Chapter IV: Part 4

be-dyppan (e), _to dip, immerse_, _Æ, Mt_. [‘_bedip_’]

bedyrnan _to conceal_. [dierne]

beēastan _to the east of_, AO, #Chr#.

beēastannorðan _to the north-east of_, AO.

beebbian _to leave aground by the ebb tide, strand_, #Chr# 897#a#.

beefesian _to cut off the hair_, ÆL 33^84.

beerf- = beyrf-

befædman = befæðman

befǣlon pret. 3 pl. of befēolan.

befæstan _to 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_.

befættian _to fatten, anoint_, #LPs# 140^5.

befæðman, -mian _to encircle_, Æ.

befaran^6 _to go, go round or among, traverse, encompass, surround_, AO: _come upon, surprise, catch_, LL 230, 13, 1.

befealdan^7 _to fold, roll up, envelop, clasp, surround, involve, cover_, Æ, CP: _attach_.

befeallan I. (sv^7) _to fall_, _Mt, CP_; Æ: _deprive of, bereave of_: _fall to, be assigned to_: ‘_befall_,’ #ÆGr#. II. = befyllan

befeastnian (NG) = befæstan

befēgan _to join_, ÆL 23^425.

befelgan = befylgan

befellan = befyllan

befelðrǣd = hefeldðrǣd (#HGl# 489)

befeohtan^3 _to take by fighting_, _Rd_ 4^32. [‘_befight_’]

befēolan^3 _to 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

befēon _to deprive of property_, OEG 3157.

befer (eo, y) m. ‘_beaver_,’ _ÆGr_ (eo); Mdf.

befēran _to surround_, Æ: _come upon, overtake, pass by_: _go about_: _fall among_, NG.

befician _to deceive_, LL (320^24).

befīlan = befȳlan

befilgan = befylgan

befiod (#HGl# 480) pp. of befēon.

beflēan^6 _to peel, skin, flay_, _WW_. beflagen flǣsc _entrails_. [‘_beflay_’]

beflēogan^2 _to fly upon_, _BH_. [‘_befly_’]

beflēon^2 (w. a.) _to flee from, flee, escape, avoid_, _Ps_; CP. [‘_beflee_’]

beflōwan^7 _to flow round, over_, _Wif_. [‘_beflow_’]

befōn^7 _to 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

beforan I. 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_.

beforhtian _to dread_, Æ 23b^525.

befōtian _to cut off one’s feet_, Æ 25^117.

befrēogan _to free, liberate_, #Ps#.

be-frīnan, -frignan^3 _to question, ask, learn_, Æ.

befrīnung f. _inquiry, investigation_, OEG 2309.

befrȳnan = befrīnan

beftan = beæftan

befullan _entirely, completely, perfectly_, CP 5^20.

befȳlan (ī) _to befoul, defile_, _Lcd_; Æ. [‘_befile_’]

befylgan _to follow after, pursue, persevere with_, #Lcd#.

befyllan I. _to fell, lay low, strike down_: (†) _take by killing, bereave, rob_. [feallan] II. _to fill up_. [full]

bēg = bēag

bēga gmfn. of bēgen.

begalan^6 _to sing incantations over, enchant_, _Lcd_; Æ. [‘_bigale_’]

begān _to 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

begang m. †_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_.

begbēam m. _bramble, thorn-bush_.

bēge = bēgen

bēgea = bēga

bēgean = bīegan

begēat I. m. _attainment_, Æ: _acquisitions, property_, Æ. II. pret. 3 sg. of begēotan.

begēm- = begīm-

begēmen (#KGl#) = begīmen

bēgen nm. (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. bū _both_. v. also būtū. [‘_bo_’]

begenga = bīgenga

begēomerian _to lament_, W 75^15.

begeondan (AO, CP), begeonde, -geonan, prep. w. a. d.; and adv. _‘beyond,’ on the other side_, _Æ, Chr, Jn_.

begeotan = begietan

begēotan^2 _to pour over or upon, anoint, infuse, flood (with)_, _sprinkle, cover with fluid_, _Chr_; Æ. [‘_bigeten_’; _Ger._ begiessen]

beger n. _berry_, #Gl#.

beget = begeat pret. 3 sg. of begietan.

begeten pp. of (1) begēotan, (2) begietan.

bēgian = bēagian

begiellan^3 _to sing, celebrate_, #Seaf# 24.

begietan^5 (e, i, y) _to get, find, acquire, attain, receive, take, seize_, AO, CP: _happen_: _beget_.

begietend (e) m. _one who gets_, WW 214^25.

begīman (ȳ) _to look after, take care of_: _do service, attend_: _take heed, observe_.

begīmen f. _attention, observation_.

begīming f. _invention, device_: _observance_: _care, regard_, OEG (ȳ).

begīnan^1 _to open the mouth wide, swallow_.

beginnan^3 _to ‘begin,’_ _Æ_; AO, CP: _attempt, undertake_, Æ: _attack_, AO.

begir = beger

begirdan = begyrdan

begitan (AO, CP) = begietan

begleddian _to befoul, pollute_, Æ: _stain, dye_, Æ.

beglīdan^1 _to leave, desert_, #PPs# 56^1.

begnagan^6 _to gnaw_.

begneorð? _attentive_, BH 370^2 (?= *becneord, BT).

begnīdan^1 _to rub thoroughly_, #Lcd# 50a.

begnornian _to mourn for_, B 3179.

begong = begang

bēgra gmfn. of bēgen.

begrǣtan = begrētan

begrafan^5 _to bury_, _El_ 835. [‘_begrave_’]

begrētan _to lament_, #PPs# 77^63.

