Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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be-scítan

(v.)
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be-scítan, p. -scát; pp. -sciten

To bedaub ⬩ cacare

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To bedaub; cacare Besciten caccabatum, Cot. 189

Linked entries: scítan be-hrumod

un-bescoren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-bescoren, adj.

Unshorn ⬩ without the tonsure

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Unshorn, without the tonsure Sume sídfeaxe gáþ, ðæt seó bescorene hálignes ne sý weorþre ðenne seó unbescorene, R. Ben. 135, 29

Linked entry: be-sceran

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-scítan

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For Cot. 189 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 71, and add:

be-scrifen

(v.; part.)

Confessed ⬩ confessus

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Confessed, that hath undergone confession; confessus

be-sciran

(v.)

to shear, shave

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to shear, shave Jud. 13, 5: L. Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 7, 9

be-scoren

(v.; part.)

shorn, shaved

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shorn, shaved, Jud. 16, 17.; Similar entries pp. of be-sceran

be-scílan

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

be-scrifen

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Dele

be-scuton

(v.)

went

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went, Lk. Bos. 8, 31; Similar entries p. pl.of be-sceótan

be-scofen

(v.; part.)

thrust off, precipitated

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thrust off, precipitated, Mk. Bos. 5, 13.; Similar entries pp. of be-scúfan

be-scínan

(v.)
Grammar
be-scínan, p. -scán; pp. -scinen

To shine upon, illuminate ⬩ collustrare, illuminare

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To shine upon, illuminate; collustrare, illuminare, Mec heaðosigel bescíneþ the glorious sun shines upon me, Exon. 126 b; Th. 486, 18; Rä. 72, 17

be-sceran

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceran, bi-sceran, -sciran, -scyran; p. -scær, -scear, pl. -scǽron, -sceáron; pp. -scoren

To shear off, to shave, cut off ⬩ attondere, amputare, præcidere

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To shear off, to shave, cut off; attondere, amputare, præcidere Hý eall heora heáfod besceáron they all shaved their heads, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 96, 37; capitibus rasis, Ors. Hav. 4, 20; p. 270, 5. Ðæt he to preóste bescoren beón mihte that he might be shorn

Linked entries: be-sceoren be-sciran be-scoren be-scyran be-scyrþ bi-scær

be-scerian

(v.)
Grammar
be-scerian, -scirian, -scyrian, -scyrigan; p. ede; pp. ed

To deprive, separate, defraud ⬩ privare, separare, fraudare

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To deprive, separate, defraud; privare, separare, fraudare wærþ Ceolwulf his ríces bescered here Ceolwulf was deprived of his kingdom, Hér, A. D. 821, Chr. 821.; Erl. 63, 10. Ðonne ic bescired beó fram túnscíre when I am deprived of my stewardship, Lk

Linked entries: be-scirian be-scyrian be-scyrigan bi-scerian

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