II.pret. 3 sg. ofbūgan.beāh-= bēag-beāhsianto ask advice,Bl19929; 20528.bealanīð=bealunīðbealcan, bealcettanto‘belch,’utter, bring up, splutter out, give forth, emit,Ps; Æ:come forth.beald(a) ‘bold,’brave, confident, strong,Ps; AO, CP:impudent.bealdeadv.boldly, courageously, confidently:without hesitation, immediately.bealdianto be bold,B2177. [‘bold’]bealdlīce‘boldly,’Jul.bealdnes(a) f.boldness.bealdor† m.lord, master, hero.bealdwyrdebold of speech, Æ.beale-= bealu-bealg, bealh pret. 3 sg. ofbelgan.beallucasmp. ‘testiculi,’Gl. [‘ballock’]bealo=bealubealo-= bealu-bealuI.† gs. b(e)al(u)wes n. ‘bale,’harm, injury, destruction, ruin, evil, mischief,Sat, Ps, Chr:wickedness, malice:a noxious thing, Æ.II.adj.baleful, deadly, dangerous, wicked, evil.bealubendm.pernicious bond, W 1782.bealubennf.mortal wound,Ex238.bealublondenpernicious,GnE198.bealuclommmf.oppressive bond,Hell65.bealucræftm.magic art,Met2675.bealucwealmm.violent death, B 2265.bealudǣd† f.evil deed, sin.bealuful‘baleful,’dire, wicked, cruel,Cr.bealufūsprone to sin,Rim50.bealu-hycgende‡, -hȳdig ‡meditating mischief.bealuinwitn.deceit, treachery,PPs5424.bealulēas†harmless, innocent,Chr, Gn. [‘baleless’]bealunīð† m.malice, wickedness.bealurāpm.oppressive fetter,Cr365.bealusearun.wicked machination,Jul473.bealusīð† m.hurt, adversity:death.bealusorgf.dire sorrow,Ph409.bealuspelln.baleful message,Ex510.bealuðoncm.evil thought,Jul469.bealuwes, bealwes v.bealu.bēamI.m.tree,KC, Rd: ‘beam,’rafter, piece of wood,Chr, Mt; CP, Mdf:cross, gallows,Cr: (†)ship,Rd:column, pillar:sunbeam,Chr, Ps:metal girder,AO.II.(NG) =bȳmebēamere(Mt) =bȳmerebēamsceadu† f.shade of a tree.bēamtelg‡ m.wood-dye, carbonaceous ink.bēamwegm.road made with logs, BC 1·417´.bēamwerm.wooden weir? BC 2·242´.bēan(īe) f. ‘bean,’pea, legume,Lcd; Mdf.bēan-belgas, -coddas (Lk) mp.bean-pods, husks or cods. [v. ‘cod’]bēancynnn.a kind of bean, WW 2053.bēanenadj.of beans,Lcd1·2829.bēanlēagf.land where beans grow,KC5·265. [v. ‘bean’]bēanmelun.bean meal,Lcd31b.bēansǣdn.bean seed.bēanscaluf.bean-pod, OEG 608.bēar(NG) =bēorbearce(æ) f.barking,Gl.beardm. ‘beard,’VPs; Æ.+beardedhaving abeard, GD 27914.beardlēasbeardless, youthful.beargI.m. ‘barrow’pig, hog,Mt(e),Rd.II.pret. 3 sg. ofbeorgan.bearh=beargI. and II.bearht==beorhtbearhtmI.(br-, e, eo, y) m.brightness, flash:twinkling(of an eye),instant.II.==breahtmbearhtmeadv.instantly.bearhtmhwætswift as the twinkling of an eye, momentary,Az107 (br-).bearhtmhwīlf.moment, twinkling of an eye, point of time, GD.bearmI.(a) m.lap, bosom, breast,Lk:middle, inside: (†)possession.II.emotion, excitement?PPs118.III.=beormabearmclāðn.apron.bearmrægln.apron. [hrægl]bearmtēagyeast-box, LL 455[17].bearnI.(a, eo) n.child, son, descendant, offspring, issue,B, Mt, TC; AO, CP. lēoda b.children of men. [‘bairn’]II.= barn pret. 3 sg. ofbiernan.III.pret. 3 sg. ofbeiernan.IV.=bereærnbearnan(N) =biernanbearncennicgemother, DR.bearn-ēaca(CP, Æ), -ēacen (CP), -eacnod, -ēacnigende (Æ)pregnant.bearnende(NG) = biernende ptc. ofbiernan.bearngebyrdafp.child-bearing, B 946.bearngestrēonn.procreation of children,Rd2127.bearnlēaschildless, Æ.bearnlēast(ē2) f.childlessness.bearnlufeaffection(for a child),adoption, BH 45411.bearn-myrðram., -myrðre f.murderer or murderess of a child.bearntēamm.offspring, posterity,AO:procreation of children, HL. [‘bairnteam’]bearo==bearubearrigef? ‘braugina,’ ‘baruina,’Gl.bears==bærsbēarscipe=bēorscipe±bearugs. bearwes m.grove, wood,BH; CP; Mdf. [berwe]bearug=beargbearunæsm.woody shore,Rd585.bearwe(æ) f.basket, wheelbarrow, LL 45515.bearwesv.bearu.beasu=basu I.+bēatn.scourging, Æ.±bēatan7pret. bēot and (rarely) beoft (ES 38·28)to‘beat,’strike, thrust, dash,Bo, Bl, Ps:hurt, injure,Da265:tramp, tread,B.bēaterem.beater, boxer, Æ.bēawm.gad-fly, WW.bebaðianto bathe, wash(tr. intr. and refl.).bebēodan2to offer, commit, entrust, CP:bid, enjoin, instruct, command, require,Æ, Lk; AO, CP:announce, proclaim. [‘bibede’]bebēodendm.commander, master, CP.bebēodendliccommanding, imperative,ÆGr.bebeorgan3to be on one’s guard, defend, protect,B. [‘bibergh’]beber(WW 1114) =beferbeberan4to carry to, supply with.bebindan3to bind about, bind fast, Æ.be-birgan, -birigan =bebyrganbebītan(bibī-)to bite, Cp 251m.beblāwanto blow upon.bebodn.command, injunction, order, decree,Mt; Æ, AO, CP. ðā beboduthe(ten)commandments.