begrindan^3 † _to grind, polish, sharpen_: _deprive of, rob_.

begrīpan^1 _to grip, seize_: _chide_, _Ps_. [‘_begripe_’]

begriwen ptc. _steeped in_, Æ.

begroren _overwhelmed_, #Sat# 52.

begrornian = begnornian

begrynian _to ensnare, entrap_. [grīn]

begȳm- = begīm-

begyrdan _to gird, clothe_, Æ: _surround, fortify_, CP.

begytan = begietan

bēh = bēag, bēah

behabban _to include, hold, surround, comprehend, contain_, AO, CP: _detain, withhold_.

behādian _to unfrock (a priest)_, LL.

behæfednes f. _restraint, temperance_.

behæpsian _to fasten a door_, ÆL 31^214.

behǣs f. _promise, vow_, #Chr# 1093. [v. ‘_behest_’]

behættian _to scalp_, Æ: _make bald_.

behaldan = behealdan

behamelian _to mutilate, hamstring_, Æ: _strip naked_?

behammen _‘clavatus,’ (of shoe) patched_ (BT), _studded with nails_ (Napier), GD 37^13.

behāt n. _promise, vow_, Æ: _threat_.

behātan^7 (often w. d. pers.) _to promise, vow, pledge oneself_, _Æ_; CP: _threaten_. [‘_behight_’]

behātland n. _promised land_, GD 204^12.

behāwian _to see clearly, take care, consider_, _Mt_. [‘_bihowe_’]

behēafdian _to ‘behead,’_ _Mt_; Æ, AO.

behēafdung f. _beheading_, Æ.

behēafodlic _capital (punishment)_, OEG 4042.

behealdan^7 _to 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_.

behealdend m. _beholder, spectator_, BH 26^23.

behealdennes f. _observance_, DR: _continence_, DR.

behealdnes f. _regard, observation_, Æ.

behēawan^7 _to cut, chip, chop, beat_, CP: _cut off from, deprive of_.

behēdan (#KGl#) = behȳdan

be-hēfe, -hēf(e)lic _suitable, proper, necessary_, Æ.

behēfnes f. _convenience, utility_.

behelan^4 _to cover over, hide_.

beheldan = behealdan

behelian _to cover over, conceal, bury_, CP.

behelmian _to cover over_, #Sol# 104.

behēofian _to lament_.

be-heonan, -heonon prep. (w. d.) and adv. _on this side of, close by_.

be-hēot, -hēt, pret. 3 sg. of behātan.

behicgan = behycgan

behīdan = behȳdan

behīdiglīce = behȳdiglīce

behienan (#Chr#) = beheonan

behildan _to depart_, #EPs# 138^19.

behindan I. prep. (w. d., a.), adv. _‘behind,’ after_, _Chr_, _etc._; CP.

be-hinon, -hionan = beheonan

behīring = behȳrung

behīwian _to dissimulate_, RBL 16^7.

behlæmman = behlemman

behlǣnan _to surround_.

behlāf f. _remainder_, Æ. [= *belāf]

behlēapan^7 _to leap upon, settle on, fix upon, devote oneself to_, CP.

behlehhan = behlyhhan

behlemman † _to dash together_.

behlīdan^1 _to close, cover over_, Æ, AO.

behliden = beliden, pp. of belīðan.

behlyhhan^6 (e) † _to deride, exult over_, _Gu_. [‘_bilaugh_’]

behlȳðan _to rob, deprive of_, #Rd# 15^10.

behōf n. _behoof, profit_: _need, want_, OEG 27^34.

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_’]

behōflic _necessary_, _MkL_. [‘_behovely_’]

behogadnes f. _practice_, WW 427^37.

behogian _to care for_, _RB_. [‘_bihogien_’]

behogod _careful, prudent_, DR. adv. -līce.

behōn^7 _to hang round_, _CP_. [‘_behung_’]

behorsian _to deprive of horses_, #Chr#.

behrēosan^2 _to fall_: _cover, shelter_. behroren pp. _divested of_.

behrēowsian _to rue, repent of, make amends_, _Æ_: _compassionate_, Æ. [‘_bireusy_’]

behrēowsung f. _repentance, penitence_, _Æ_. [‘_bireusing_’]

behrēowsungtīd f. _time of repentance_, _Septuagesima_, Æ.

behrīman _to cover with hoarfrost_, #Wif# 48.

behringan _to surround_, CP.

behrōpan^7 _to plague, importune_, Lk 18^5.

behrūmian _to besmirch_, WW.

behrūmig _sooty_, MH 52^27.

bēhð f. _witness, sign_, #Jud# 174.

behwearf I. (eo) pret. 3 sg. of behweorfan. II. (#EPs#) = behwearft

behwearft m. _exchange_, #LPs# 43^13.

behweolfan (A) = behwylfan

behweorfan^3 _to turn, change, spread about_: _see to, arrange, prepare, treat_, Æ: _bury_, Æ.

behwerfan = behwirfan

behwirfan (e, y) _to turn, change, convert_, CP: _exchange_: _prepare, instruct, exercise_.

behwon _whence_, BH.

behwylfan _to cover, vault over_, #Ex# 426.

behwyrfan (Æ) = behwirfan

behycgan _to consider, bear in mind_: _confide, trust_ (on).

behȳdan (ī) _to conceal, shelter_, _Mt_; Æ. [‘_behide_’]

be-hȳdednes, -hȳdnes f. _concealment, secret place_.

behȳdig _careful, watchful, anxious_, Æ. adv. -hȳdiglīce, -hȳdelīce.

behȳdignes f. _solicitude, care, anxiety_. [hygdig] v. MP 1·393.

