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be-sceatwyrpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceatwyrpan, p. te

To betroth

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To betroth Besceatwyrpte desponsaret, An. Ox. 4555 : 2, 346

Linked entry: sceatwyrpan

be-sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
be-sceáwere, es; m.

An observerspeculator

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An observer; speculator, Hy. S. 24, 31

Linked entry: sceáwere

be-sceredness

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

Deprivationabdication

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Deprivation, abdication Bescyrednesse abdicatione, Wit. Voc. ii. 7, 57

Linked entry: be-scyrednes

be-screopan

Grammar
be-screopan, l. -screpan,
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Hofe bescrepen . . . rinde clǽne and bescrepene. Lch. ii. 270, 3, 4. and add:

be-scúfan

Grammar
be-scúfan, -sceófan.

to thrust

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Add: to thrust, cast into a place Seó gýtsung manega bescýfð (precipitat) on fýr, Prud. 60. þeacute; se Ælmihtiga [on] heolstor besceáf, An. 1193. Hí hine on cwearterne bescufon, Hml. i. 18, 440. Hét ontendan fýr, and hí tómiddes besceófan, 7, 219. Hét

be-seowian

(v.)
Grammar
be-seowian, (-siwian)

to besewsew up

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to besew (v. N. E. D. s. v. ), sew up Hí besywodon Crísantum mid þǽre hýde, Hml. S. 35, 159. Séc stáuas . . . beseowa hira . iii. on þon þe þú wile (sew them up in anything you please), Lch. ii. 306, 9. Bisiuuidi (-siudi) uuerci opere plumario, Txts.

Linked entry: be-siwian

be-pǽcend

(n.)
Grammar
be-pǽcend, es; m.

A deceiver

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A deceiver Bepǽcend deceptor, Wrt. Voc. i. 49, 16: seductor, 85, 42: lllecebrosus, Hpt. Gl. 481, 34, Deófol is sáwla bepǽcend, Hml. Th. i. 102, 2 : ii. 496, 13

Linked entry: -pǽcend

be-cídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cídan, p. de

To complain of

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To complain of Ðá bóceras becíddon þæt Críst mid þám synfullum mannum hine gereordode, Hml. Th. ii. 470, 6

be-clencan

(v.)
Grammar
be-clencan, p. te

To beclinchfix firmly

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To beclinch, fix firmly Hí beclencton on fótcopsum fét his, Ps. L. 104, 18

Linked entry: clencan

be-clypping

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

Embrace

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Embrace Beclyppincge complexu, An. Ox. 1551. Beclyppinga amplexus, 3174

be-clýsing

(n.)
Grammar
be-clýsing, e; f.

a closed placean enclosure a clauseconclusionsyllogism

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a closed place, an enclosure Beclýsincga clausa, An. Ox. 1522. a clause, conclusion, syllogism Beclýsinge clausula, An. Ox. 5357. Beclýsingum conclusionibus (sillogismi ), 3210. Beclýsingca sillogismos, 4142

be-dígling

(n.)
Grammar
be-dígling, e; f.

Concealmentsecret place

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Concealment, secret place On bedíglingce hreóhnysse in abscondito tempestatis, Ps. Spl. 80, 7

Linked entry: -digling

be-dífan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dífan, p. de

To plungeimmerse

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To plunge(trans.), immerse Heó wearð gelǽdd tó sumre eá and on wætere bedýfed (in aquam mersa), Gr. D. 73, 24

be-fégan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fégan, p. de

To join

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To join Hí fundon ǽlcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. S. 23, 425

be-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
be-fleón, to be-fleónne; p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen

To fleeflee awayescapefugereeffugereevitare

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Nó ðæt ýðe byþ to befleónne it is not easy to flee from that, Beo. Th. 2010; B. 1003

Linked entry: bi-fleón

be-screopan

(v.)
Grammar
be-screopan, p. -scræp, pl. -scrǽpon; pp. -screpen

To scrape, BESCRAPEradere

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To scrape, BESCRAPE, make level; radere

be-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To slit, tearfindere, lacerare

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To slit, tear; findere, lacerare Ðec sculon moldwyrmas monige seonowum beslítan many mould-worms shall tear thee from thy sinews, Exon. 99 a; Th. 371, 9; Seel. 73. Hér sculon abídan bán besliten seonwum here shall abide the bones torn from the sinews

be-teón

(v.)
Grammar
be-teón, p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to draw over or round, cover, surround, inclose, protectobducere, superinducere, circumducere, concludere, munireto leave by law, bequeathlegareaccusecriminari, accusare

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to draw over or round, cover, surround, inclose, protect; obducere, superinducere, circumducere, concludere, munire Heora scyldas wǽron betogene mid hýdum their shields were covered with hides, Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 107, 8. Betogen [betogan MS.] cræt a covered

be-tredan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tredan, p. -træd, pl. -trǽdon; pp. -treden

To tread upon, coverconculcare

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To tread upon, cover; conculcare Þýstru betredaþ me tenebræ conculcabunt me, Ps. Spl. C. 138, 10

be-wefan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wefan, p. -wæf, pl. -wǽfon; pp. -wefen

To cover over, envelopeobtexere, obducere

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To cover over, envelope; obtexere, obducere Biþ ðæt brægen mid reáman bewefen the brain is covered over with a membrane, Lchdm. iii. 146, 4