[‘bibod’]beboddægm.appointed day, A 11·10267.bebodianwv. =bebēodanbebodrǣdenf.command, authority,LPs118110.bebrǣdanto spread, cover, MH 4419.bebrecan4to break to pieces,Sol295.bebregdan3to pretend, LkL 2020.bebrūcan2to practise:consume(food).bebūgan2to flow round, surround, enclose:turn from, shun, avoid,El:reach, extend. [‘bibugh’]bebycgan(A)to sell.bebycgungf.selling, WW.bebyrdanto fringe, border, WW 37541.be-byrgan(AO) -byrianI.to raise a mound to, bury, inter,Æ. [‘bebury’]II.=bebeorganbe-byrgednes, -byrig(ed)nes f.burial, burying.bebyrig-= bebyrg-bebyrwan(?= -bȳwan, BT)to rub over, GD 3183.bec=bæcbēcv.bōc.becæfianto ornament, WW 13722.+bēcanto make over in writing, grant by charter, EC 202´.becc=bæc II.beccam.pick, mattock,WW; Æ. [‘beck’; and v. Indog. Forschungen 24]beccenm.buyer, WW (KGl) 7536. [=bycgend]becem. =bæc II.bēce(oe) f. ‘beech’ (tree),Gl. (v. alsobōc.)becēapian1to sell, Æ:buy, Æ.becefed= becæfed, pp. ofbecæfian.bēcenI.‘beechen,’made of beechwood,Lcd, WW.II.(NG) =bēacenbeceorfan3to cut, cut off, separate, Æ. hēafde b.to behead.beceorianto murmur at, complain of.becēowan2to gnaw in pieces,Soul111.becēpanI.to take notice of,LPs.II.=becȳpanbeceðpres. 3 sg. ofbacan.becīdanto complain of, ÆH 2·4706.becierran(e, y)to turn, turn round, pass by, avoid,Met; CP:wind, twist:pervert,Chr:give up, betray. [‘bicharre’]beclǣmanto plaster over, poultice,Lcd.beclǣnsianto cleanse,SPs1814.beclemmanto bind, enclose,Sol71.beclencanto hold fast,LPs10418.beclēsung=beclȳsungbeclingan3enclose, bind,El696.beclipð(CP) = beclypð pres. 3 sg. ofbeclyppan.beclīsung=beclȳsungbeclypian(eo)to accuse, challenge, sue at law,LL. [‘beclepe’]beclyppanto clasp, embrace, encompass, hold, Æ.beclyppingf.embrace, OEG.beclȳsanto close, shut up, enclose, confine, imprison, Æ. [clūse]beclȳsungf.enclosure, cell, OEG 1522:period, syllogism, OEG.bēcn=bēacen(e)nbecnāwan7to know, RB.becnedan5to knead up,Lcd93a.bēcnydlic=bȳcnendlicbecnyttanto knit, tie, bind, Æ, CP.becol-a? m., -e? f.spectre, WW 53033.bēcrǣding=bōcrǣdingbecrēopan2to creep into, crawl, AO:be hidden, Æ.becstpres. 2 sg. ofbacan.bēctrēow=bōctrēowbecuman4to happen, befall, Æ:come, approach, arrive, enter, meet with, fall in with,B; Æ, AO, CP:happen, befall,Bo, Æ: (impers.)befit, MkL 1431. [‘become’]bēcun(NG) =bēacanbecwelan4to die, LL 400 (1).becweðan5to say:speak to, address, exhort, admonish, blame,Ps: ‘bequeath,’leave by will,KC; Æ.becweðerem.interpreter, translator, EHy 16 (proem.).becwyddodbespoken, deposited, WW 11539.becwylman?to torment(BT).becymem.event, result, BH 37219.becȳpanto sell.becyrran=becierran±bedI.n.prayer, supplication, Æ, CP:religious ordinance, service, Æ.II.=beddIII.= bæd pret. 3 sg. ofbiddan.bedǣlanto deprive, strip, bereave of, rob,Æ:release, free from. [‘bedeal’]bēdan=bēodan+bēdan=+bædanbedbǣr(ē) f.portable bed, NG.+bedbigenf.payment for prayers, LL 258 (51). [bycgan]bedbolsterm.bolster, pillow, WW 12420.bedbūrn.bed-chamber,HGl481.±bedcleofa(e, i, y) m.bedroom, chamber:lair,Ps.bed-cofam., -cofe f.bedchamber.beddn. ‘bed,’couch, resting-place,Jn, KC; CP:garden-bed, plot,Lcd; Mdf.+beddaf.consort, wife,B. [‘i-bedde’]±beddagasmpl.rogation days.beddclāðm.bed-covering; pl.bed-clothes.beddclyfa=bedcleofabeddgemānam.cohabitation, CP 9925.beddianto make a‘bed,’WW:provide one with a bed,LL.beddingf. ‘bedding,’bed-covering,LPs, WW; Æ:bed.beddrēaf=bedrēafbeddreda(i, y) =bedredabeddrest† f.bed.beddstōwf.bed, BH 41012.be-dēaglian(-dēahl) =bedīglianbedecianto beg, Æ, CP.bedēglian=bedīglianbedēlan=bedǣlanbedelfan3to dig round,Lk:bury,Rood; AO. [‘bedelve’]bedelfungf.digging round, WW 14911.bedenpp. ofbiddan.bedēpan(VPs) =bedīpanbedeppan=bedyppanbedfeltmn.bed-covering, RB 9116.bedgeridn. (ant’s)nest,Lcd118a.+bedgihtf.evening, WW 1178.±bedhūsn.chapel, oratory, Æ.+bedianto pray, worship, BH 40829.bedīcianto surround with a dyke, embank, fortify,Chr1016e.bedidrian=bedydrianbedīeglan=bedīglianbe-dīglian(-dīhl-; ēa, ē, īe)to conceal, hide, obscure, keep secret, Æ:be concealed, lie hid.bedīglingf.secret place,RPs808.beding=beddingbedīolan(K) =bedīeglanbedīpan(ē, ȳ)to dip, immerse:anoint,CPs1405.+bedmannm.worshipper, priest.bedōnto shut,PPs1472. [‘bedo’]bedol=bedul±bedrǣdenf.prayer, intercession, Æ.bedraganv. pp.bedrōg.bedrēafn.bed-clothes, bedding, Æ.bedreda(i, y) m. (and adj.) ‘bedridden’ (man),Æ.bedrēf=bedrēafbedrēosan2to overcome, deceive?Gen528, 823:deprive of, bereave, despoil.bedrest=beddrestbedrida=bedredabedrīfan1to drive, beat, strike, assail, AO:follow up, pursue:surround, cover.bedrincan3to drink up, absorb,Lcd.bedrīpn.compulsory service rendered to a landowner at harvest time,LL. [‘bedrip’]bedrōgbeguiled,Gen602.bedrūgianto dry up,Lcd1·3364.bedryda=bedredabedrȳpanto moisten, GPH 39118.