behygd- = behȳd-

behyhtan _to trust_, W 48^8.

behyldan _to flay, skin_, AO.

behylian _to cover, veil_, ÆL 33^237.

behȳpan (ē) _to surround_, BH 188^14. [hȳpe]

behȳpian _to hang up_, OEG 3322.

behȳran _to let on hire_, WW.

behȳrung f. _letting, loan_, WW.

behȳðelīce _sumptuously_, WW 513^6.

beiernan^3 (i, y) _to run up to, over, or into, incur_: _occur to_.

beigbēam = begbēam

beinnan = binnan

beinsiglian _to seal up_, RHy 6^34.

beirnan = beiernan

beiundane = begeondan

belācan^7 _to inclose_, #Rd# 61^7.

belādian _to excuse, clear_, Æ, AO, CP.

belādiendlic _apologetic, that can be excused_, OEG.

belādigend m. _apologist_, WW 332^2.

belādung f. _apology, excuse_, WW.

belǣdan _to lead astray_, _RB_. [‘_belead_’]

belǣfan _to leave, spare_: _be left, remain, survive_, _Ps_; Æ. [‘_beleave_’]

belændan = belandian

belǣðan _to make hateful, pervert_, W 47^7.

be-lǣwa (Æ), -lǣwend, m. _betrayer_.

belǣwan _to betray_, Æ.

belǣwung f. _betrayal, treachery_, Æ.

belāf I. pret. 3 sg. of belīfan. II. v. behlāf.

belandian _to deprive of lands_, #Chr#.

belcedswēora adj. _having an inflated neck_, #Rd# 79^1. [bælc]

belcentan, belcettan = bealcettan [[under “bealcan”]]

beld, beldo = bieldo

+beldan I. _to cover, bind (a book)_? JnL p188^3. II. = +bieldan

belēan^6 _to censure, reprove_: _charge with_: _dissuade, forbid, prevent_, CP.

belē- (NG) = belǣ-

belecgan _to cover, invest, surround, afflict_, _An_; AO: _attribute to, charge with, accuse_. [‘_belay_’]

belēfan = belȳfan

belendan = belandian

belene f. _henbane_.

belēogan^2 _to deceive by lying_, _GD_: (impers.) _be mistaken_. [‘_belie_’]

beleoran (A) _to pass by, pass over_.

beleorendlic _past_, DR.

belēosan^2 † _to be deprived of, lose_.

belēweda (LL 438^5) = belǣwend [[under “belǣwa”]]

belewit = bilewit

belflȳs n. _bell-wether’s fleece_, LL 451 (14).

belg (æ, i, y) m. _bag, purse, leathern bottle, pair of bellows, pod, husk_. [v. ‘_belly_’]

+belg m. _anger_: _arrogance_, RB 69^20.

belgan^3 (intr., refl.) _to be or become angry_, CP, Æ: (+) _offend, provoke_.

belgnes f. _injustice_, MtL 20^13 (bælig-).

+belh = +belg

belhring m. _bell-ringing_, RB.

belhūs = bellhūs

belibban _to deprive of life_.

belicgan^5 _to lie round, surround, hedge in, encompass_, Æ, AO.

belīfan^1 _to remain over, be left_, _Æ_; AO. [‘_belive_’]

belīfend m. _survivor_, OEG.

belīfian = belibban

belig = belg

belīman _to glue together_, #Sc# 96^19.

belimp n. _event, occurrence, affair_.

belimpan^3 _to concern, regard, belong to, conduce to_, _Bo_; CP: _happen_, _B_; Æ: _become_: (impers.) _befit_. [‘_belimp_’]

be-lisnian, -listnian _to castrate_, Æ. belisnod, -listnod pp. as sbm. _eunuch_. wæs b. ‘_stupratur_,’ #HGl# 507.

belīðan^1 † _to deprive of_. pp. beliden _departed, dead_, #An# 1087.

bell = belle

bellan^3 _to bellow, bark, grunt, roar_, _Rd_. [‘_bell_’]

belle f. ‘_bell_,’ _KC_; Æ, CP.

bellhūs n. _‘bell-house,’ belfry_, _LL, WW_.

belltācen n. _indication (sounding of the hour) by a bell_, HL 11^65.

belltīd f. _a canonical hour marked by the ringing of a bell_. (cp. belltācen)

belōcian ‘_intendere_,’ #RPs# 44^5.

belone = belene

belt m. _‘belt,’ girdle_, _WW_.

belūcan^2 _to lock, shut up, close, surround, enclose, embody_, _Bl, CP, Mt, VPs_; AO: _stop, impede, block up, choke_, Æ: _preserve, protect_: _shut out, exclude_, Æ. [‘_belouke_’]

belune = belene

belūtian _to lie hid_, GD 293^15.

belȳfan (ē) _to believe_, Æ. pp. belȳfed _having belief_.

belympan = belimpan

belyrtan (N) _to deceive, cheat_, _MtL_ 2^16. [‘_belirt_’]

belytegian _to allure, seduce_, AO 112^26. [lytig]

bemǣnan _to ‘bemoan,’ bewail, mourn over, lament_, _Æ_.

bemancian _to maim_, #Lcd# 3·214^20.

bēmare = bȳmere

bēme = bīeme

bemeldian _to disclose, reveal, denounce_.

bēmere = bȳmere

bemetan^5 _to estimate, account, consider_, _AO_. [‘_bemete_’]

bemīðan^1 _to hide, conceal_, CP: _lie hid_.

be-murcian, -murcnian, _to murmur at, grumble over_, AO 48^17.

bemurnan^3 (also wk.) _to mourn, bewail, deplore, be sorry for_: _care for, take heed for_.

