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be-spanan

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Hé wile áwendan of rihtan geleáfan and be-spanan tó his unlárum, Wlfst. 95, 15. Add

be-sparrad

(v.)
Grammar
be-sparrad, be-sparrian; pp. ad

To boltshut up

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To bolt, shut up (v. N. E. D. besjar) Bisparrad oppilatae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 68. Bespar*-*rade, 63, 47. Substitute:

Linked entry: sparrian

be-stapan

Grammar
be-stapan, l. be-stæppan,

to stepto tread

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and add: of motion, to step, & c. Ic gange oþþe on bestæppe incaedo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 171, 12. Ð æt ðín fót ne bestæppe on his grinum, Hex. 52, 13. to tread, print a footstep þá lástas beóþ on þǽre ilcan onsýne þe hié þǽr on forman on þá eorþan

be-stealcian

(v.)
Grammar
be-stealcian, p. ode
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To proceed stealthily so at to surprise (cf. deers*-*talking) Hinguar swá swá wulf on lande bestalcode, and þá leóde slóh, Hml. S. 32, 40

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-súpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-súpan, p. -seáp

To sup upswallow

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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-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
be-swíc, l. be-swic (big-, bí-, bi-); n.
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Biswic decipula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 15 : supplantatio, Kent. Gl. 347. Tó biswice weorðan offendiculum fieri, Past. 451, 33. Him Arpellas tó beswice wearð Arpellas had played him false, Ors. 1. 12; S. 54, 10. Bútan ǽlcen brǽde oððe beswice, C. D. ii. 58

be-swica

(n.)
Grammar
be-swica, (big-, bí-, bi-), an; m.

A deceiver

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A deceiver Biswica deceptrix, fallax, seductrix, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 13. Hé sægde ꝥ Petrus bigswica wǽre, Bl. H. 173, 21. Heó gebær þone biswican, 149, 36. Git sindon bigswicon, 187, 30

Linked entry: big-swica

be-swicenness

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

deceptionsurrender

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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

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-syrewian

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

be-þearfod

(adj.)
Grammar
be-þearfod, (-ed); adj.

Needy

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(ptcpl.) Needy, brought to want Gif þú hwæne on neádþearfe ongitst, and gif þú hwæne on wǽdle beþearfodne (-þreaf-, MS.) ácnǽwst, Engl. Stud. viii. 474, 50

Linked entry: þearfian

be-þencan

consider

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Add: to think about, consider, with acc. Sé þe sóð on his heortan beðencð, R. Ben. 3, 19. Beþencað domes dæg, Wlfst. 228, 31. ꝥ þú beþence ðone rǽdels, Ap. Th. 5, 7. Beþænce hé (cogitet) Godes edleán, R. Ben. 92, 12. Beþænce se fæder þone sunu and se

be-þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þeówan, p. -þeówde, -þeódde (v. þeówan to serve)

To serve

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To serve Beþeóddan inserviunt (v. l. to inheserunt in passage given under previous word), R. Ben. 134, 20

Linked entries: þeówan þeówan

be-þwyr

Grammar
be-þwyr, be-bweorian, -þwyrian
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to deprave Beþwyrad depravatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 3. Substitute:

be-tíhan

Grammar
be-tíhan, l. be-teón.

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be-tíhtlian

(v.)
Grammar
be-tíhtlian, l. be-tihtlian.

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be-tweoh

Grammar
be-tweoh, (i, y, u), -tuh.

betweenamongbetweenamong

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Add: with dat. between. local, of position within certain limits Weall tó settonne betweoh (-tuh, v. l. ) ðám wítgan and ðǽre byrh, Past. 164, 10. of extent between limits Eall hira land betwuh (-tweoh, v. l. ) dícum and Wúsan, Chr. 905; P. 94, 2. Betuh