be-lífan
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Ben. 1. 87, 9. Hig ealle in on þá burh fóron þæt ðǽr nánþyng þæs folces wyðútan belyfen næs, St. And. 34, 14. to be left, not to be taken away, to survive Hyt tófléwð swá ðæt þǽr nánwiht belífeð búton þá bán, Lch. i. 242, 27.
be-gnornian
To deplore ⬩ lugere
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To deplore; lugere Begnornodon deplored Beo. Th. 6338; B. 3179
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be-nǽman
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Cf. be-niman
be-leógan
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. ¶ used impersonally, to be mistaken :-- Gif þú wilt geþencean hú mycel hine beleáh (hole much he was mistaken ), Bl. H. 189, 24. Add
be-ganga
An inhabitant ⬩ a dweller ⬩ cultivator ⬩ observer ⬩ benefactor ⬩ worshipper ⬩ incola ⬩ cultor
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An inhabitant, a dweller, cultivator, observer, benefactor, worshipper; incola, cultor Be ǽrran bigengum [begangum MS. B.] of the first inhabitants Bd. 1, 1 ; S. 473, 7.
be-gleddian
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Add: to besmear, bedaub Spere mid blóde be-gleddod, Hml. Th. i. 452, 8. Franca fúle begleddod mid blóde, Hml. S. 3, 266. Þá stánas wǽron mid his flǽsce begleddode, 15, 55. Mid dégum begleddode fucis illita, Hy. Srt, 22, 5.
be-gong
A course
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A course Under swegles begong under the course of heaven Beo. Th. 1724; B. 860
be-healdan
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to restrain Þá geonglingas beón fæstlíce behealdene mid steórum ( iugibus disciplinis constringuntur ), Chrd. 54, 21
ge-bær
bare ⬩ bore
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bare, bore,Gen. 39, 19;
be-hættian
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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. S. 25, 126. Behættian, 116. v. hættian in Dict
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be-hófian
To have need of ⬩ to need ⬩ require ⬩ egere ⬩ indigere ⬩ Impersonally ⬩ it BEHOVETH ⬩ it concerns ⬩ it is needful or necessary ⬩ oportet ⬩ interest
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He mægenes behófaþ gódra gúþrinca he requires strength of good warriors Beo. Th. 5288; B. 2647 : Exon. 98 a; Th. 367, 1; Seel. 1.
Linked entries: a-behófian hófian be-héfe bi-hófian
be-lífan
To remain ⬩ abide ⬩ to be left ⬩ superesse ⬩ manere ⬩ remanere
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To remain, abide, to be left; superesse, manere, remanere Ne se rysel ne belífþ óþ morgen nec remanebit adeps usque mane Ex. 23, 18. He ána beláf ðǽr bæfta mansit solus Gen. 32, 24 : Ps. Spl. 105, 11.
be-smiþian
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Nim þás næglas and heó besmiþian hát on þínes sunu brídle take these nails and order them to be set in thy son's bridle (cf. þú þás næglas hát . . . on his brídels dón, El. 1175. The Emperour dyde doo sette the nayles in his brydel, H.
ge-béd-man
A prayer-man ⬩ one whose duty it is to pray ⬩ one of the clergy ⬩ worshipper ⬩ ōrātor ⬩ adōrātor
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A prayer-man, one whose duty it is to pray, one of the clergy, worshipper; ōrātor, adōrātor He sceal hæbban gebéd-men and fyrdmen and weorcmen he must have prayer-men and soldiers and workmen, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 33, Sóþe gebéd-men gebiddap fæder on gáste
ge-béd-hús
A prayer-house ⬩ an oratory ⬩ house of prayer ⬩ orātōrium ⬩ dĕmus orātiōnis
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A prayer-house, an oratory, house of prayer; orātōrium, dĕmus orātiōnis Habbaþ ða wíc gebéd-hús the dwellings have a prayer-house, Bd. 5, 2; S. 614, 33. Mín hús biþ genemned gebéd-hús dŏmus mea dŏmus orātiōnis vocābitur, Mk. Bos. 11, 17. Godes cyrce
BEÁCEN
BEACON ⬩ sign ⬩ token ⬩ standard ⬩ signum ⬩ significatio ⬩ typus ⬩ vexillum ⬩ portentum ⬩ miraculum
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Segn genom beácna beorhtost he took an ensign brightest of standards, Beo. Th. 5547; B. 2777
be-witian
to watch ⬩ observe
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Add: to watch, observe Sé sceal þ ǽre sunnan síð behealdan, . . . georne bewitigan, hwonne up cyme æðclost tungla, Ph. 92. to have charge or direction of, see about or after, living things Be ðám ðe beon bewitað concerning the beekeeper, Ll.
be-díglian
to conceal, ⬩ to conceal from ⬩ to be concealed ⬩ lie hid
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Ben. 11, 7: operui, 28, 20. Bedígla hit, Lch. iii. 188, 15. Heó hine bedíglian (celare) ne mihte, Ex. 2, 3: Hml. S. 2, 228. Bedígledes secreti .i. occulti, An. Ox. 1442. with clause Hé ne bedíglode ꝥ hé on Drihten gelýfde, Hml. S. 5, 160.
be-hringed
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Substitute: <b>be-hringan;</b> p. de; pp. ed To surround, encircle On mínum earfoþum þe mé habbað útan behringed a pressura quae circumdedit me, Ps. Th. 31, 8. Behrincged, 48, 5. Burh útan behringed mid feóndum, 17, 28.
be-nídan
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Mín sár (m)é benét tó segen dolor me compellit dicere, Angl. xi. 110.]