bemūtian _to change, exchange for_, #Gu# 42. [_L._ mutare]

bemyldan _to bury_, WW. [molde]

ben = benn

bēn I. f. (±) _prayer, request_, _Lk_; AO, CP: _compulsory service_, LL 447 (v. 2·418, Fron.). [‘_bene_’] II. pret. 3 sg. of bannan.

bēna m., bēne f. _suitor, petitioner_, AO.

benacian _to lay bare_. [nacod]

benǣman (ē) _to take away, deprive of, rob of_, Æ, AO. [niman]

benc f. ‘_bench_,’ _B_.

bencian _to make benches_, LL 455 (13).

bencsittend † m. _one who sits on a bench_.

bencswēg ‡ m. _bench-rejoicing, sound of revelry_, B 1161.

bencðel † n. _bench-board, wainscotted space where benches stand_, _B_. [v. ‘_theal_’]

bend mfn. (+b. MtL) _bond, chain, fetter_, _BH, Bl, Mt, Ps_; CP: _band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown_, _WW_. [‘_bend_’]

bēndagas mpl. _days of prayer_, ‘_dies rogationum_,’ A 8·329^26.

±bendan _to bend (a bow)_, _Ps_: _bind, fetter_, _Chr_. [‘_bend_’]

bendfeorm = bēnfeorm

beneah (pret. pres. vb.) pl. benugon, pret. benohte _to have at one’s disposal, possess, enjoy_: _require_.

beneced = benacod pp. of benacian.

benēman = benǣman

benemnan _to name_: _stipulate, settle, declare, asseverate_.

benēotan^2 † _to deprive of, rob_.

beneoðan (i, y) prep. w. d. _‘beneath,’ under, below_.

bēnfeorm f. _harvest feast_? _bean-feast_? _food required from a tenant_? (BT), LL 452´.

bengeat n. _wound-gash_, B 1121.

benīdan _to compel_? A 9·110.

beniman^4 _to take, assume, obtain_, AO: _take away from, deprive of, bereave, rob_, _BH, Bo, Gen_; AO, CP: _contain_: _catch, apprehend_. [‘_benim_’]

beniming f. _deprival_, WW (bi-).

beniðan = beneoðan

bēnlic (oe) _that may be entreated_, DR. adv. -līce _beseechingly_, DR.

benn † f. _wound, mortal injury_. [bana]

bēnn pret. 3 sg. of bannan.

benne f. _reed-grass_, BC (Mdf).

±bennian † _to wound_.

benohte v. beneah.

benorðan _in the north, northwards (of)_.

benoten pp. of benēotan.

benotian _to use, consume_, _ChrB_. [‘_benote_’]

bēnrīp n. _compulsory service rendered to a landowner at harvest time_, LL 448. [cp. bedrīp]

±bēnsian _to pray, supplicate_, BH.

benst pres. 2 sg. of bannan.

bēntīd f. _prayer time, rogation days_, #Men# 75.

bēntigðe, bēntīð(ig)e _granting requests, gracious_, #LPs#: _obtaining requests, successful_, #Chr#.

benð pres. 3 sg. of bannan.

benugon v. beneah.

bēnyrð f. _ploughing required from a tenant_, LL 448 (5,2).

benyðan = beneoðan

bēo I. f. nap. bēon; dp. bēo(u)m ‘_bee_,’ _Ps_; Æ. II. pres. 1 sg. of bēon.

bēobrēad n. _honey with the comb_.

bēoce = bēce

bēoceorl m. _bee-master, bee-keeper_, LL 448[5].

bēocere m. _bee-keeper_, LL. [_MHG._ bīkar]

+beod = +bed

bēod m. _table_, _Mt_: _bowl, dish_. [‘_beod_’]

bēodærn n. _refectory, dining-room_, Æ (-ern). on bēoderne _at table_.

beodan = bidon pret. pl. of bīdan.

±bēodan^2 _to command, decree, summon_, Æ, AO, CP. b. ūt _call out (an army)_, _banish_: _declare, inform, announce, proclaim_, _Gu, LL_: _threaten_: _offer, proffer, give, grant, surrender_, _Æ, Gen_; AO: (refl.) _show oneself, behave_: _exact, collect_. [‘_bid_,’ ‘_i-bede_’]

bēodbolle f. _table-bowl_, #Gl#.

bēodclāð m. _‘gausape,’ table-cloth, carpet_, #ÆGr# 34^8.

bēoddern = bēodærn

bēoddian _to do joiner’s work_, LL 455 (13).

bēodend m. _preceptor_, CM 967.

bēodendlic = bebēodendlic

bēodern (Æ) = bēodærn

bēodfæt n. _table-vessel, cup_, WW 204^25.

bēodfers n. _grace at meal-time_.

bēodgæst m. _table-companion_, #An# 1090.

bēodgenēat † m. _table-companion_.

bēodgereordu np. _feast_, #Gen# 1518.

bēod(h)rægl n. _table-cloth_, WW 126^33.

bēodlāfa fp. _table-leavings_, #Bl# 53^13.

bēodland n. _land from which the table of monasteries, etc., was supplied, glebe-land_, Ct.

bēodlēs f. _table-allowance_, TC 474^6.

bēodrēaf n. _table-cloth_, TC 530^36.

bēod-scēat n., -scȳte m. _table-napkin, towel_, WW 449^22.

bēodwyst f. _a table with food on it_, #LPs# 22^5. [wist]

beofer = beofor

beofian = bifian

beofor (e, y) m. _beaver_.

beoft redupl. pret. of bēatan; beoftadon is from a later wk. *beoftian (ES 38·28).

beofung = bifung

bēogang m. _swarm of bees_, WW.