+bedscipe† m.cohabitation, wedlock.+bedstōwf.place of prayer, oratory.bedstrēawn.straw for bedding, ÆL 31572.bedtīdf.bed-time, WW 1762.+bedtīdtime of prayer, MH 12618.bed-ðegn, -ðen, m.chamber-servant, chamberlain, WW.beduf.asking, prayer, CP. [Goth.bida]bedūfan2immerse, submerge, drown,Æ. [‘bedove’]bedulsuppliant, WW 18012.bedwāhriftn.bed-curtain, Ct.bedydrianto conceal from, Æ:deceive, Æ.bedȳfanto immerse, GD 7324;CPs6816.bedȳglan=bedīeglanbedȳpan=bedīpanbe-dyppan(e),to dip, immerse,Æ, Mt. [‘bedip’]bedyrnanto conceal. [dierne]beēastanto the east of, AO,Chr.beēastannorðanto the north-east of, AO.beebbianto leave aground by the ebb tide, strand,Chr897a.beefesianto cut off the hair, ÆL 3384.beerf-= beyrf-befædman=befæðmanbefǣlonpret. 3 pl. ofbefēolan.befæstanto fasten, fix, ground, establish, make safe, put in safe keeping, Æ, CP:apply, utilize:commend, entrust to, Æ, CP.befæstnian(ea)to fix, Æ:pledge, betroth.befættianto fatten, anoint,LPs1405.befæðman, -mianto encircle, Æ.befaran6to go, go round or among, traverse, encompass, surround, AO:come upon, surprise, catch, LL 230, 13, 1.befealdan7to fold, roll up, envelop, clasp, surround, involve, cover, Æ, CP:attach.befeallanI.(sv7)to fall,Mt, CP; Æ:deprive of, bereave of:fall to, be assigned to: ‘befall,’ÆGr.II.=befyllanbefeastnian(NG) =befæstanbefēganto join, ÆL 23425.befelgan=befylganbefellan=befyllanbefelðrǣd=hefeldðrǣd(HGl489)befeohtan3to take by fighting,Rd432. [‘befight’]befēolan3to put away, bury:deliver, grant, consign, entrust to,Ps:betake oneself to, apply oneself, devote oneself to, persist, persevere, CP:importune:put up with, be pleased with. [‘bifele’]befeolhan=befēolanbefēonto deprive of property, OEG 3157.befer(eo, y) m. ‘beaver,’ÆGr(eo); Mdf.befēranto surround, Æ:come upon, overtake, pass by:go about:fall among, NG.beficianto deceive, LL (32024).befīlan=befȳlanbefilgan=befylganbefiod(HGl480) pp. ofbefēon.beflēan6to peel, skin, flay,WW. beflagen flǣscentrails. [‘beflay’]beflēogan2to fly upon,BH. [‘befly’]beflēon2(w. a.)to flee from, flee, escape, avoid,Ps; CP. [‘beflee’]beflōwan7to flow round, over,Wif. [‘beflow’]befōn7to surround, clasp, include, envelop, encase, clothe,Bl; Æ, AO, CP:comprehend, seize, attach(at law),lay hold of, catch, ensnare,Gen:contain, receive, conceive:explain, CP. wordum b.tell, relate. on b.have to do with, engage in. [‘befong’]befor=beferbeforanI.prep. α. (w. d.) (local) ‘before,’in front of, in the presence of: (temporal)before, prior to, sooner than. β. (w. a.)before.II.adv. (local)before, in front: (temporal)before, formerly, in former times, earlier, sooner:at hand, openly.beforhtianto dread, Æ 23b525.befōtianto cut off one’s feet, Æ 25117.befrēoganto free, liberate,Ps.be-frīnan, -frignan3to question, ask, learn, Æ.befrīnungf.inquiry, investigation, OEG 2309.befrȳnan=befrīnanbeftan=beæftanbefullanentirely, completely, perfectly, CP 520.befȳlan(ī)to befoul, defile,Lcd; Æ. [‘befile’]befylganto follow after, pursue, persevere with,Lcd.befyllanI.to fell, lay low, strike down: (†)take by killing, bereave, rob. [feallan]II.to fill up. [full]bēg=bēagbēgagmfn. ofbēgen.begalan6to sing incantations over, enchant,Lcd; Æ. [‘bigale’]begānto go over, traverse,Æ:get to, come by, fall into:go to, visit, care for, cultivate, AO:occupy,Æ, BH, Lcd:surround,Chr. ūtan b.besiege:practise, do, engage in, perform, attend to, be diligent about, Æ, CP:honour, serve, worship:profess. on borh b.pledge oneself, CP. [‘bego’]bēgan=bīeganbegangm. †way, course, circuit, extent:district, region:business, undertaking, practice, exercise, service, reverence, worship:cultivation, GD. [=bīgeng]beganga=bīgengabegangan=begānbegangol(bigeong-) m.?cultivator, LkR:worship, DR.be-gānnes, -gangnes f. ‘calendæ,’celebration.begbēamm.bramble, thorn-bush.bēge=bēgenbēgea=bēgabēgean=bīeganbegēatI.m.attainment, Æ:acquisitions, property, Æ.II.pret. 3 sg. ofbegēotan.begēm-= begīm-begēmen(KGl) =begīmenbēgennm. (but where one thing is m. and the other f. or n., the nom. is bā, bū), nf. bā, nn. bū; gmfn. bēg(e)a, bēgra; dimfn. bǣm, bām; am. bū; af. bā; an. būboth. v. alsobūtū. [‘bo’]begenga=bīgengabegēomerianto lament, W 7515.begeondan(AO, CP), begeonde, -geonan, prep. w. a. d.; and