Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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be-sóne

(adv.)
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be-sóne, adv.

Soon, immediately ⬩ mox, statim

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Soon, immediately; mox, statim Cweðe se preóst besóne let the priest immediately say, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 358, 24

be-sorh

(adj.)

anxious, dear, beloved

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Ben. 72

be-suncen

(v.; part.)

sunk

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sunk, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 5; Rä. 11, 3; Similar entries pp. of besincan

be-streddon

heaped up ⬩ aggeraverunt

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heaped up; aggeraveruntBd. 3, 2; S. 524, note 20

be-táhten

(v.; part.)

committed

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Chr. 654; Erl. 29, 11 = betǽhton committed; Similar entries p. of betǽcan II

be-þearfaþ

he needs, wants ⬩ opus habet

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he needs, wants; opus habet Hwæt helpeþ vel beþearfeþ [MS. beþearfaþ] menn what does it help to a man or what needs a man [of what use is it to a man]? quid prodest homini? Mt. Rush. Stv. 16, 26

Linked entry: þearfian

be-tolden

(v.; part.)

surrounded

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surrounded, Andr. Kmbl. 1976; An. 990; Similar entries pp. of beteldan

be-tiénan

(v.)

to shut, shut up ⬩ concludere

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to shut, shut up; concludere,Ps. Spl. T. 34, 3: Cot. 58

be-þryccan

(v.)

to press on, impress

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to press on, impress

be-þuncan

(v.)

To consider, look out ⬩ consulere, prospicere

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To consider, look out; consulere, prospicere,Exon. 113 a; Th. 432, 29; Rä. 49, 7

Linked entry: -þuncan

be-tuh

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tuh, prep. dat. acc.

Between ⬩ inter

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Betuh Arabia and Palestína between Arabia and Palestine, Ors. 1, 3; Bos. 27, 20: Cd. 37; Th. 47, 26; Gen. 766

be-tux

between

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between

Linked entry: betux-sittan

be-twyx

(prep.)

betwixt, between

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Bos. 11, 1l: Chr. 1126; Th. 377, 10

be-twih

between

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between

be-týhtlian

(v.)

to accuse

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to accuse, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 8, 16

be-weorcean

(v.)

to adorn

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to adorn, Elen. Kmbl. 2045; El. 1024

be-wyrpan

(v.)

to cast, throw

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to cast, throw, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 33

big-geng

(n.)

observation, worship ⬩ cultus

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observation, worship; cultus Biggeng [MS. biggend] cultus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 18

bil-wit

(adj.)

mild

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mild, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 4; Gen. 856

bió-wyrt

(n.)

bee-wort ⬩ apiastrum

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bee-wort; apiastrum,Glos. Epnl. Recd. 153, 20

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