+bēogol (ȳ) _submissive, obedient_: _forgiving_, Æ. [būgan]

bēohāta m. _chief_? _prince_? #Ex# 253?

beolone = belene

bēom I. dp. of bēo I. II. = bēam. III. = bēo pres. 1 sg. of bēon.

bēomōder f. _queen-bee_, OEG.

bēon I. anv. [conj. in full (WS and A) Wt 548] _to be, exist, become, happen_. b. ymbe _to have to do with_. b. of _to be gone_. (v. also eom, wesan.) II. nap. of bēo I.

bēona gp. of bēo I.

bēonbrēad = bēobrēad

bēonbroð n. _mead_? (or? bēanbroð ES 38·302).

bēonnon pret. pl. of bannan.

bēor n. _strong drink_, _‘beer,’ mead_, _Lk_ (v. A 27·495). [bēow]

+bēor m. _pot-companion, guest_, Æ.

beora = bearu

±beoran = beran

bēorbyden f. _beer-barrel_, LL 455 (17).

beorc I. (e, i, y) f. _birch_, Mdf: _name of the rune for =b=_. II. (±) n. _barking_.

beorcan^3 (tr.) _to ‘bark,’_ _CP_: (intr.) _bark at_, _Lcd_.

beorce = beorc

beorcen (i, y) _of birch_.

beorcragu (e^1) f. _lichen from a birch-tree_, #Lcd# 99b.

beorcrind (e^1) f. _birch-bark_, #Lcd# 119b.

beord (BH 392^27) = bord

bēordræst(e) f. _dregs of beer_, #Lcd#.

beorg m. _mountain, hill_, _Lk, AO_; Mdf: _mound, tumulus_, _‘barrow,’ burial place_, _Æ, Lcd_.

+beorg n. _protection, defence, refuge_, W.

beorgælfen f. _orcad_.

±beorgan I. sv^3 (w. d.) _to save, deliver, preserve, guard, defend, fortify, spare_, _An, Ps_; AO, CP: (w. refl. d.) _beware of, avoid, guard against_. [‘_bergh_’] II. = byrgan II.

beorg-hlið n. nap. -hleoðu _mountain-height, mountain-slope_.

+beorglic _fitting, profitable_, LL, W: _safe, prudent_, Æ.

beorgseðel n. _mountain dwelling_. [setl]

beorgstede m. _mound_.

±beorh I. == beorg. II. imperat. of beorgan.

beorhlēode (WW 178^41) = burglēode

+beorhnes f. _refuge_, #CPs# 30^3.

+beorhstōw f. _place of refuge_, #PPs# 31^8.

beorht (e, y) I. _‘bright,’ shining, brilliant, light, clear_, _Bo, El, Gu_: _clear-sounding, loud_, _Cra_: _excellent, distinguished, remarkable, beautiful, magnificent, noble, glorious_, _PPs_: _pure, sublime, holy, divine_. II. n. _brightness, gleam, light_. ēagan b. _twinkling of an eye_: _sight_.

beorhtan = bierhtan

beorhtblōwende _bright-blooming_, #Lcd# 1·404^9.

beorhte _brightly, brilliantly, splendidly_: _clearly, lucidly, distinctly_, CP.

beorhthwīl (OEG) = bearhtmhwīl

beorhtian _to glisten, shine_, _BH, Ps_: _to sound clearly_, _B_: _to make bright_, _VPs_. [‘_bright_’]

+beorhtian = +beorhtnian

beorhtlic _brilliant, clear, shining, splendid_. adv. -līce, _Mk_; Æ. [‘_brightly_’]

beorhtm = bearhtm

beorhtnes f. _‘brightness,’ clearness, splendour, beauty_, _JnL, Lk_; CP.

±beorhtnian (e) _to grow bright_, OEG 534: _glorify_.

beorhtrodor m. _shining heavens_, #Ex# 94.

beorhtte (= *beorgihte) pl. _mountainous_, AO 10^25.

beorhtu = bierhtu

beorhtword (y^1) _clear-voiced_, #Sat# 238.

bēorhyrde m. _cellarer, butler_, #Cra# 75.

beorm- = bearm-

beorma m. _‘barm,’ yeast, leaven_, _Mt_.

+beormad _leavened_, MtR 13^33.

beorn I. † m. _man_: _noble, hero, chief, prince, warrior_, _B, Ma_: _rich man_, #Run# 12. [‘_berne_’] II. = barn pret. 3 sg. of biernan. III. = bearn

beornan (#VPs#) = biernan

beorncyning m. _lord of heroes_, B 2148.

beorne = byrne

Beornice mp. _Bernicians_, _inhabitants of part of Northumbria_.

beorning (= ie) f. _incense_, LkL 1^11.

beornðrēat m. _troop of men_, #Pa# 50.

beornwiga m. †_warrior, hero_.

bēorscealc _reveller, feaster_, B 1240.