adv. ‘beyond,’on the other side,Æ, Chr, Jn.begeotan=begietanbegēotan2to pour over or upon, anoint, infuse, flood(with),sprinkle, cover with fluid,Chr; Æ. [‘bigeten’;Ger.begiessen]begern.berry,Gl.beget= begeat pret. 3 sg. ofbegietan.begetenpp. of (1)begēotan, (2)begietan.bēgian=bēagianbegiellan3to sing, celebrate,Seaf24.begietan5(e, i, y)to get, find, acquire, attain, receive, take, seize, AO, CP:happen:beget.begietend(e) m.one who gets, WW 21425.begīman(ȳ)to look after, take care of:do service, attend:take heed, observe.begīmenf.attention, observation.begīmingf.invention, device:observance:care, regard, OEG (ȳ).begīnan1to open the mouth wide, swallow.beginnan3to‘begin,’Æ; AO, CP:attempt, undertake, Æ:attack, AO.begir=begerbegirdan=begyrdanbegitan(AO, CP) =begietanbegleddianto befoul, pollute, Æ:stain, dye, Æ.beglīdan1to leave, desert,PPs561.begnagan6to gnaw.begneorð?attentive, BH 3702(?= *becneord, BT).begnīdan1to rub thoroughly,Lcd50a.begnornianto mourn for, B 3179.begong=begangbēgragmfn. ofbēgen.begrǣtan=begrētanbegrafan5to bury,El835. [‘begrave’]begrētanto lament,PPs7763.begrindan3†to grind, polish, sharpen:deprive of, rob.begrīpan1to grip, seize:chide,Ps. [‘begripe’]begriwenptc.steeped in, Æ.begrorenoverwhelmed,Sat52.begrornian=begnornianbegrynianto ensnare, entrap. [grīn]begȳm-= begīm-begyrdanto gird, clothe, Æ:surround, fortify, CP.begytan=begietanbēh=bēag,bēahbehabbanto include, hold, surround, comprehend, contain, AO, CP:detain, withhold.behādianto unfrock(a priest), LL.behæfednesf.restraint, temperance.behæpsianto fasten a door, ÆL 31214.behǣsf.promise, vow,Chr1093. [v. ‘behest’]behættianto scalp, Æ:make bald.behaldan=behealdanbehamelianto mutilate, hamstring, Æ:strip naked?behammen‘clavatus,’ (of shoe)patched(BT),studded with nails(Napier), GD 3713.behātn.promise, vow, Æ:threat.behātan7(often w. d. pers.)to promise, vow, pledge oneself,Æ; CP:threaten. [‘behight’]behātlandn.promised land, GD 20412.behāwianto see clearly, take care, consider,Mt. [‘bihowe’]behēafdianto‘behead,’Mt; Æ, AO.behēafdungf.beheading, Æ.behēafodliccapital(punishment), OEG 4042.behealdan7to hold, have, occupy, possess, guard, preserve,KC; CP:contain:keep, observe, consider,Bl, Ps; AO, CP:to‘behold,’look at, gaze on, observe, see,Gen; Æ, CP:signify, Æ:avail, effect:take care, beware, be cautious, CP:act, behave.behealdendm.beholder, spectator, BH 2623.behealdennesf.observance, DR:continence, DR.behealdnesf.regard, observation, Æ.behēawan7to cut, chip, chop, beat, CP:cut off from, deprive of.behēdan(KGl) =behȳdanbe-hēfe, -hēf(e)licsuitable, proper, necessary, Æ.behēfnesf.convenience, utility.behelan4to cover over, hide.beheldan=behealdanbehelianto cover over, conceal, bury, CP.behelmianto cover over,Sol104.behēofianto lament.be-heonan, -heonon prep. (w. d.) and adv.on this side of, close by.be-hēot, -hēt, pret. 3 sg. ofbehātan.behicgan=behycganbehīdan=behȳdanbehīdiglīce=behȳdiglīcebehienan(Chr) =beheonanbehildanto depart,EPs13819.behindanI.prep. (w. d., a.), adv. ‘behind,’after,Chr,etc.; CP.be-hinon, -hionan =beheonanbehīring=behȳrungbehīwianto dissimulate, RBL 167.behlæmman=behlemmanbehlǣnanto surround.behlāff.remainder, Æ. [= *belāf]behlēapan7to leap upon, settle on, fix upon, devote oneself to, CP.behlehhan=behlyhhanbehlemman†to dash together.behlīdan1to close, cover over, Æ, AO.behliden= beliden, pp. ofbelīðan.behlyhhan6(e) †to deride, exult over,Gu. [‘bilaugh’]behlȳðanto rob, deprive of,Rd1510.behōfn.behoof, profit:need, want, OEG 2734.behōfian(abs. and w. g.)to have need of, require, want,BH, Lcd; CP, Æ: (impers.)it behoves, concerns, belongs, is needful or necessary,MtL, Jn. [‘behove’]behōflicnecessary,MkL. [‘behovely’]
II.pret. 3 sg. ofbūgan.
beāh-= bēag-
beāhsianto ask advice,Bl19929; 20528.
bealanīð=bealunīð
bealcan, bealcettanto‘belch,’utter, bring up, splutter out, give forth, emit,Ps; Æ:come forth.
beald(a) ‘bold,’brave, confident, strong,Ps; AO, CP:impudent.
bealdeadv.boldly, courageously, confidently:without hesitation, immediately.
bealdianto be bold,B2177. [‘bold’]
bealdlīce‘boldly,’Jul.
bealdnes(a) f.boldness.
bealdor† m.lord, master, hero.
bealdwyrdebold of speech, Æ.
beale-= bealu-
bealg, bealh pret. 3 sg. ofbelgan.
beallucasmp. ‘testiculi,’Gl. [‘ballock’]
bealo=bealu
bealo-= bealu-
bealuI.† gs. b(e)al(u)wes n. ‘bale,’harm, injury, destruction, ruin, evil, mischief,Sat, Ps, Chr:wickedness, malice:a noxious thing, Æ.
