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be-streddon

(v.)
Grammar
be-streddon, be-stregdan; p. -strédde

To bestrew

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To bestrew, cover by scattering Hé þæt Crtístes mǽl on ðone seáð ásette, and hit heóld, oð þæt his ðegnas mid moldan hit bestréddon and gefæstnedon donec adgesío a militibus puluere terrae figeretur. Bd. 3, 2 ; Sch. 194, 20. Substitute:

be-strícan

(v.)
Grammar
be-strícan, p. -strác
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To make a stroke round Wið óman. Genim ane gréne gyrde, and lǽt sittan þone man onmiddan húses flóre, and bestríc hine ymbútan (draw a circle round about him with the rod), and cweð. . . Lch. iii. 70, 13

be-strípan

Grammar
be-strípan, to bestrýpan
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Hý wydewan bestrýpað. Ll. Th. ii. 320, 20. Hý wydewan bestrýptan, Chr. 975; P. 121, 33. Godes bus tyndon innan bestrípte (-strýpte, v. l. ) iélcra gerisena, Wlfst. 158, 8. Add:

Linked entries: strípan be-strýpan

be-strúdan

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Bestroden wǽre infisca-retur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 69. For second passage substitute

be-strýpan

Similar entry: be-strípan

be-súpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-súpan, p. -seáp

To sup up ⬩ swallow

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To sup up, swallow Besúp scenc fulne þæs drences. Lch. ii. 312, 25

be-swælan

Grammar
be-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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Beswǽled ambustum, circumustum, Germ. 391, 23. Ic wæs grimlíce beswǽled for þám micclan byrne, Hml. S. 23 b, 574. and add

be-swícan

to decoy ⬩ ensnare ⬩ beguile ⬩ to betray ⬩ to defraud ⬩ supplant ⬩ to circumvent ⬩ to seduce ⬩ mislead

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Add: Beswícþ eludit, i. Decipit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 16: fellitat, i. decepit, 148, 29. Beswác lusit, 53, 61. to decoy, ensnare, beguile, of fowling Fugelere, hú beswícst þú fugelas? On feala wísan ic beswíce fugelas, Coll. M. 25, 9, 11. of persons

Linked entry: be-swícende

be-swícende

(adj.)
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Dele

be-swicenness

(n.)
Grammar
be-swicenness, e; f.

deception ⬩ surrender

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deception Oncierde þ scip on wónne síðfæt þurh deófles beswicennesse, Shrn. 60, 8. surrender; Similar entries cf. swícan, Eal werod tó þǽre beswicenesse fóron cuncta acies ad deditionem transit, Prud. 45 a

Linked entry: -swicenness

be-swicol

(adj.)
Grammar
be-swicol, adj.

Deceitful

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Deceitful Se feónd ðæt mód ðurh dá bisuiculan (-swicolan, v. l.) ólicunga forlǽreð, Past. 239, 16

Linked entry: swicol

be-swícung

(n.)
Grammar
be-swícung, e; f.

Deception

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Deception Lotwrænc, beswícung deceptio, i. fraus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 14. Beswícung deceptio, seductio, 141, 32

be-swincan

to labour at

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Add: to labour for Laboratores synd þá þe úrne bigleofan beswincað, Hml. S. 25, 815. Nim þín gold, þe lǽs þe hit þé losige ꝥ þú lange beswunce, 12, 219. to labour at, perform with labour Beswanc desudat, An. Ox. 8, 257. Gedafenað esnum þám orpedan,

be-swingan

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Hé beswincgð mid untrumnyssum his gecore-nan, Hml. Th. i. 470, 25. Hí beswingað mé, 152, 9. Saulus beswang þá crístenan, 392, 1. Gif mon cierliscne mon unsynnigne beswinge, Ll. Th. i. 84, 3. Mid gierde mon bið beswungen, and mid stæfe hé bið áwreðed,

be-swylian

(v.)

Similar entry: be-swilian

be-syrewian

(v.)
Grammar
be-syrewian, -syrian, -syrwan.

be-teón

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Similar entries (v. teón to accuse). Add: to accuse a person (acc.) of a crime, Grammar be-teón, crime in gen. or dat. (inst) Gif mon cyninges þegn beteó manslihtes . . . Gif man þone man betýhð þe bið lǽssa maga. Ll. Th. i. 154, 5-7. Sé þe hlóðe betygen

be-þancen

Similar entry: be-þencan

be-þearf

Linked entry: þearf-líc

be-þearfende

(adj.)
Grammar
be-þearfende, adj.

Needy ⬩ indigent

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(ptcpl.) Needy, indigent Beðearfende mon homo indigens, Kent. Gl. 708

Linked entry: þearfan