±bēorscipe, m. _feast, banquet, revel_, Æ, CP.

bēorsele † m. _beer-hall, banqueting hall_.

bēorsetl n. _ale-bench_, #Jul# 687.

beorswinig (NG) = bærsynnig

bēorðegu † f. _beer-drinking_.

beorð fn? _birth_: _the thing born_. [[from first edition]]

-beorðling (ie) v. hyse-b. [[headword spelled “hyseberðling”]]

±beorðor (e, o, u, y) n. _child-bearing, child-birth_: _what is born, foetus, offspring_.

beorðorcwelm m. _abortion_, WW 348^23.

beoruh = beorg

beosmrian = bismrian [[redirected to “bismerian”]]

bēost m. _beestings, the first milk of a cow after calving_, _WW_: _swelling (of the ground)_? v. Mdf. [‘_beest_’]

beosu = basu

±bēot I. n. _boastful speech, boast, threat_, _Æ, Gen_. on b. _boastfully_: _promise, vow_, AO: _command_: _peril, danger_, #Da# 265. [= behāt; ‘_beot_,’ ‘_i-beot_’] II. pret. 3 sg. of bēatan.

beotian = botian

±bēotian _to threaten_, _Jul_: _boast, vow, promise_, AO. [‘_beoten_’]

±bēotlic _arrogant, exulting, boastful, threatening_, Æ. adv. -līce.

bēotmæcg m. _leader_, #Da# 265.

bēoton pret. pl. of bēatan.

bēotung f. _threatening_.

bēotword † n. _boast_: _threat_.

bēoðēof m. _bee-thief_, LL 54[9,2].

bēoum dp. of bēo.

bēow n. _barley_, #Gl#.

bēowan = bȳwan

bēowyrt f. _bee-wort, sweet flag_, #Lcd#.

bepǣcan _to deceive, cheat, seduce_, _Mt_; Æ. [‘_bipeche_’]

bepǣcend m. _deceiver_, Æ.

bepǣcestre f. _whore_, #ÆGr# 175^9.

bepǣcung f. _deception_, OEG.

beprīwan (ē) _to wink_, #Bo#, W.

bēr (NG) = bǣr

bera m. ‘_bear_,’ _Æ_.

beræccan = bereccan

berǣdan _to deprive, take by treachery, rob_: _betray_, Æ: _deliberate on_: _get the better of_.

berǣsan _to rush upon or into_, Æ, CP.

±beran (eo) _to ‘bear,’ carry, bring, take away, carry out, extend_, _B_; Æ, AO, CP: _bring forth, produce_, _Bl, Mt, Gen_ (and v. ‘_ibere_’). berende _fruitful_. +boren _born, own (by birth)_: (with ūp) _set forth, open (a case)_, #Chr# 1052#e#: _wear_, _AO_: _endure, support, sustain_, _LL, Mt_; CP.

berascin n. _bear-skin_, EC 250.

+berbed _vermiculated_, DR 4^3.

ber-bēne, -bīne f. _verbena_, #Lcd#.

berc == beorc

+berd- = +byrd-

+bēre = +bǣre

bere m. _barley_, _JnLR_; Æ. [‘_bear_’]

bereærn n. ‘_barn_,’ _LkL_. [bere, ærn]

berēafere m. _despoiler_, OEG 46^36.

berēafian _to ‘bereave,’ deprive of, take away, seize, rob, despoil_, _Bo_; Æ, AO.

berēafigend m. _despoiler, robber_.

berebrytta m. _barn-keeper_, LL 451 (17).

berēcan _to cause to smoke, smoke_ (tr.), #Lcd# 1·106^16.

bereccan _to relate_: _excuse or justify oneself_, CP.

berecorn n. _barley-corn_.

+bered _crushed_, WW: _harassed, oppressed_, NG.

berēfian (#KGl#) = berēafian

bereflōr m. _barn-floor, threshing-floor_, _LkL_. [v. ‘_bear_’]

beregafol n. _rent paid in barley_, LL 116 (59^1). [cp. gafolbære]

beregræs n. _barley-grass, fodder_, WW 148^26.

berehalm n. _barley haulm, straw_, #Lcd# 157a.

bereland (ber-) _barley land_, KC 3·367^9.

beren I. _of barley_, Æ. II. = biren. III. = bereærn

berend m. _bearer, carrier_, #Gl#.

berendan _to peel, take off husk_, #Lcd#.

berende v. beran.

berendlīce _with fecundity_, DR 32^8.

berendnes f. _fertility_, DR 108^11.

berenhulu f. _barley-husk_, #Sc# 95^19.

berēnian _to bring about_, #Ex# 147: _ornament, mount (with silver)_, KC 6·101^22.

berēocan^2 _to fumigate_, LL (164^5).

berēofan^2 † _to bereave, deprive, rob of_.

berēotan^2 _to bewail_, #Hell# 6.

berēowsian = behrēowsian

-berere v. wæter-b. [[under “wæterberend”]]

berern (NG) = bereærn

beresǣd n. _barley_, BH 366^27.

beretūn m. _barley-inclosure, threshing-floor, barn_, _MtL_; Æ. [‘_barton_’]

berewæstm m. _barley-crop_, #Lcd# 1·402^6.

berewīc f. _barley-yard, demesne farm_, _TC_. [‘_berewick_’]

berg = (1) bearg, (2) beorg

berg- = beri-, byrg-

berh = bearh pret. 3 sg. of beorgan.

berht = beorht

berht- = beorht-, bierht-

berhtm- = breahtm-

berian I. _to make bare, clear_, B 1239. [bær] II. = byrgan II.

+berian = +byrian

bericge = bearrige

berīdan^1 _to ride round, surround, besiege_, _LL_: _overtake, seize, capture, occupy_, #Chr#. [‘_beride_’]

berie f. ‘_berry_,’ _Lcd_: _grape_, _Æ_.

berig I. n. _berry_, #RPs# 77^47. II. = byrig, ds. of burg.

berigdrenc m. _drink made of mulberries_, WW 114^22.

berige = berie

berigea = byrga

be-rindan, -rindran _to strip off bark, peel_.

berinnan^3 _to run upon, run over, wet, bedew_, _Cr_ 1176. [‘_berun_’]

berland = bereland

bern = bereærn

bern- = bærn-, biern-

bernan (#VPs#) = bærnan

bernhus n. _barn_, GD 68^22. [= beren-]

berōfon (pret. pl. of *berafan or *berebban) _despoiled_, #Gen# 2078.

berōwan^7 _to row round_, #Chr# 897#a#.

berst = byrst

+berst n. _bursting, eruption_, W 186^7.

