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be-secgan

to announceaccuse

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Th. i. 46, 1. to deny a charge, excuse one's self, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 11

be-sincan

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Forlét hé his fét on þá eorþan besincan, Bl. H. 127, 22 ; Ors. 4, 2 ; S. 160, 30. Hwonne hié on þá eorþan besuncene wurden, 2, 6; S. 88, 14. Add

be-listnian

(v.)
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Ox. 4307 stupratur is glossed by wæs belisned. Add

be-hindan

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

Behindpostpone

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Behind; post, pone He lét him behindan ciólas he left ships behind him Bt. Met. Fox 26, 45; Met. 26, 23. Ligeþ him behindan hefig hrusan dǽl behind it lies the heavy mass of earth 29, 106; Met. 29, 52.

be-sceáwian

(v.)

to contemplatebeholdto considerto see about take care of

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Ben. 1. 62, 2. Besceáwige hé praevideat, R. Ben. 89, 17

be-beorgan

to ward off somethingto guard one's self againstto save one's selfto guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something

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Bebeorh þé þone bealoníð, B. 1758. Ꝥ hí him ꝥ wíte bebeorgen, Gr. D. 336, 16. Ús syndon tó bebeorhgenne þá mycclan synna, Bl.

be-nemnan

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Heregýð hafað ðás wísan binemned Heregyth makes the fol-lowing dispositions by her will, Cht. Th. 473, 22. Ðet hié ðiss gelǽsten ðe on ðissem gewrite binemned is, 474, 3

be-sceáwian

(v.)
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be-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od

To look round uponlook onconsiderregardwatchcircumspicereintuericonsiderarerespicereperscrutariprovidere

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Ðæt he Alexandres [wisan] besceáwode that he might watch Alexander's conduct, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 82, 22 : R. Ben. 55

Linked entry: sceáwian

be-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feallan, ic -fealle, ðú -feallest, -fylst, he -fealleþ, -fylþ, pl. -feallaþ ; p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. -feallen.

to fallcadereincidereto fall offcadere ab aliquodeprivedbereftorbatusprivatus

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Bos. 10, 36 : Gen. 16, 12. to fall off; cadere ab aliquo; pp. befeallen deprived, bereft; orbatus, privatus Freóndum befeallen bereft of friends, Beo. Th. 2256; B. 1126 : 4504; B. 2256

be-wendan

(v.)

round

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ꝥ Mód wiþ his bewende, Bt. 3, 1; F. 4, 29. denoting purpose, to turn one's attention Iudas hine bewende and wan wið ðá hǽðenan. Hml. S. 25, 385

be-dirnan

(v.)
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be-dirnan, (-dyrnan, q. v. in Dict.)

to conceal

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John knew nothing of (was not subject to) frailties natural to humanity, Bl. H. 167, 27

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be-drífan

to drive gameto follow up a track

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Biþ hé on écne weán bedrifen, Bl. H. 95, 5. to drive game :-- Hundas bedrifon hyne tó mé canes perduxerunt eum (aprum) ad me, Coll.

be-fæstan

to fix,to place in securityto fix in the mindimplantto fix by promise or agreementto pledgeto committo commit to a person's chargeto commit to a placeto setbetake to an occupationto commendrecommend,to make acceptableto trust

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S. 23 b, 781, 786. to fix in the mind, implant Ðæt ðú ðone wísdóm ðe ðé God sealde ðǽr, ðǽr ðú hiene befæstan mæge, befæste, Past. 5, 4. Eallum óþrum mannum þú mihtest þín unriht befæstan, Bl.

be-helian

(v.)
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Behýd and behelod mid ðǽre eorþan, Bt. 15; F. 48, 25. Ðá triówa ðe ðé sindon opene, hí sindon git mid manegum óþrum behelede, 7, 2; F. 18, 4. Heora synna beóð behelede ( tecta ), Ps. Th. 31, I. Add

be-cirran

(v.)
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be-cirran, (-cerran, -cyrran, q. v. in Dict.).

to turn roundabout to go roundpass byavoidto turnpervertseduceto beguiledeceiveto get round a person

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to turn round, about Ðonne bið sió cweorn becierred (-cirred, v. l.) ðonne se monn BIð geendod; ðonne bið sió micle cweorn becierred (-cirred, v. l.) ðonne ðeós weorld bið geendod, Past. 31, 21. to go round, pass by, avoid Sume unðeáwas ðæt mód ǽr gesihð

Linked entries: be-cerran be-cyrran

be-hweorfan

Grammar
be-hweorfan, (-hwurfan, -hwyrfan).
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<b>Ia.</b> of funeral rites :--- Ic his líc behwearf mid gewunelicre þénunge, Hml. S. 31, 1423: Hml. A. 79, 167. Hig mǽrlíce þæt líc behwurfon mid miclum wópe celebrantes exequias planctu magno, Gen. 50, 10.

be-ǽwnian

(v.)
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be-ǽwnian, p. ode; pp. od

To join in marriagemarrywedlegitime despondere

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To join in marriage, marry, wed; legitime despondere Bewedded and beǽwnod wedded and married, Chr. 1052; Th. 314, 38

be-crafian

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

To crave

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To crave

be-cýpan

(v.)
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be-cýpan, ic -cýpe, ðú -cýpest, -cýpst, he -cýpeþ, cýpþ, pl. -cýpaþ; p. ic, he -cýpte, ðú -cýptest, pl. -cýpton ; pp. -cýped, -cýpt

To sellvendere

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Bos. 10, 29

Linked entry: be-ceápian

be-delfing

(n.)
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be-delfing, e; f.

A digging aboutablaqueatio

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A digging about; ablaqueatio Niðerwart treówes bedelfing a digging about the lower part of a tree, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 16; Wrt. Voc. 39, 2