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-hidiglíce

(adv.)

carefully

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

bió-breád

(n.)

honey-comb

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honey-comb, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 25

be-felgan

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Dele, and take examples under be-feólan

be-niman

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Benam hé him (hine, v. l.) his bis-ceopscíre deposuit eum de episcopatu, Bd. 4, 6; Sch. 381, 13. gen. of thing Ne mæg þára yflena yfel þám (þá, v. l. ) goodan beniman heora goodes, Bt. 37, 2; S. 113, 4. with acc. of person, gen. of thing Benimð Wisle

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-nyðan

(adv.)

beneath ⬩ under ⬩ infra

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

be-scyrþ

(v.)

shaves

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shaves; Similar entries 3rd pers. pres. of be-sceran

be-þénede

(v.)

served

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served : substituted by Thorpe, Beo. Th. 4077, for bewenede

be-sprecan

(v.)

mention ⬩ to claim ⬩ To complain of ⬩ blame ⬩ To complain

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Th. i. 374, 13. of legal proceedings, to claim Sette hé borh ꝥ hé bringe his geteáman in þǽr hit besprecen bið (where the recovered property will be claimed), Ll. Th. i. 288, 17. in an unfavourable sense, trans.

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-dǽlan

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Ꝥ ic heora wurðmyntes ne wurde bedǽled that I might not be prevented from sharing their honour, Hml. S. 28, 103. Bedǽled ǽlces gódes destitute of every good, Bt. 18, 1; F. 60, 29.

be-scuton

(v.)

went

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Bos. 8, 31; Similar entries p. pl.of be-sceótan

be-stroden

(v.; part.)

bespoiled, confiscated, robbed

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bespoiled, confiscated, robbed, Cot. 108; Similar entries pp. of be-strúdan

be-wiste

(v.; part.)

governed, presided

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governed, presided, Gen. 24, 2; Similar entries p. of be-witan

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-scýt

(v.)

injects

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injects, Alb. resp. 40; Similar entries 3rd pers. pres. of be-sceótan

be-worht

(v.; part.)

made, built, covered

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made, built, covered, Jos. 2, 1; Similar entries pp. of be-wyrcan

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