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fýr-béta

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Fýrbéta focarius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 80. Add

wín-beám

(n.)
Grammar
wín-beám, es; m.

A vine-pole

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A vine-pole Wínbeám partica, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 4 trabs uinee, Wülck. Gl. 245, 20

be-sih

(v.)

see, look, beholdaspice

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see, look, behold; aspice, Ps. Lamb. 118, 132; Similar entries impert. of be-seón

be-seah

(v.; part.)

looked about

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looked about, Gen. 24, 63; Similar entries p.of be-seón

be-seah

(v.)
Grammar
be-seah,
  • Dóm. L. 241
.

Similar entry: be-sencan

be-swác

(v.; part.)

deceived, enticed, seduced

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deceived, enticed, seduced, Andr. Kmbl. 1226; An. 613; Similar entries p. of be-swícan

be-seón

(v.)
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be-seón, -sión, bi-seón; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon; impert. -sih; pp. -sewen; [be by, near, about; seón to see]

to look about or aroundcircumspicereto see, look, beholdvidere, aspicereto go to see, visitvisere, visitare

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to look about or around; circumspicere Sóna ðá hí besáwon hí, nánne hí mid him ne gesáwon suddenly when they looked about them, they saw no one with him, Mk. Bos. 9, 8. Ðá he beseah, ðá geseah he olfendas when he looked about, then he saw the camels,

be-sión

(v.)

to look about

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to look about Ðæt he hine ne besió that he look not about him Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 17

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-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-smirwan

(v.)

to besmear

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to besmear, rub with ointment, &c. Besmyra eall ꝥ scínende mid hunigteáre, Lch. iii. 292, 10. ꝥ se lǽce mihte hine be-smyrwian (v. be-bíwan), Gr. D. 318, 3. Bismiride (-æ, -a) interlitam, Txts. 71, 1095. Besmyred, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 51

Linked entry: be-smyred

be-smítan

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Voc. ii. 61, 63. of the action of a person Ic mín fǽmnhád besmát, Hml. S. 23b, 328. þúwoldest þone besmítan þe þú nánwiht yfles on nystest. Bl. H. 85, 36.

betst

(adj.)
Grammar
betst, betest; adj. sup. def. se betsta, betesta; seó, ðæt beteste; pos. gód [bet good; v. bet-líc good-like]

Best, the best, firstoptimus, primus

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Best, the best, first; optimus, primus Ða þing ðe ge betstan gelífaþ [MS. betst ongelifaþ] ea quæ vos optima credebatis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, note 12. Scipio, se besta [Laud MS. betsta] Rómana witena Scipio, the best of the Roman senators, Ors. 5, 4; Bos

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-smítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-smítan, p. -smát, pl. -smiton; pp. -smiten; [be, smitta smut]

To BESMUT, defile, dirty, pollute, contaminatepolluere, inquinare, coinquinare, contaminare

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To BESMUT, defile, dirty, pollute, contaminate; polluere, inquinare, coinquinare, contaminare Ðæt hine besmítan mǽge quod possit eum coinquinare, Mk.

Linked entry: smítan

forþ-beseón

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-beseón, p. -beseah, pl. -besáwon; pp. -besewen

To look forthlook outprospĭcĕre

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To look forth, look out; prospĭcĕre He forþbeseah of heánnysse hálgan his prospexit de excelso sancto suo, Ps. Lamb. 101, 20

be-seolfrian

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

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-swícan

to decoyensnarebeguileto betrayto defraudsupplantto circumventto seducemislead

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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-sleán

(v.)

to strikesmiteto strikedashinflictto striketo strike

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Add: trans. to strike, smite, lit. Hé beslóh stán percussit petram, Ps. Spl. M. 77, 13. fig. to strike with disease Hé gewende mid snáwhwítum hreóflan beslagen, Hml. Th. i. 400, 29. to deprive by a stroke (lit. or fig.) of something (gen. inst.) Hé