II.adj.baleful, deadly, dangerous, wicked, evil.
bealubendm.pernicious bond, W 1782.
bealubennf.mortal wound,Ex238.
bealublondenpernicious,GnE198.
bealuclommmf.oppressive bond,Hell65.
bealucræftm.magic art,Met2675.
bealucwealmm.violent death, B 2265.
bealudǣd† f.evil deed, sin.
bealuful‘baleful,’dire, wicked, cruel,Cr.
bealufūsprone to sin,Rim50.
bealu-hycgende‡, -hȳdig ‡meditating mischief.
bealuinwitn.deceit, treachery,PPs5424.
bealulēas†harmless, innocent,Chr, Gn. [‘baleless’]
bealunīð† m.malice, wickedness.
bealurāpm.oppressive fetter,Cr365.
bealusearun.wicked machination,Jul473.
bealusīð† m.hurt, adversity:death.
bealusorgf.dire sorrow,Ph409.
bealuspelln.baleful message,Ex510.
bealuðoncm.evil thought,Jul469.
bealuwes, bealwes v.bealu.
bēamI.m.tree,KC, Rd: ‘beam,’rafter, piece of wood,Chr, Mt; CP, Mdf:cross, gallows,Cr: (†)ship,Rd:column, pillar:sunbeam,Chr, Ps:metal girder,AO.
II.(NG) =bȳme
bēamere(Mt) =bȳmere
bēamsceadu† f.shade of a tree.
bēamtelg‡ m.wood-dye, carbonaceous ink.
bēamwegm.road made with logs, BC 1·417´.
bēamwerm.wooden weir? BC 2·242´.
bēan(īe) f. ‘bean,’pea, legume,Lcd; Mdf.
bēan-belgas, -coddas (Lk) mp.bean-pods, husks or cods. [v. ‘cod’]
bēancynnn.a kind of bean, WW 2053.
bēanenadj.of beans,Lcd1·2829.
bēanlēagf.land where beans grow,KC5·265. [v. ‘bean’]
bēanmelun.bean meal,Lcd31b.
bēansǣdn.bean seed.
bēanscaluf.bean-pod, OEG 608.
bēar(NG) =bēor
bearce(æ) f.barking,Gl.
beardm. ‘beard,’VPs; Æ.
+beardedhaving abeard, GD 27914.
beardlēasbeardless, youthful.
beargI.m. ‘barrow’pig, hog,Mt(e),Rd.
II.pret. 3 sg. ofbeorgan.
bearh=beargI. and II.
bearht==beorht
bearhtmI.(br-, e, eo, y) m.brightness, flash:twinkling(of an eye),instant.
II.==breahtm
bearhtmeadv.instantly.
bearhtmhwætswift as the twinkling of an eye, momentary,Az107 (br-).
bearhtmhwīlf.moment, twinkling of an eye, point of time, GD.
bearmI.(a) m.lap, bosom, breast,Lk:middle, inside: (†)possession.
II.emotion, excitement?PPs118.
III.=beorma
bearmclāðn.apron.
bearmrægln.apron. [hrægl]
bearmtēagyeast-box, LL 455[17].
bearnI.(a, eo) n.child, son, descendant, offspring, issue,B, Mt, TC; AO, CP. lēoda b.children of men. [‘bairn’]
II.= barn pret. 3 sg. ofbiernan.
III.pret. 3 sg. ofbeiernan.
IV.=bereærn
bearnan(N) =biernan
bearncennicgemother, DR.
bearn-ēaca(CP, Æ), -ēacen (CP), -eacnod, -ēacnigende (Æ)pregnant.
bearnende(NG) = biernende ptc. ofbiernan.
bearngebyrdafp.child-bearing, B 946.
bearngestrēonn.procreation of children,Rd2127.
bearnlēaschildless, Æ.
bearnlēast(ē2) f.childlessness.
bearnlufeaffection(for a child),adoption, BH 45411.
bearn-myrðram., -myrðre f.murderer or murderess of a child.
bearntēamm.offspring, posterity,AO:procreation of children, HL. [‘bairnteam’]
bearo==bearu
bearrigef? ‘braugina,’ ‘baruina,’Gl.
bears==bærs
bēarscipe=bēorscipe
±bearugs. bearwes m.grove, wood,BH; CP; Mdf. [berwe]
bearug=bearg
bearunæsm.woody shore,Rd585.
bearwe(æ) f.basket, wheelbarrow, LL 45515.
bearwesv.bearu.
beasu=basu I.
+bēatn.scourging, Æ.
±bēatan7pret. bēot and (rarely) beoft (ES 38·28)to‘beat,’strike, thrust, dash,Bo, Bl, Ps:hurt, injure,Da265:tramp, tread,B.
bēaterem.beater, boxer, Æ.
bēawm.gad-fly, WW.
bebaðianto bathe, wash(tr. intr. and refl.).
bebēodan2to offer, commit, entrust, CP:bid, enjoin, instruct, command, require,Æ, Lk; AO, CP:announce, proclaim. [‘bibede’]
bebēodendm.commander, master, CP.
bebēodendliccommanding, imperative,ÆGr.
bebeorgan3to be on one’s guard, defend, protect,B. [‘bibergh’]
beber(WW 1114) =befer
beberan4to carry to, supply with.
bebindan3to bind about, bind fast, Æ.
be-birgan, -birigan =bebyrgan
bebītan(bibī-)to bite, Cp 251m.
beblāwanto blow upon.
