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be-byrignys

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Gangað tó deádra manna bebyrignesse, Verc. Först. 128, 8. Add

be-creópan

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Bebeád Alexander þǽm biscepe ꝥ hé becrupe on þæs Amones anlícnesse, Ors. 3, 9; S. 126, 27. Add

be-cuman

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3. Add Ne lyst mé þæs; ac gyf hit mé ǽfre on lust becymð, Solil. H. 36, 16. Add Wé becumað tó þám andgite swá mycles gerýnes, Angl. viii. 302, 39

be-cweþan

Grammar
be-cweþan, v. on-becweþende, yfel-becweþende; un-becweden.

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be-díglian

(v.)
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1. Add Ic wille mé bedíhlian, Ap. Th. 9, 6

be-fealdian

(v.)
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to roll up (intrans.) Þonne befealdaþ þes heofon tógædere, Verc. Först. 117, 11

Linked entry: -fealdian

be-fón

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add : (1 a) with a non-material object Of manegum myngungum wé beféngun ( perstringimus) feáwa, Chrd. 8, 19. (1 f) to ensnare, entrap :-- Þá sendon hí tó him sume . . . ꝥ hí beféngon (caperent ) hine on his worde, Mk. 12, 13

be-foran

Grammar
be-foran, <b>A. I</b> 1 a.
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Add Beforum monnum, Past. 449, 9. <b>B. II</b>. add :-- Hí secgað beforan fela þinga, swá hit æfter ágǽð. Gr. D. 296, 21. of rank Swá micle swá se bið beforan ðe on ðǽm stóle sitt ðǽm óðrum ðe ðǽr ymb stondað, Past. 435, 27

be-gang

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add : superstitious or magical practice Sé þe lufige þisses galdres begang, Hpt. 33, 73, 14

be-geáte

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be-gímen

(n.)
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be-gímen, be-gímenn.
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Dádbóte begýmenum poenitentiae obseruationibus , Chrd. 106, 31. Add

be-gíming

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On begímingum ( obseruationibus ) þínum mé ic begá, Ps. Rdr. 76, 13. Add

be-glídan

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be-gríwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-gríwan, Cf. for-gríwan.

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be-hát

Similar entry: feoh-behát

be-healdan

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be-healdan, V. add : <b>V a</b>.
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to restrain Þá geonglingas beón fæstlíce behealdene mid steórum ( iugibus disciplinis constringuntur ), Chrd. 54, 21

be-hwilfan

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Eal middangeard mid gestreónum þe heofon behwylfeð (behweolfeð, Sal. K. p. 86, 3), Verc. Först. 76, 8. Add

be-insiglan

(v.)
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to seal Beinsiglede ( signata ) on goldhordum, Ps. Rdr. 290, 34

be-irnan

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be-irnan, <b>II 2</b>.
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Þú an ꝥ druncen beyrnst in ebrietate incurris , Chrd. 74, 30. Hé ne beam (georn, v. l. ) on synne, Gr. D. 22, 28. Godes yrre on tó beyrnanne Dei iram incurrere , Chrd. 109, 28. Add

be-limp

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Búton of belimpe ( forte ) þæslic dǽdbót gegearwod sý, Chrd. 109, 26. Add

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