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be-bodian

(v.)

to commend ⬩ entrust

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to commend, entrust Bebodadon ł gefeastadon commendauerunt, Lk. L. R. 12, 48

Linked entry: bodian

be-bláwan

(v.)

to blow upon

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to blow upon On bebléw hine inflammavit eum, Ps. L. 104, 20. Ne lǽte hine wind bebláwan þý dæge, Lch. ii. 288, 28

be-blonden

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Dele

be-clýsan

to close ⬩ shut what is open ⬩ to close ⬩ put an end to ⬩ to shut up in a place

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Add: to close, shut what is open Hé his duru beclýst, Lk. 13, 25. Þá blóstman hý sylfe beclýsað, and eft hig hig sylfe geopeniað, Lch. i. 154, 1. Þú beclýsedest þyses mannes múð, Hml. S. 22. 86. Ðæs scræfes locstán hí wel fæste beclýsdon, Hml. S. 23,

be-cerran

Similar entry: be-cirran

be-clemman

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be-clemman, Dele:
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'Beclæmed Lye.' glutinatus

be-cnáwan

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Ben. 38, 17. Mon, hwi nultu the bicnowe? R. S. 1, 31. Add

be-cyrran

Similar entry: be-cirran

be-cwiddian

(v.)

Similar entry: be-cwyddod

be-cyme

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be-dragan

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Dele, and

be-dyppan

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Heó wæs gelǽded tó ánre eá and bedypped in ꝥ wæter (in aquam mersa), Gr. D. 73, 24. Add

be-feohtan

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be-dyrnan

Similar entry: be-dirnan

be-efesian

(v.)

to cut the hair of a person

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to cut the hair of a person Hwá mæg mé beefesian?, Hml. S. 33, 84

be-fician

(v.)
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Swician and befician and mid leásbregdum earmum mannum derian, Ll. Th. ii. 320, 25. Add

be-fótian

(v.)
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Se cyning hét hine befótian, Hml. S. 25, 117. Add

be-seón

(v.)

To look ⬩ attention ⬩ expectation ⬩ To see about ⬩ care for ⬩ attend to ⬩ provide for

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Bt. 35, 6 ; F. 170, 14. ꝥ hé hine ne besió tó his ealdun yfelum 17. trans. To see about, care for, attend to, provide for Ealle fata and spéde hé sceal beseón omnia vasa cunctamque substantiam conspiciat, R. Ben. 55, 1.

be-weddian

(v.)

to betroth ⬩ pledge ⬩ plight

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Hé ná má wífa þonne án hæbbe, and ꝥ beó his beweddode wif, Ll. Th. i. 364, 28. to assure by pledge, pledge, plight Seó weddung wæs beweddod the betrothal was made, Nic. 3, 31. Beweddedum wǽrum poetis sponsalibus, An.

an-bíd

(n.)
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an-bíd, es; n.

Awaiting ⬩ expectation ⬩ expectatio ⬩ mora

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Awaiting, expectation; expectatio, mora Ðǽr wæron ǽrendracan on anbíde there ambassadors were in waiting, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 44.

Linked entry: on-bíd