bebodn.command, injunction, order, decree,Mt; Æ, AO, CP. ðā beboduthe(ten)commandments.[‘bibod’]
beboddægm.appointed day, A 11·10267.
bebodianwv. =bebēodan
bebodrǣdenf.command, authority,LPs118110.
bebrǣdanto spread, cover, MH 4419.
bebrecan4to break to pieces,Sol295.
bebregdan3to pretend, LkL 2020.
bebrūcan2to practise:consume(food).
bebūgan2to flow round, surround, enclose:turn from, shun, avoid,El:reach, extend. [‘bibugh’]
bebycgan(A)to sell.
bebycgungf.selling, WW.
bebyrdanto fringe, border, WW 37541.
be-byrgan(AO) -byrianI.to raise a mound to, bury, inter,Æ. [‘bebury’]
II.=bebeorgan
be-byrgednes, -byrig(ed)nes f.burial, burying.
bebyrig-= bebyrg-
bebyrwan(?= -bȳwan, BT)to rub over, GD 3183.
bec=bæc
bēcv.bōc.
becæfianto ornament, WW 13722.
+bēcanto make over in writing, grant by charter, EC 202´.
becc=bæc II.
beccam.pick, mattock,WW; Æ. [‘beck’; and v. Indog. Forschungen 24]
beccenm.buyer, WW (KGl) 7536. [=bycgend]
becem. =bæc II.
bēce(oe) f. ‘beech’ (tree),Gl. (v. alsobōc.)
becēapian1to sell, Æ:buy, Æ.
becefed= becæfed, pp. ofbecæfian.
bēcenI.‘beechen,’made of beechwood,Lcd, WW.
II.(NG) =bēacen
beceorfan3to cut, cut off, separate, Æ. hēafde b.to behead.
beceorianto murmur at, complain of.
becēowan2to gnaw in pieces,Soul111.
becēpanI.to take notice of,LPs.
II.=becȳpan
beceðpres. 3 sg. ofbacan.
becīdanto complain of, ÆH 2·4706.
becierran(e, y)to turn, turn round, pass by, avoid,Met; CP:wind, twist:pervert,Chr:give up, betray. [‘bicharre’]
beclǣmanto plaster over, poultice,Lcd.
beclǣnsianto cleanse,SPs1814.
beclemmanto bind, enclose,Sol71.
beclencanto hold fast,LPs10418.
beclēsung=beclȳsung
beclingan3enclose, bind,El696.
beclipð(CP) = beclypð pres. 3 sg. ofbeclyppan.
beclīsung=beclȳsung
beclypian(eo)to accuse, challenge, sue at law,LL. [‘beclepe’]
beclyppanto clasp, embrace, encompass, hold, Æ.
beclyppingf.embrace, OEG.
beclȳsanto close, shut up, enclose, confine, imprison, Æ. [clūse]
beclȳsungf.enclosure, cell, OEG 1522:period, syllogism, OEG.
bēcn=bēacen(e)n
becnāwan7to know, RB.
becnedan5to knead up,Lcd93a.
bēcnydlic=bȳcnendlic
becnyttanto knit, tie, bind, Æ, CP.
becol-a? m., -e? f.spectre, WW 53033.
bēcrǣding=bōcrǣding
becrēopan2to creep into, crawl, AO:be hidden, Æ.
becstpres. 2 sg. ofbacan.
bēctrēow=bōctrēow
becuman4to happen, befall, Æ:come, approach, arrive, enter, meet with, fall in with,B; Æ, AO, CP:happen, befall,Bo, Æ: (impers.)befit, MkL 1431. [‘become’]
bēcun(NG) =bēacan
becwelan4to die, LL 400 (1).
becweðan5to say:speak to, address, exhort, admonish, blame,Ps: ‘bequeath,’leave by will,KC; Æ.
becweðerem.interpreter, translator, EHy 16 (proem.).
becwyddodbespoken, deposited, WW 11539.
becwylman?to torment(BT).
becymem.event, result, BH 37219.
becȳpanto sell.
becyrran=becierran
±bedI.n.prayer, supplication, Æ, CP:religious ordinance, service, Æ.
II.=bedd
III.= bæd pret. 3 sg. ofbiddan.
bedǣlanto deprive, strip, bereave of, rob,Æ:release, free from. [‘bedeal’]
bēdan=bēodan
+bēdan=+bædan
bedbǣr(ē) f.portable bed, NG.
+bedbigenf.payment for prayers, LL 258 (51). [bycgan]
bedbolsterm.bolster, pillow, WW 12420.
bedbūrn.bed-chamber,HGl481.
±bedcleofa(e, i, y) m.bedroom, chamber:lair,Ps.
bed-cofam., -cofe f.bedchamber.
beddn. ‘bed,’couch, resting-place,Jn, KC; CP:garden-bed, plot,Lcd; Mdf.
+beddaf.consort, wife,B. [‘i-bedde’]
±beddagasmpl.rogation days.
beddclāðm.bed-covering; pl.bed-clothes.
beddclyfa=bedcleofa
beddgemānam.cohabitation, CP 9925.
beddianto make a‘bed,’WW:provide one with a bed,LL.
beddingf. ‘bedding,’bed-covering,LPs, WW; Æ:bed.
beddrēaf=bedrēaf
beddreda(i, y) =bedreda
beddrest† f.bed.
beddstōwf.bed, BH 41012.
be-dēaglian(-dēahl) =bedīglian
bedecianto beg, Æ, CP.
bedēglian=bedīglian
bedēlan=bedǣlan
bedelfan3to dig round,Lk:bury,Rood; AO. [‘bedelve’]
bedelfungf.digging round, WW 14911.
bedenpp. ofbiddan.
bedēpan(VPs) =bedīpan
bedeppan=bedyppan
bedfeltmn.bed-covering, RB 9116.
bedgeridn. (ant’s)nest,Lcd118a.
+bedgihtf.evening, WW 1178.
±bedhūsn.chapel, oratory, Æ.
