be-clǽnsian
to cleanse
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to cleanse Ic eom beclǽnsod emundabor, Ps. Spl. 18, 14
be-cneord
diligent
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diligent On willsumnesse háligra gebeda gecneord (begneorð, v. l.), Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 525, 15. (?)
be-cnyttan
to tie up in a bundle ⬩ to tie round ⬩ surround with a bond ⬩ to tie ⬩ attach with a string, ⬩ to tie a rope,
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Add: with acc. of what is tied, to tie up in a bundle Ðæt hé Godes gifa ná ne becnytte on ðǽm sceáte his slǽwðe, Past. 59, 15. to tie round, surround with a bond Hí becnytton his swuran mid rápe, Hml. S. 15, 53. to tie, attach with a string, Gif hwá
be-crafian
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[Ðis maiden wile ic bicrauen], Gen. a. Ex. 1388. Add:
be-dirnan
to conceal
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to conceal Se hord þe þú oþ nú bedyrndest, Hml. S. 23, 662. Berníþan, bedyrnan dissimulare, i. occultare (desiderium ), An. Ox. 983. Hí synd nú bedyrnde ꝥ hí nán man ne mæg gefindan, Hml. S. 23, 290. ¶to conceal from (dat.):-- Wé willað ðæt andgit eów
Linked entry: be-dyrnan
be-deáglian
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Bedeáhlian celare, Kent. Gl. 952. Add
be-cwilman
to torment
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to torment Ne bið þǽr ansýn gesewen ǽnigre wihte bútan þára cwelra becwylmað (þe cwylmað?) ðá earman (cf. Wlfst. 139, 5: Búton þǽra deófla þe cwylmað þá earman), Dóm. L. 203
be-fæstan
to fix, ⬩ to place in security ⬩ to fix in the mind ⬩ implant ⬩ to fix by promise or agreement ⬩ to pledge ⬩ to commit ⬩ to commit to a person's charge ⬩ to commit to a place ⬩ to set ⬩ betake to an occupation ⬩ to commend ⬩ recommend, ⬩ to make acceptable ⬩ to trust
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Dele passage under I, and add: to fix, to place in security Hié befæston hira wíf and hira scipu and hira feoh on Eást-Englum, Chr. 894; P. 88, 4. Þá Deniscan hæfdon hira wíf befæst innan Eást-Engle, 896; P. 89, 22. Bið se þridda dǽl in þæs wylmes grund
be-fleán
to strip the skin ⬩ bark off ⬩ to strip off
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Add: to strip the skin or bark off Berinde, beflóg decorticavit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 47. Befleán deglobere, 138, 29. Behyldan, befleán deglobere .i. decoriare, An. Ox. 3280. Hét hé hine cwicne befleán, Shrn. 84, 29: 121, 1. Tó befleánne euiscerandum, Germ
be-fleógan
To come by flying ⬩ fly on to
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Substitute: To come by flying, fly on to Beflugan (upp flugon v. l.) ðá spearcan on ðæs húses hróf the sparks flew on to the roof of the house, Bd. 3, 10; Sch. 234, 4
be-fleón
to flee ⬩ to flee from ⬩ to flee from
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Add Beflugan aufugiunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 37. Bi-fleónde subterfugiens, 83, 8. absolute, to flee Ðá ðe hire tó befleóð hió geheálð fugientem salvet infirmum, Past. 399, 15. to flee from (with, acc.) Ꝥ hié Godes erre beflugon, Bl. H. 169, 11. Þæt hit
be-flítan
Similar entry: un-befliten
be-flówan
To come by flowing ⬩ to flow to
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Add: To come by flowing, to flow to Welan þeáh þe tó beflówan diuitiae si affluant, Ps. L. 61, 11
be-féran
to go about ⬩ from place to place, ⬩ to come upon ⬩ overtake ⬩ catch ⬩ To get ⬩ fall among ⬩ to pass by
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Substitute: to go about, from place to place, Mk. 6, 6 (in Dict.). to come upon, overtake, catch (of a pursuing force) Hé beférde þæt folc þǽr hig gewícode wǽron cum persequerentur Aegyptii vestigia praecedentium, repererunt eos in castris, Ex. 14, 9
be-drincan
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[Fort se ruse habbe bedruncan þat wyn,] Lch. iii. 112, 7. Add
be-fæðman
to embrace ⬩ to enclose
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to embrace Ic befæðme, Rä. 88, 19. Heó Sceppend seolf befæðmeð, Sat. 310: 359. Ús befæð-man wile freóbearn Godes, 289. to enclose God ealle þincg beféhð and befædmað, Hml. S. 23 b, 584
be-fóndlic
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be-fýlan
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Add Befýledum infectis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 62. physical >Befýled caccabalum, An. Ox. 4156: fuscatus, 4682. moral Formcatio befýlð þone mann, Hml. S. 16, 277. He on synnum hine sylfne befýleð, Wlfst. 78, 16. Hí befýlað fracodlíce hí sylfe, 305, 1O
be-gangnes
celebration
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celebration :-- Begeongnise kalendas (cf. begangan, II. (2a) and: kalendae gehealdaggas vel hálige dagas, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 35), Rtl. 189, 33