar
be-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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Beswǽled ambustum, circumustum, Germ. 391, 23. Ic wæs grimlíce beswǽled for þám micclan byrne, Hml. S. 23 b, 574. and add

be-swicenness

(n.)
Grammar
be-swicenness, e; f.

deceptionsurrender

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deception Oncierde þ scip on wónne síðfæt þurh deófles beswicennesse, Shrn. 60, 8. surrender; Similar entries cf. swícan, Eal werod tó þǽre beswicenesse fóron cuncta acies ad deditionem transit, Prud. 45 a

be-swícung

(n.)
Grammar
be-swícung, e; f.

Deception

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Deception Lotwrænc, beswícung deceptio, i. fraus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 14. Beswícung deceptio, seductio, 141, 32

be-tweohs

Grammar
be-tweohs, -tweox.

betweenamongbetweenamong

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Add: with dat. between, local Segor stód on midwege betweox ðǽm muntum and ðǽm merscum, Past. 399, 13. Betweox (-tux, v. l. ) him and hiera hieremonnum, 164, 12. temporal Betwix hláfmæssan anð middum sumera, Chr. 921; P. 101, 5- of mutual relation

be-tyllan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tyllan, p. de

To luredecoy

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To lure, decoy Þá gelǽdde hé here in Peohtas, þá gelíccetton hí fleám for him, and hine betyldon (-tilldon, -telldon v. ll. ) on nearo fasten cum exercitum ad uastandam Pictorum prouinciam duxisset, iniroductus est, simulantibus fugam hostibus, in angustias

Linked entry: be-tilldon

be-wacian

(v.)
Grammar
be-wacian, p. ode

To bewake

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To bewake (v. N. E. D. ), to keep watch over Gé him weardas settað þe hí bewaciað wið þeófas, Hml, S. 14, 22. Weardmenn his líc bewacedon, Hml. A. 78, 154. Bewacige excubet, Germ. 388, 80