+bedianto pray, worship, BH 40829.
bedīcianto surround with a dyke, embank, fortify,Chr1016e.
bedidrian=bedydrian
bedīeglan=bedīglian
be-dīglian(-dīhl-; ēa, ē, īe)to conceal, hide, obscure, keep secret, Æ:be concealed, lie hid.
bedīglingf.secret place,RPs808.
beding=bedding
bedīolan(K) =bedīeglan
bedīpan(ē, ȳ)to dip, immerse:anoint,CPs1405.
+bedmannm.worshipper, priest.
bedōnto shut,PPs1472. [‘bedo’]
bedol=bedul
±bedrǣdenf.prayer, intercession, Æ.
bedraganv. pp.bedrōg.
bedrēafn.bed-clothes, bedding, Æ.
bedreda(i, y) m. (and adj.) ‘bedridden’ (man),Æ.
bedrēf=bedrēaf
bedrēosan2to overcome, deceive?Gen528, 823:deprive of, bereave, despoil.
bedrest=beddrest
bedrida=bedreda
bedrīfan1to drive, beat, strike, assail, AO:follow up, pursue:surround, cover.
bedrincan3to drink up, absorb,Lcd.
bedrīpn.compulsory service rendered to a landowner at harvest time,LL. [‘bedrip’]
bedrōgbeguiled,Gen602.
bedrūgianto dry up,Lcd1·3364.
bedryda=bedreda
bedrȳpanto moisten, GPH 39118.
+bedscipe† m.cohabitation, wedlock.
+bedstōwf.place of prayer, oratory.
bedstrēawn.straw for bedding, ÆL 31572.
bedtīdf.bed-time, WW 1762.
+bedtīdtime of prayer, MH 12618.
bed-ðegn, -ðen, m.chamber-servant, chamberlain, WW.
beduf.asking, prayer, CP. [Goth.bida]
bedūfan2immerse, submerge, drown,Æ. [‘bedove’]
bedulsuppliant, WW 18012.
bedwāhriftn.bed-curtain, Ct.
bedydrianto conceal from, Æ:deceive, Æ.
bedȳfanto immerse, GD 7324;CPs6816.
bedȳglan=bedīeglan
bedȳpan=bedīpan
be-dyppan(e),to dip, immerse,Æ, Mt. [‘bedip’]
bedyrnanto conceal. [dierne]
beēastanto the east of, AO,Chr.
beēastannorðanto the north-east of, AO.
beebbianto leave aground by the ebb tide, strand,Chr897a.
beefesianto cut off the hair, ÆL 3384.
beerf-= beyrf-
befædman=befæðman
befǣlonpret. 3 pl. ofbefēolan.
befæstanto fasten, fix, ground, establish, make safe, put in safe keeping, Æ, CP:apply, utilize:commend, entrust to, Æ, CP.
befæstnian(ea)to fix, Æ:pledge, betroth.
befættianto fatten, anoint,LPs1405.
befæðman, -mianto encircle, Æ.
befaran6to go, go round or among, traverse, encompass, surround, AO:come upon, surprise, catch, LL 230, 13, 1.
befealdan7to fold, roll up, envelop, clasp, surround, involve, cover, Æ, CP:attach.
befeallanI.(sv7)to fall,Mt, CP; Æ:deprive of, bereave of:fall to, be assigned to: ‘befall,’ÆGr.
II.=befyllan
befeastnian(NG) =befæstan
befēganto join, ÆL 23425.
befelgan=befylgan
befellan=befyllan
befelðrǣd=hefeldðrǣd(HGl489)
befeohtan3to take by fighting,Rd432. [‘befight’]
befēolan3to put away, bury:deliver, grant, consign, entrust to,Ps:betake oneself to, apply oneself, devote oneself to, persist, persevere, CP:importune:put up with, be pleased with. [‘bifele’]
befeolhan=befēolan
befēonto deprive of property, OEG 3157.
befer(eo, y) m. ‘beaver,’ÆGr(eo); Mdf.
befēranto surround, Æ:come upon, overtake, pass by:go about:fall among, NG.
beficianto deceive, LL (32024).
befīlan=befȳlan
befilgan=befylgan
befiod(HGl480) pp. ofbefēon.
beflēan6to peel, skin, flay,WW. beflagen flǣscentrails. [‘beflay’]
beflēogan2to fly upon,BH. [‘befly’]
beflēon2(w. a.)to flee from, flee, escape, avoid,Ps; CP. [‘beflee’]
beflōwan7to flow round, over,Wif. [‘beflow’]
befōn7to surround, clasp, include, envelop, encase, clothe,Bl; Æ, AO, CP:comprehend, seize, attach(at law),lay hold of, catch, ensnare,Gen:contain, receive, conceive:explain, CP. wordum b.tell, relate. on b.have to do with, engage in. [‘befong’]
befor=befer
beforanI.prep. α. (w. d.) (local) ‘before,’in front of, in the presence of: (temporal)before, prior to, sooner than. β. (w. a.)before.
II.adv. (local)before, in front: (temporal)before, formerly, in former times, earlier, sooner:at hand, openly.
beforhtianto dread, Æ 23b525.
befōtianto cut off one’s feet, Æ 25117.
befrēoganto free, liberate,Ps.
be-frīnan, -frignan3to question, ask, learn, Æ.
befrīnungf.inquiry, investigation, OEG 2309.
befrȳnan=befrīnan
beftan=beæftan
befullanentirely, completely, perfectly, CP 520.
befȳlan(ī)to befoul, defile,Lcd; Æ. [‘befile’]
befylganto follow after, pursue, persevere with,Lcd.
befyllanI.to fell, lay low, strike down: (†)take by killing, bereave, rob. [feallan]
II.to fill up. [full]
bēg=bēag
bēgagmfn. ofbēgen.
begalan6to sing incantations over, enchant,Lcd; Æ. [‘bigale’]
begānto go over, traverse,Æ:get to, come by, fall into:go to, visit, care for, cultivate, AO:occupy,Æ, BH, Lcd:surround,Chr. ūtan b.besiege:practise, do, engage in, perform, attend to, be diligent about, Æ, CP:honour, serve, worship:profess. on borh b.pledge oneself, CP. [‘bego’]
bēgan=bīegan
begangm. †way, course, circuit, extent:district, region:business, undertaking, practice, exercise, service, reverence, worship:cultivation, GD. [=bīgeng]
beganga=bīgenga
begangan=begān
begangol(bigeong-) m.?cultivator, LkR:worship, DR.
be-gānnes, -gangnes f. ‘calendæ,’celebration.
begbēamm.bramble, thorn-bush.
bēge=bēgen
bēgea=bēga
bēgean=bīegan
begēatI.m.attainment, Æ:acquisitions, property, Æ.
