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be-birgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-birgan, -birigan; p. de; pp. ed

To burysepelire

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To bury; sepelire Mín fæder me byd ðæt ic hine bebirgde pater meus adjuravit me, ut eum sepelirem, Gen. 50, 5 : 50, 6. He hine bebirigde he buried him, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6. 2. Hine bebirgdon sepelierunt eum, Gen. 50, 13. Bebirged sepultus, 50, 14. Ðǽr wæs

be-bod

(n.)
Grammar
be-bod, bi-bod, es ; pl. nom, acc. u, o ; gen. a ; dat. um ; n.

A commandmandatedecreeordermandatumjussum

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A command, mandate, decree, order; mandatum, jussum Hwilc ðære geógoþe gleáwost wǽre bóca bebodes which of the youth was most skilful in the precepts of books, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 2; Dan. 82. Eall ðín bebodu omnia mandata tua, Ps. Th. 118, 172. Ealra beboda

Linked entry: bi-bod

be-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
be-brecan, he, heó -briceþ, -bricþ; p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon ; pp. -brocen

To break off deprive by breakingto break to piecesconsumecarpendo spoliareconfringereconsumere

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To break off deprive by breaking, to break to pieces, consume; carpendo spoliare, confringere, consumere Beám heó abreóteþ and bebriceþ telgum it crusheth the tree and deprives it of its twigs, Salm. Kmbl. 592; Sal. 295. Bebrocene wǽron ealle hyra hláfas

Linked entries: be-briceþ be-brocen

be-carcan

(v.)

to take care ofaccurare

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to take care of; accurare,Som. Lye

be-ceápian

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

To sellvendere

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To sell; vendere He sceolde ealle his wélan beceápian he should sell all his wealth, Homl. Th. i. 62, 3. Se ðe sóþfæstnysse beceápaþ wið feó he who sells truth for money, ii. 244, 24. Hí beceápodon heora ǽhta they sold their possessions, i. 316, 4,11

be-ceásan

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceásan, p. -ceós, pl. -ceóson ; pp. -ceásen

To attackfightcombatoppugnarecontendere

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To attack, fight, combat; oppugnare, contendere,Leo 131

Linked entry: ceásan

be-cefian

(v.)
Grammar
be-cefian, p. ede; pp. ed

To ornamentembroider

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To ornament, embroider,Lye

be-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceorfan, p. -cearf, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen

To BECARVEcut offto cut or pare awayamputarepræcidere

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To BECARVE, cut off, to cut or pare away; amputare, præcidere Ðá hét he hine heáfde beceorfan then he ordered to cut of his head, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 3

Linked entries: be-corfen be-efesian

be-clǽnsian

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

To cleansepurgare

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To cleanse; purgare,Lye

be-clingan

(v.)
Grammar
be-clingan, p. -clang, pl. -clungon; pp. -clungen [clingan, I. to wither, II. to adhere]

To BECLINGsurroundinclosecircumcludereincludere

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To BECLING, surround, inclose; circumcludere, includere Clommum beclungen inclosed in bands, Elen. Kmbl. 1388; El. 696

Linked entry: CLINGAN

be-clísing

(n.)
Grammar
be-clísing, e; f.

An inclosed placea cellcella

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An inclosed place, a cell; cella,Leo 126

Linked entry: be-clýsing

be-clyppan

(v.)
Grammar
be-clyppan, bi-clyppan; p. -clypte; pp. -clypt

To clipembraceamplecti

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To clip, embrace; amplecti, Ps. Th. 118, 61 : Mk. Bos. 9, 36

Linked entry: bi-clyppan

be-clýsan

(v.)
Grammar
be-clýsan, p. de; pp. ed

To close into shut into incloseto shutincludereconcludereclaudere

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To close in, to shut in, to inclose, to shut; includere, concludere, claudere He beclýsde Iohannem on cwearterne inclusit Johannem in carcere, Lk. Bos. 3, 20: Ps. Spl. 30, 10: Jos. 10, 18. Híg hyra eágan beclýsdon oculos suos clauserunt, Mt. Bos. 13,

Linked entry: be-clísan

be-hyldan

(v.)

to put off to flayskinexcoriare

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to put off to flay, skin; excoriare He hét hý behyldan he ordered to flay it Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 45

be-hýpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hýpan, p. -hýpte; pp. -hýped [hýpe a heap]

To heap or cover oversurroundencompasscontegerecircumsepirecircumdare

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To heap or cover over, surround, encompass; contegere, circumsepire, circumdare He wæs mid wǽpnum and mid feóndum eall útan behýped cum armis et hostibus circumseptus erat Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 28

be-innan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-innan, prep. dat.

Inwithininintra

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In, within; in, intra Boétius ðá nánre frófre beinnan ðam carcerne ne gemunde then Boethius thought of no comfort within the prison Bt. 1; Fox 4, 2

Linked entry: binnan

be-lændan

(v.)

to deprive of land

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to deprive of land Chr. 1112; Th. 369, 39

be-lǽwing

(n.)
Grammar
be-lǽwing, e; f.

A betrayingtreasonproditio

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A betraying, treason; proditioHoml. Th. ii. 244, 22

Linked entry: lǽwing

be-láf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-láf, p. of belífan.

remained

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remainedJos. 5, 1

be-landian

(v.)
Grammar
be-landian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. a.

To deprive of landto confiscatedisinheritterris privare

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To deprive of land, to confiscate, disinherit; terris privare Wearþ Eádgár belandod Edgar was deprived of land Chr. 1091; Th. 359, 5. Hí hí ǽr belandedon they had deprived them previously of their lands 1094; Th. 361, 12