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Anglo-Saxon

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be-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-ginnan, ic -ginne, ðú -ginnest, -ginst, he -ginneþ, -gineþ, -ginþ, pl. -ginnaþ -ginaþ ; p. -gan, pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen; v. a. [be, ginnan, q. v.]

To BEGIN ⬩ incipere

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To BEGIN; incipere Nóe ðá began to wircenne ðæt land Noe tunc cæpit exercere terram Gen. 9, 20 : 18, 27 : Hy. 10, 36; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 36

Linked entries: be-gan be-gunnon

be-grauen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-grauen, begrafen; pp. of be-grafan

buried

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buried

bælig-nis

(n.)
Grammar
bælig-nis, -niss, e; f. [from belgan to be angry, to make angry]

An injury ⬩ injuria

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An injury; injuria, Mt. Lind. Stv. 20, 13

bebeád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bebeád, p. of be-beódan.

commanded

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commanded,Elen. Kmbl. 1417; El. 710;

be-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
be-bindan, p. -band, -bond, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden [be, bindan, q. v.]

To bind in or about ⬩ inligare

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To bind in or about; inligare, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, note 9

Linked entry: be-bond

be-boden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-boden, pp. of be-beódan.

commanded ⬩ commended

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commanded, commended;

be-bohte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-bohte, p. of be-bycgean.

sold

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sold,Cd. 226; Th. 301, 5 ; Sat. 577;

be-brugdon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-brugdon, p. of be-bregdan.

they pretended

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they pretended,Lk. Lind. War. 20, 20;

be-byreþ

Grammar
be-byreþ, pres. of be-beran.

supplies

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supplies,L. Ethb. 18; Th. i. 6, 19 ;

be-byrigan

(v.)
Grammar
be-byrigan, be-birigan; p. ede; pp. ed

To cover with a mound ⬩ to bury ⬩ tumulare ⬩ sepelire

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To cover with a mound, to bury; tumulare, sepelire Bebirigaþ me sepelite me, Gen. 49, 29. Ða bán ðe ðǽr bebyrigede wǽron ossa quæ ibidem fuerant tumulata, Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 10 : 2, 1; S. 500, 15

Linked entry: be-birigan

be-cæfian

(v.)
Grammar
be-cæfian, be-cefian ; p. ede ; pp. ed

To embroider ⬩ ornament ⬩ decorate ⬩ phalerare

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To embroider, ornament, decorate; phalerare Becæfed phaleralus, Cot. 84

Linked entry: be-cefian

be-com

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-com, p. of be-cuman.

came ⬩ was come

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came, was come,Beo. Th. 231; B. 115;

Linked entry: bi-cwom

be-cwyddod

(v.)
Grammar
be-cwyddod, part. p. [be, cwiddian to speak]

Bespoken ⬩ deposited ⬩ depositum

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Bespoken, deposited; depositum, Ælfc. Gl. 14; Som. 58, 9

Linked entry: be-cwiddian

be-dofen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-dofen, pp. of be-dúfan.

drowned ⬩ submersus

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drowned ; submersus,Homl. Th. ii. 472, 5 ;

Linked entry: be-dúfan

be-dolfen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-dolfen, pp. of be-delfan.

buried

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buried,Elen. Kmbl. 2159; El. 1081;

be-dráf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-dráf, p. of be-drífan.

drove

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drove,Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 72, 38;

be-dróg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-dróg, p. of be-dragan.

seduced

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seduced,Cd. 29; Th. 38, 5 ; Gen. 602 ;

be-eódon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-eódon, p. of be-gán.

dwelt ⬩ inhabited

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dwelt, inhabited,Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 1;

be-irnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-irnan, impert. be-irn; p. -am, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen

To come or run into ⬩ incurrere

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To come or run into; incurrere Ne be-irn ðú on ða inwitgecyndo do not run into their guilty nature Salm. Kmbl. 660; Sal. 329

Linked entry: be-yrnan

be-leólc

(v.)
Grammar
be-leólc, p. of be-lácan, and Goth. cognates at the end of lácan.

flowed around ⬩ inclosed ⬩ the reduplicated

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flowed around, inclosed, the reduplicatedExon. 122 b; Th. 471, 26; Rä. 61, 7;

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