be-wríðan
To bind, bind round, begird ⬩ ligare, redimire
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To bind, bind round, begird; ligare, redimire Meotud bewríþ mid his wuldre eall eorþbúend the Creator shall wreathe with his glory all earth's inhabitants, Exon. 18 a; Th. 45, 12; Cri. 718. Duru wundurclommum bewriðen the door bound with wondrous bands
be-swemman
To make to swim ⬩ natare facere
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To make to swim; natare facere Ðeáh hí beswemde weorþon though they be made to swim, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 28
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be-smitenes
Dirtiness, SMUTTINESS, filthiness, pollution, abomination, infection ⬩ sordes, inquinamentum, pollutio, coinquinatio
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Ðæt of wyrtruman besmitenysse acenned biþ quod ex pollutionis radice generatur, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 38, 41. Bútan ǽlcere besmitennysse without any pollution, Homl. Th. i. 538, 28
be-weallan
To boil away ⬩ decoquere
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To boil away; decoquere Óþ-ðæt þrydda dǽl sý beweallen till the third part be boiled away, Med. ex Quadr. 1, 3; Lchdm. i. 328, 17 : 8, 10; Lchdm. i. 360, 1
be-standan
To stand by or near, to stand around, surround, to stand on or upon, occupy, detain ⬩ adstare, circumstare, circumdare, detinere
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Bos. 10, 24: Byrht. Th. 133, 51; By. 68. Ahrede me æt ðám ðe me habbaþ útan bestanden redime me a circumdantibus me, Ps. Th. 31, 8.
Linked entry: be-stód
be-frinan
to ask a person a question, ⬩ to ask ⬩ question, ⬩ to ask about something ⬩ to ask a person about something ⬩ to ask for some-thing ⬩ to ask of a person what one wishes to be told
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Be þǽre láre þe þú mé befrúne, Bl. H. 185, 8. Hé angan tó befrínenne sume inlendisce ymbe þæs íglondes gewunan. Lch. iii. 432, 27. to ask for some-thing Hé befrán his geféran rǽdes, Hml. S. 25, 397. Búton hé his godes rǽdes befrúne, Hml.
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be-scúfan
To shove, thrust, cast, hurl or throw, to precipitate ⬩ intrudere, immittere, detrudere, præcipitare
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Bos. 5, 13
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be-sengan
To singe, scorch, burn ⬩ ustulare, urere, æstuare
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Hí besáwon on ða besengdan burh and on ða wéstan they looked on the burnt and wasted city, Ors. 2, 8; Bos. 51, 42
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be-stéman
To BESTEAM, bedew, make damp, make wet ⬩ humectare, madefacere, circumfundere
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Usses Dryhtnes ród blóde bestémed our Lord's rood bedewed with blood, Exon. 23 b; Th. 67, 10; Cri. 1086. Hwílum hit [beácen] wæs mid wǽtan bestémed at times it [the beacon] was damped with wet, Rood Kmbl. 44; Kr. 22.
be-warian
To keep, guard, preserve ⬩ custodire, arcere
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To keep, guard, preserve; custodire, arcere Bisceopas godcunde heorda bewarian and bewerian sceolon bishops ought to guard and defend their spiritual flocks, L. C. E. 26; Wilk. 133, 22; Th. i. 374, 24. Ðæt ðú meaht wíte bewarigan that thou mayest ward
be-wendan
To turn, turn round or about, convert ⬩ vertere, convertere
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Bos. 5, 30. Se Hǽlend bewende hyne the Saviour turned himself about, Mt. Bos. 9, 22: Mk. Bos. 8, 33. Æt sumum cyrre bewend aliquando conversus, Lk. Foxe 22, 32
be-sincan
To sink ⬩ submergere, demergere
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Wæs ic swíðe besuncen I was, deeply sunk, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 5; Rä. 11, 3
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be-stingan
To besting, thrust, push ⬩ trudere, immittere,
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To besting, thrust, push; trudere, immittere,Med. ex Quadr. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 348, 4
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be-strúdan
To bespoil, spoil, confiscate, rob ⬩ spoliare, privare, confiscare
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To bespoil, spoil, confiscate, rob; spoliare, privare, confiscare Ða ðe Sodoma and Gomorra golde berófan bestrudon stigwitum qui Sodoma et Gomorra auro spoliarunt, incolis privarunt, Cd. 95; Th. 125, 14; Gen. 2079. Bestroden confiscatus, Cot. 108
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be-wépan
To weep, weep over, bewail ⬩ flere, deflere, plorare
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Lamb. 77, 64: Ors. 2, 8; Bos. 51, 41
be-wlítan
To look, behold ⬩ spectare, respicere
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To look, behold; spectare, respicere Se eádega bewlát rinc ofer exle the happy man looked over his shoulder, Cd. 142; Th. 177, 6; Gen. 2925
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be-þoht
bethought, trusted, entrusted
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T. 35, 21: Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 74. 45; Similar entries p. and pp. of be-þencan
be-weorpan
to cast, cast down, throw ⬩ projicere, dejicere ⬩ to cast about or over, cover over, surround ⬩ conjicere, supertegere, cingere
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Bos. 13, 8: Oft beweorpeþ ánre þecene wundrum gewlitegad often casts over with a covering wondrously adorned, Exon. 128 b; Th. 493, 20; Rä. 81, 34.
be-rǽdan
to dispossess ⬩ betray
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D. be- rede ): þǽr ðá mihtigan wíf hyra mægen berǽddon, Lch. iii. 52, 22
be-swælan
To burn, sweal, scorch, singe ⬩ adurere, ustulare
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To burn, sweal, scorch, singe; adurere, ustulare Næs hyra feax fýre beswæled nor was a hair of them burned by the fire, Cd. 195; Th. 243, 18; Dan. 438. Glédum beswæled scorched by gleeds, Beo. Th. 6075; B. 3041