II.pret. 3 sg. ofbegēotan.
begēm-= begīm-
begēmen(KGl) =begīmen
bēgennm. (but where one thing is m. and the other f. or n., the nom. is bā, bū), nf. bā, nn. bū; gmfn. bēg(e)a, bēgra; dimfn. bǣm, bām; am. bū; af. bā; an. būboth. v. alsobūtū. [‘bo’]
begenga=bīgenga
begēomerianto lament, W 7515.
begeondan(AO, CP), begeonde, -geonan, prep. w. a. d.; and adv. ‘beyond,’on the other side,Æ, Chr, Jn.
begeotan=begietan
begēotan2to pour over or upon, anoint, infuse, flood(with),sprinkle, cover with fluid,Chr; Æ. [‘bigeten’;Ger.begiessen]
begern.berry,Gl.
beget= begeat pret. 3 sg. ofbegietan.
begetenpp. of (1)begēotan, (2)begietan.
bēgian=bēagian
begiellan3to sing, celebrate,Seaf24.
begietan5(e, i, y)to get, find, acquire, attain, receive, take, seize, AO, CP:happen:beget.
begietend(e) m.one who gets, WW 21425.
begīman(ȳ)to look after, take care of:do service, attend:take heed, observe.
begīmenf.attention, observation.
begīmingf.invention, device:observance:care, regard, OEG (ȳ).
begīnan1to open the mouth wide, swallow.
beginnan3to‘begin,’Æ; AO, CP:attempt, undertake, Æ:attack, AO.
begir=beger
begirdan=begyrdan
begitan(AO, CP) =begietan
begleddianto befoul, pollute, Æ:stain, dye, Æ.
beglīdan1to leave, desert,PPs561.
begnagan6to gnaw.
begneorð?attentive, BH 3702(?= *becneord, BT).
begnīdan1to rub thoroughly,Lcd50a.
begnornianto mourn for, B 3179.
begong=begang
bēgragmfn. ofbēgen.
begrǣtan=begrētan
begrafan5to bury,El835. [‘begrave’]
begrētanto lament,PPs7763.
begrindan3†to grind, polish, sharpen:deprive of, rob.
begrīpan1to grip, seize:chide,Ps. [‘begripe’]
begriwenptc.steeped in, Æ.
begrorenoverwhelmed,Sat52.
begrornian=begnornian
begrynianto ensnare, entrap. [grīn]
begȳm-= begīm-
begyrdanto gird, clothe, Æ:surround, fortify, CP.
begytan=begietan
bēh=bēag,bēah
behabbanto include, hold, surround, comprehend, contain, AO, CP:detain, withhold.
behādianto unfrock(a priest), LL.
behæfednesf.restraint, temperance.
behæpsianto fasten a door, ÆL 31214.
behǣsf.promise, vow,Chr1093. [v. ‘behest’]
behættianto scalp, Æ:make bald.
behaldan=behealdan
behamelianto mutilate, hamstring, Æ:strip naked?
behammen‘clavatus,’ (of shoe)patched(BT),studded with nails(Napier), GD 3713.
behātn.promise, vow, Æ:threat.
behātan7(often w. d. pers.)to promise, vow, pledge oneself,Æ; CP:threaten. [‘behight’]
behātlandn.promised land, GD 20412.
behāwianto see clearly, take care, consider,Mt. [‘bihowe’]
behēafdianto‘behead,’Mt; Æ, AO.
behēafdungf.beheading, Æ.
behēafodliccapital(punishment), OEG 4042.
behealdan7to hold, have, occupy, possess, guard, preserve,KC; CP:contain:keep, observe, consider,Bl, Ps; AO, CP:to‘behold,’look at, gaze on, observe, see,Gen; Æ, CP:signify, Æ:avail, effect:take care, beware, be cautious, CP:act, behave.
behealdendm.beholder, spectator, BH 2623.
behealdennesf.observance, DR:continence, DR.
behealdnesf.regard, observation, Æ.
behēawan7to cut, chip, chop, beat, CP:cut off from, deprive of.
behēdan(KGl) =behȳdan
be-hēfe, -hēf(e)licsuitable, proper, necessary, Æ.
behēfnesf.convenience, utility.
behelan4to cover over, hide.
beheldan=behealdan
behelianto cover over, conceal, bury, CP.
behelmianto cover over,Sol104.
behēofianto lament.
be-heonan, -heonon prep. (w. d.) and adv.on this side of, close by.
be-hēot, -hēt, pret. 3 sg. ofbehātan.
behicgan=behycgan
behīdan=behȳdan
behīdiglīce=behȳdiglīce
behienan(Chr) =beheonan
behildanto depart,EPs13819.
behindanI.prep. (w. d., a.), adv. ‘behind,’after,Chr,etc.; CP.
be-hinon, -hionan =beheonan
behīring=behȳrung
behīwianto dissimulate, RBL 167.
behlæmman=behlemman
behlǣnanto surround.
behlāff.remainder, Æ. [= *belāf]
behlēapan7to leap upon, settle on, fix upon, devote oneself to, CP.
behlehhan=behlyhhan
behlemman†to dash together.
behlīdan1to close, cover over, Æ, AO.
behliden= beliden, pp. ofbelīðan.
behlyhhan6(e) †to deride, exult over,Gu. [‘bilaugh’]
behlȳðanto rob, deprive of,Rd1510.
behōfn.behoof, profit:need, want, OEG 2734.
behōfian(abs. and w. g.)to have need of, require, want,BH, Lcd; CP, Æ: (impers.)it behoves, concerns, belongs, is needful or necessary,MtL, Jn. [‘behove’]
behōflicnecessary,MkL. [‘behovely’]