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be-scílan

(v.)
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to give a side loot at. v. passage under be-scylian in Dict

be-scínan

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Godes beorhtnys hí besceán, Hml. Th. i. 30, 16. Warna þú ꝥ; hý ná sunne ne bescíne, Lch. i. 318, 15. Add:

be-scrifen

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Dele

be-screopan

Grammar
be-screopan, l. -screpan,
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Hofe bescrepen . . . rinde clǽne and bescrepene. Lch. ii. 270, 3, 4. and add:

be-scúfan

Grammar
be-scúfan, -sceófan.

to thrust

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Add: to thrust, cast into a place Seó gýtsung manega bescýfð (precipitat) on fýr, Prud. 60. þeacute; se Ælmihtiga [on] heolstor besceáf, An. 1193. Hí hine on cwearterne bescufon, Hml. i. 18, 440. Hét ontendan fýr, and hí tómiddes besceófan, 7, 219. Hét

be-scyldigian

(v.)
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Dele

be-scyrednes

Similar entry: be-sceredness

be-scyrung

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Dele

be-seah

(v.)
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be-seah,
  • Dóm. L. 241
.

Similar entry: be-sencan

be-secgan

to announceaccuse

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Add: to announce Seó wearð gebróht and besǽd þám cyninge, Hml. A. 94, 87. with on, to bring a charge against, accuse:-- Dá leásan gewitan him on besǽdon: ' Ne geswícð ðes man . . . ' Hml. Th. i. 46, 1. to deny a charge, excuse one's self, Bd. 5, 19;

be-sendan

(v.)

to send

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to send Ic on besende inmitto, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 172, 11. On ðám ðwyrnyssum þe ús se Ælmihtiga on besent, Hml. Th. ii. 460, 15. Besende se deófol swilc geþanc on þone munuc, Hml. S. 31, 1073 : 33. 161

be-sengan

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Þ á fúlan sceanda hé besengð on helle, Hml. A. 115, 439. Add

be-seolfrian

(v.)
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be-seolfrian, -silfran
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to cover with silver Besi(l)frede deargentatae, Ps. Srt. 67, 14

be-seón

(v.)

To lookattentionexpectationTo see aboutcare forattend toprovide for

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Add: intrans. To look. absolute, physical Ne beseoh þú underbæc noli respicere post tergum, Gen. 19, 17. mental Mann þe hys hand ásett on hys sulh and on bæc besyhð, Lk. 9, 62. Beseoh (respice) and gehýr mé, Ps. Spl. 12, 3. with preps. physical Beseó

be-seowian

(v.)
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be-seowian, (-siwian)

to besewsew up

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to besew (v. N. E. D. s. v. ), sew up Hí besywodon Crísantum mid þǽre hýde, Hml. S. 35, 159. Séc stáuas . . . beseowa hira . iii. on þon þe þú wile (sew them up in anything you please), Lch. ii. 306, 9. Bisiuuidi (-siudi) uuerci opere plumario, Txts.

Linked entry: be-siwian

be-settan

to setplaceto applyto surroundto besiege

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Add: to set, place, with on, to put one thing in another Ic on besette insero, Ælf. Gr. Z. 166, 3. God ðá sáwle beset on ðone líchaman, Hml. Th. i. 292, 31. He him sawle on besett, ii. 206, 25. þá hé on his geleáffulra heortan beset, 524, 12. to place

be-innan

Similar entry: binnan

be-ládian

(v.)
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Add: to excuse, absolve from an obligation, let off Ic ne beládige míne áteorigendlican ylde, Hml. S. 31, 1346. Hí bǽdon ðone bydel ðæt hé hí beládode. Hml. Th. ii. 374, 9. Beláda mé, 372 20: Lk. 14, 19. ꝥ ðú mé beládige habe me excusalum, 18, Nǽnig

be-lǽfan

(v.)
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Substitute: trans, to leave, be survived by Hé bearn ne belǽfð, Hml. Th. ii. 146, 20. to leave unconsumed, un-done, to spare Hé ne belǽfde náne láte cuce non dimiserunt ullas reliquias, Jos. 10, 28. Nán hǽðengyld se hagol ne belǽfde, Hml. S. 4, 427:

be-lǽþed

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Substitute: be-lǽþan to make detestable Eów þe taliaþ biter ðing tó swéte and swéte belǽþað, Wlfst. 47, 7