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be-grafan

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be-grindan

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Dele and see sinder in Dict

be-grípan

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Substitute: to seize, lay hold of Gif ic begrípe (sumpsero) feðera míne, Ps. L. 138, 9. Begrípat capessunt (artna), An. Ox. II, 79. Begráp (apprehendit) hig fyrhto, Ps. L. 47, 7. Hig be-gripon (coeperunt) míne sáwle, 58, 4. Gif seó sáwul mid leahtrum

be-grípendlic

Linked entry: grípendlic

be-gríwan

(v.)
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be-gríwan, (only in) pp. be-griwen
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To steep in, of profound knowledge Hé wæs on ðǽre ealdan ǽ getogen, and mid micelre gecnyrdnysse on ðǽre begriwen wæs (was deeply versed in it), Hml. Th. i. 384, 27. of guilt, sunk in On ánum dæge hé oft geworhte unrím scylda, and nǽnige gebétan ne

Linked entries: gríwan for-gríwan

be-hádian

(v.)
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be-hádian, p. ode
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To deprive of holy orders Gif mæssepreóst oððe diácon wífige, þoligon hyra hádes; and gif hig æfter þám hǽmedþing begáð, ná ꝥ án ꝥ hig behádod synt (ordine priventur), ac eác swylce fæston .vii. geár, Ll. Th. ii. 196, 14

Linked entry: hádianv

be-hæfednes

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Substitute: Restraint, temperance Behæfednes parsimonia (cujus alimonia parsimonia tam frugalis fuisse ferebatur, Ald. 51), Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 26. Cf. for-hæfedness

be-hæftan

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Dele

be-hættian

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be-hættian, p. ode.
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to make bald Behættod decalvata (quam-vis caesaries raderetur et decalvata traheretur, Ald. 62), An. Ox. 4466. to strip the skin from the head Þá cwelleras hine be-hættedon they pulled off the skin of his head with the hair (2 Maccabees 7, 7), Hml.

Linked entry: hættian

be-hammen

(adj.)
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be-hammen, adj.
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Clouted, patched Gescód mid behammenum (ge-, geclútedum, v.ll.) scón clavatis calcealus caligis, Gr. D. 37, 13

Linked entry: -hammen

be-háwian

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Add: to consider, (i) trans. Beháues ðæt wyrt londes considerate lilia agri, Mt. L. 6, 28. intrans. Uton be-háwian be þám óþrum tídum de sequentibus horis videamus, R. Ben. 40, 21

be-heáfodlic

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be-heáfodlic, adj.
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Capital Beheáfodlicne dóm capitalem senten-tiam, An. Ox. 4042

be-healdan

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Add: to hold, occupy, a place Þá wíc beheóld hálig gást, hreðer weardode, El. 1144. Seó þe flóda begong beheóld hund missera, B. 1498. an office Þegn nytte beheóld, B. 494. Seleweard sundornytte beheóld ymb aldor Dena, 667. to hold, contain Bihaldne

be-healden

(adj.)
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be-healden, adj.
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(ptcpl.). cautious, reserved Ðonne hé wilnað ðæt hé sciele rícsian, hé bið swíðe forht and swíðe behealden; ðonne hé hæfð ðæt hé habban wolde, hé bið swíðe ðríste, Past. 57, 4. intent, assiduous Hé wæs geornfull and behealden (intentus) in Godes hýrnessum

be-healdness

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be-healdness, e; f.
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Observation Bihaldnisse observatione, Rtl. 14, 8. Hé mid þǽre geornfullan behealdnysse up lócode, Hml. S. 23 b, 166

Linked entry: heald-ness

be-hédan

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be-héflic

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be-héflic, adj.
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Useful, needful, necessary Ús þingð wel behéflic ꝥ; wé hine gehandlion, Angl. viii. 308, 15. Hé ys behéflic tó cunnane, 314, 18

be-helan

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Seó beholene ondweardnes the hidden presence, Bl. H. 77, 2. Þý lǽs mé ówiht in þǽm londe beholen oððe bedégled wǽre ne quid mihi in ignotis subtraheretur locis, Nar. 20, 21. From þǽm uncystum ðe mé beholen synt ab occultis delictis meis, Ps. Th. 18, II

be-helendlíce

(adv.)

Similar entry: un-behelendlíce

be-heófian

(v.)
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Yfelu beheófian mala plangere, Scint. 44, 5. Add