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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

be-wegan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wegan, p. -wæg, pl. -wǽgon; pp. -wegen

To cover, cover over, surroundobducere, circumdare

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To cover, cover over, surround; obducere, circumdare Bewegen wælmiste covered with the mist of death, Exon. 87 b; Th. 329, 30; Vy. 42. He hí bewæg mid wuda útan he surrounded them with wood, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 25

Linked entry: be-wæg

be-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
be-wreón, p. -wreáh, pl. -wrugon; pp. -wrogen

To cover, cover over, protect, clothetegere, contegere, operire, protegere, velare

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To cover, cover over, protect, clothe; tegere, contegere, operire, protegere, velare Bewrugon [bewreogon MS.] me þýstru contexerunt me tenebræ, Ps. Spl. 54. 5. Mid mínum bysmre ic eom bewrogen confusio vultus mei operuit me, Ps. Th. 43, 17. Ðú bewruge

be-sellan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sellan, p. -sealde, -salde, pl. -sealdon, -saldon; pp. -seald [be by, about, sellan to give]

To surround, bring oncircumdare, obducere

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To surround, bring on; circumdare, obducere Sinnihte beseald surrounded with perpetual night, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 27; Gen. 42

Linked entry: be-seald

beó-gang

(n.)
Grammar
beó-gang, es; m.

A swarm of beesexamen

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A swarm of bees; examen Cot. 15, 164

Linked entry: gang

bert-hwíl

(n.)

a momentmomentum

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Ben. 5

beó-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
beó-þeóf, es; m.

A thief or stealer of beesapum fur

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A thief or stealer of bees; apum fur L. Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 68, 6

fearn-bed

(n.)
Grammar
fearn-bed, es; n.

A fern-bed fĭlĭcētum

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A fern-bed; fĭlĭcētum, R. 85, Lye