±berstan^3 intr. (tr. at #Rd# 2^8) _to break_, _‘burst,’ fail, fall_, _B, Lcd, Ma_; Æ, AO: _break away from, escape_: _break to pieces, crash, resound_.

berthwīl = beorhthwīl

bertūn = beretūn

berð- = beorð-, byrð-

+bēru = +bǣru

berūmod = behrūmod, pp. of behrūmian.

berunnen pp. of berinnan.

berwe ds. of bearu.

berwinde f. _‘bearbind,’ navel-wort_, WW 300^19.

berȳfan _to deprive_, #Mod# 63. [rēaf]

berȳpan _despoil of, strip, spoil, plunder, rob_, Æ.

besǣgan _to sink_, GPH 388^85.

besæncan = besencan

besǣtian _to lay wait for_, AO 146^11.

besārgian _to lament, bewail, be sorry for, pity_, Æ. [sārig]

besārgung f. _compassion_, Æ.

[[Entry before author’s corrections:
besārgung f. _sorrowing_, VHy: _compassion_, Æ.]]

besāwan^7 _to sow_, Æ.

bescēad (bi-) n. _distinction_.

bescēadan^7 _to separate, discriminate_: _scatter, sprinkle over_, #Lcd# 20b.

besceadian (_Sol_ 339) = besceaduwian

besceaduwian, _to overshadow_, #RPs# 139^8. [‘_beshade_’]

besceafan^6 _to scrape thoroughly_, #Lcd# 143b.

bescēan pret. 3 sg. of bescīnan.

besceatwyrpan ‘_despondi_,’ v. OEG 1^4555; 2^346; ES 42·170.

bescēawere m. _observer_, DHy 24^15

bescēawian _to look round upon, survey, contemplate, consider, watch_, Æ, AO: _look to, care for_. bescēawod _cautious, careful_, #Lcd# 3·436^11.

besceawiendlic _contemplative_, OEG 991.

bescēawodnes f. _vision, sight_.

bescēawung f. _contemplation_.

besceddan = besceadan [[headword spelled “bescēadan”]]

bescencan _to give to drink_, #Gu# 596.

besceofan = bescūfan

besceoren (WW 217^24) = bescoren pp. of bescieran.

bescēotan^2 _to shoot into, plunge into, implant_: _happen, occur_, AO.

be-sceran, -scerwan = bescieran

bescerian = bescierian

bescieran^4 _to shear, shave, cut hair, give the tonsure_, _Æ, AO_. [‘_beshear_’]

bescierednes (y^2) f. _deprivation_, WW 351^13.

bescierian _to separate from, deprive of_, #Chr#: _defraud_.

bescīnan^1 _to shine upon, light up, illuminate_, _Rd_; Æ. [‘_beshine_’]

besciran = bescieran

bescirian = bescierian

bescītan^1 _to befoul_, WW 507^28.

bescrēadian _to scrape off, clean off_, ES 42·171.

bescrepan^5 _to scrape_, #Lcd# 101a.

bescūfan^2 _to shove, impel, thrust down, hurl, throw_, Æ, AO: _force_, Æ.

bescȳlan _to look askance_, #Bo# 121^30. [sceol]

bescyr- = bescier-

besēcan _to beseech, beg urgently_, MF (Vesp. D xiv).

besecgan _to announce, introduce_: _defend, excuse oneself_: (w. on) _accuse_, Æ.

beselian = besylian

besellan _to surround, cover (over)_: _hand over_.

besema = besma

besencan _to cause to sink, submerge, immerse, drown_, _Bl, Mt_; AO, CP: _plunge into (fire)_, GD 317. [‘_besench_’]

besendan _to send_, Æ.

besengan _to singe, burn_, AO.

besēon I. sv^5 (tr., intr. and refl.) _to see, look, look round, behold_, _Æ, Mk, Ps_; AO: _look after, go to see, visit_: _provide for_. b. tō _look upon, have regard to_, CP. [‘_besee_’] II. sv^1 _to suffuse_, #Cr# 1088.

besēoðan _to boil down_, #Lcd#.

besēowian (ī, ȳ) _to sew together, sew up_, _Ep_. [‘_besew_’]

be-serian, -serwan = besierwan

besettan _to put, place, set near, appoint_, Æ: _own, keep, occupy_: _‘beset,’ cover, surround with, adorn_, _B_; CP, Æ: _besiege, invest_, _An_: _institute, set going_.

besīdian _to regulate the size of anything_, RB 89^18. [sīd]

besierwan _to ensnare, surprise, deceive, defraud, oppress_, AO. [searu]

besīgan (on) _to rush_, v. OEG 4126.

besilfran _to silver_, #VPs# 67^14.

besincan^3 (intr.) _to sink_, _AO_. [‘_besink_’]

besingan^3 _to sing of, bewail_: _sing charms, enchant_, Æ.

besirwan (AO, CP) = besierwan

besittan^5 _to sit round, surround, beset, besiege_, _Chr_; AO: _hold council_: _occupy, possess_. [‘_besit_’]

besīwian = besēowian

beslǣpan^7 _to sleep_, LL (284^3).

beslēan^6 _to strike, beat, cut off, take away, deprive by violence_, Æ.

beslēpan _to slip on, cover, impose, put on, clothe_.

beslītan^1 † _to slit, tear_.

besma m. _‘besom,’ broom, rod_, _AO, Mt_.

besmēagan _to consider about, inquire into_, ÆL 23b^633.

