Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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be-gellan

(v.)

to sing ⬩ to celebrate by song

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to sing, to celebrate by song

be-ceorian

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

To complain ⬩ obmurmurare

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Ben. 5

be-rofen

(adj.; part.)

bereaved

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bereaved, Beo. Th. 5855; B. 2931

be-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cnáwan, p. -cneów, pl. -cneówon; pp. -cnáwen

To know ⬩ cognoscere

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Ben. 25

be-lamp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-lamp, p. of belimpan.

happened ⬩ befell

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happened, befell Beo. Th. 4928; B. 2468

be-hidiglíce

(adv.)

carefully

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

be-neótan

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Frs. bi-néta (wk. )]

be-hwon

(adv.; con.)

whence ⬩ unde

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whence; unde Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 2

be-scyrigan

(v.)

to deprive

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to deprive, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 34

be-irfeweardian

(v.)
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Ben. I. 2, 4. Þí lǽs hé ús beyrfewerdige (-weard-, v. l. ), swá swá fæder déþ his bearn, R. Ben. l, 16

be-nyðan

(adv.)

beneath ⬩ under ⬩ infra

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beneath, under; infra Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 18

be-briceþ

Grammar
be-briceþ, -bricþ

breaks off ⬩ deprives by breaking

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breaks off, deprives by breaking,Salm. Kmbl. 592; Sal. 295

be-híwian

(v.)
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Ben. I. 16, 7

Linked entry: híwian

be-twuh

(prep.)
Grammar
be-twuh, prep. dat. acc.

Between, among ⬩ inter

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He betwuh him wunaþ he dwells among them, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 10: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 8; Met. 29, 4

be-rýpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rýpan, p. -rýpde, -rýpte, pl. -rýpton; pp. -rýped, -rýpt,

To spoil ⬩ spoliare

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To spoil; spoliare Berýpton, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 23; Met. 2, 12

Linked entries: a-rýpan rípan

be-myldan

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Bi-myldan, 110, 48. Add

be-gongan

(v.)

to exercise

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to exercise Exon. 32 b; ; Tb. 103, 24; Cri. 1693 [MS. bi-gongan]

be-byrigean

(v.)

to bury

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Bos. 8, 21, 22 : Bd. 4, 11; S. 580; 3

be-leógan

(v.)
Grammar
be-leógan, p. -leág, pl. -lugon; pp. -logen

To belie ⬩ deceive by lies ⬩ fallere

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To belie, deceive by lies; fallere Belogen beón falli Gr. Dial. 1, 14

Linked entries: leógan be-logen

be-cerran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cerran, -cyrran ; p. de ; pp. ed

To turn ⬩ turn round ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere

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To turn, turn round; vertere, convertere, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 156; Met. 13, 78

Linked entries: be-cyrran bi-cerran

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