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be-sengan

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Þ á fúlan sceanda hé besengð on helle, Hml. A. 115, 439. Add

be-seón

(v.)

To lookattentionexpectationTo see aboutcare forattend toprovide for

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Add: intrans. To look. absolute, physical Ne beseoh þú underbæc noli respicere post tergum, Gen. 19, 17. mental Mann þe hys hand ásett on hys sulh and on bæc besyhð, Lk. 9, 62. Beseoh (respice) and gehýr mé, Ps. Spl. 12, 3. with preps. physical Beseó

be-settan

to setplaceto applyto surroundto besiege

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Add: to set, place, with on, to put one thing in another Ic on besette insero, Ælf. Gr. Z. 166, 3. God ðá sáwle beset on ðone líchaman, Hml. Th. i. 292, 31. He him sawle on besett, ii. 206, 25. þá hé on his geleáffulra heortan beset, 524, 12. to place

be-innan

Similar entry: binnan

be-ládian

(v.)
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Add: to excuse, absolve from an obligation, let off Ic ne beládige míne áteorigendlican ylde, Hml. S. 31, 1346. Hí bǽdon ðone bydel ðæt hé hí beládode. Hml. Th. ii. 374, 9. Beláda mé, 372 20: Lk. 14, 19. ꝥ ðú mé beládige habe me excusalum, 18, Nǽnig

be-léd

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be-léd, impelled.
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Dele, and see preceding word

be-lífed

(adj.)
Grammar
be-lífed, adj.
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Endowed with belief, having belief Theodosius ful-líce on God wæs belýfed, Hml. S. 23, 412. Maria and Martha wǽron twá geswystru swíðe on God belýfede, Hml. Th. i. 130, 5. Cf. ge-lífed

be-limp

(n.)
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be-limp, es; n.
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An event, occurrence, case Belimp fors, An. Ox. 50, 22. Wið liþa sáre, gif hý of hwylcum belimpe oþþe of ǽnigum þincge gesárgude beóð, Lch. i. 312, I. On horse hwítum sittan belimp gód getácnað, iii. 202, 28. Smyltum belimpum secundis successibus, An

be-listnian

(v.)
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Se engel hine belisnode (ł geldede), Gr. D. 25, 30. Geseah hé Godes engel hine belisnian angelo eunuchizari se vidit, 26, 25: Chr. 1096; P. 232, 22. Belisnud spado, Germ. 394, 197. Eunuchi, ꝥ synd belisnode, Hml. S. 2, 46: Lch. iii. 202, 34. ¶ In An.

be-lutian

(v.)
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be-lutian, p. ode
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To lie hid Befleáh hé in sum hol treów and þǽr belutode and hine sylfne áhýdde fugiens in cava arbore latebat, Gr. D. 293, 15

be-lyrtan

(v.)
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be-lyrtan, p. te
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To deceive Bisuicen ł bilyrtet inlusus. Mt. L. 2, 16

Linked entry: -lyrtan

be-meldian

(v.)
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be-meldian, p. ode
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To denounce a person, disclose, reveal a secret Þéh hit sume hwíle forholen beó, hit warð á bemeldod (cf. hit bið æt sumum cyrre open, Prov. K. 30), Prov. M. 27

be-míðan

(v.)
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Add: trans. To conceal Bemíþan, bedyrnan dissimulare, occultare, An. Ox. 983: Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 35. Wé magon monnum bemíðan úrne geðonc, Past. 39, 12. Bemíþende recludentes, An. Ox. 2334. God gecýþde ꝥ mannum bemiðen wæs, Bl. H. 199, 32: Gr. D. 174,

be-mútian

(v.)
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be-nemnan

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Add: to name Wæs genemned ł benemned (Matthaeum) nomine, Mt. L. 9, 9, to appoint, settle On þám mónðe hý bleóton á; ꝥ is þæt hý betǽhton and benemdon (-nemn-don, v.l.) hyra deófolgyldum þá neát þá þe hý woldon syllan, Mart. H. 198, II. Heregýð hafað

be-niman

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Add: to take away, deprive Benumen orbata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 25. Binumni adempta, binumini (-e) ablata, Txts. 42, 102, 104. with dat. of person, acc. of thing Hé heora feorh him benam interfecit eos, Jud. 8, 21. Benam hé him (hine, v. l.) his bis-ceopscíre

be-pǽcan

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Bepǽcst defraudas, Scint. 109, 8. Bepǽhst de-ludis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 53. Gif ðú Gode líhst, ne bepǽcst þú ná hine, Hml. S. 12, 99. Þis líf bepiǽcð þá ðe hit lufiaþ, 5, 65: Angl. viii. 330, 3. Sé ðe bepǽhð ǽnne Godes þeówena, Hml. Th. i. 516, 20. Þonne

be-rǽsan

attack

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Add: to rush upon, attack Hé him on berǽsde irruit super eos, Gen. 14, 15. to rush into (extremes) Berǽst hé on ungemetlice cuéminge inordinate ad mollitiem rapitur, Past. 143, 6. Ðætte ðæt mód ne berǽse on ungeðyld ne ad impatientiam spiritus erumpant

be-beódan

Similar entry: ofer-bebeódan

be-brúcan

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Add Gif þás lác ne beóð bebrocene þurh Bél, Shrn. 4, 5