+bēsmed _curved_, WW 515^9. [bōsm]

bēsming f. _curve, curvature_, WW. [bōsm]

besmirwan _to ‘besmear,’_ WW.

besmītan^1 _to soil, defile, pollute, dishonour_, _Bl_; Æ, CP. [‘_besmit_’]

besmitenes f. _soil, stain, defilement, degradation, dirtiness_, Æ.

besmittian _to defile_.

besmiðian _to work (in metal)_, _forge, surround with forged work_.

besmocian _to smoke, envelop with incense_, ANS 84·3.

besmyred = besmirwed pp. of besmirwan.

besnǣdan † _to cut, mutilate_.

besnīwian _to cover with snow_, _WW_. [‘_besnow_’]

be-snyðian, -snyððan † _to rob, deprive of_.

besolcen _stupefied, dull, sluggish, inactive, slow_, CP.

besorg _dear, beloved_, Æ.

besorgian _to regret_: _be anxious about, dread, shrink from_, Æ.

besorh = besorg

bespǣtan _to spit upon_, ÆH 2·248^24.

bespanan^6 _to lead astray, entice, incite, urge, persuade_, AO.

besparrian _to bar, shut_, #Gl#.

bespirian = bespyrigan

besprecan^5 _to speak about_, _AO_: _speak against, accuse of_, _Ps_: _claim at law_, _LL_: _complain_. [‘_bespeak_’]

besprengan _to besprinkle_, _Lcd_. [‘_bespreng_’]

bespyrigan _to track, trace_, LL.

best adv. (used as superl. of wel) _best, most_.

besta, beste wk. forms of superl. adj. betst.

bestǣlan (ē) _to lay a charge against, convict_.

bestæppan^6 _to tread upon, step, go, enter_, Æ.

bestandan^6 _to stand round or about, beset, surround_, _Æ_: _attend to_, Æ: _beset, harass_, _Jn_. [‘_bestand_’]

bestealcian _to move stealthily, steal, ‘stalk,’_ ÆL 32^40. [stealc]

bestefnod ptc. _provided with a fringe_, WW 375^41.

bestelan^4 _to move stealthily, steal away, steal upon_, _AO, LL_; Æ, CP: (†) _deprive_. [‘_besteal_’]

bestēlan = bestǣlan

bestēman = bestȳman

bestēpan (= i) _to deprive of (children)_, GD 76^18.

bestingan^3 _to thrust in, push_, Æ.

bestrēdan _to bestrew, cover_, BH 154^27 (#b#).

bestrēowian _to ‘bestrew,’ besprinkle_, _Æ_.

bestreððan _to bestrew, cover over_.

bestrīcan^1 _to make a stroke_, #Lcd# 186b. [strīca]
[[headword spelled “strica”]]

bestrīdan^1 _to ‘bestride,’ mount_, _Æ_.

bestrīpan _to strip, plunder, despoil_.

bestrūdan^7 _to spoil, plunder, rob_.

bestrȳpan = bestrīpan

bestryððan = bestreððan

bestuddian _to be careful for, trouble about_, #Kl# 14^6.

bestȳman (e) _to bedew, wet, flood_, B 486. [stēam]

bestyrian _to heap up_, _BH_. [‘_bestir_’]

bestyrman _to agitate_, #Bo# 9^11.

besu = basu

besūpan^2 _to sup up, swallow_, #Lcd# 113b.

besūtian _to besmirch_, GPH 403^26.

besūðan = be sūðan

beswǣlan _to burn, singe, scorch_, Æ.

beswǣpan = beswāpan

beswǣtan _to sweat, toil_, #Sc# 111^14.

beswāpan^7 _to clothe, cover over, veil, protect_, CP: _persuade_, _BH_. [‘_beswape_’]

beswelgan _to swallow up_, #EPs# 106^27; 123^3.

beswemman _to make to bathe_, #Bo# 115^8.

beswencan _to afflict_, #CPs# 68^18.

besweðian _to swathe, wrap up, wind round_.

beswic n. _treachery, deceit_, AO (bī-), CP: _snare_.

beswica (bī-) m. _deceiver_.

beswican^1 _to deceive, seduce, betray, circumvent, frustrate_, _Bl, Mt_; AO, CP: _to overcome, supplant_, AO. [‘_beswike_’]

beswīcend m. _deceiver, seducer_, #Gl#.

beswicenes f. _deception_: _surrender_.

beswicfalle f. _trap_, #Gl#.

beswician _to escape, be free from_, BH.

beswicol _deceitful_, CP 238^16. (bi-)

beswīcung f. _deception_, WW.

beswincan^3 _to toil, exert oneself, make with toil_, _Jn_: _till, plough_, Æ. beswuncen _exhausted, tired out_. [‘_beswink_’]

beswingan^3 _to flog, scourge, beat, strike_, _Æ_; CP. [‘_beswinge_’]

beswylian _to drench, flood_, #Rood# 23. [swilian]

besyftan _to sprinkle_, ÆL 23^165. [siftan]

besylfran = besilfran

besylian _to sully, defile, stain_, Æ.

besyr-ewian, -i(a)n = besierwan

bet adv. _better_, #Bo#. [‘_bet_’]

-bēta v. dǣd-b.

betācnian _to ‘betoken,’ designate_.

betǣcan (w. d.) _to make over, give up to, impart, deliver, entrust, commend to_, _Æ, Lk_; AO, CP: _appoint (for)_, _set apart as, dedicate_: _show, point out_, _Lk_: _give orders_, RB 130^4: _pursue, hunt_, WW 92^28. [‘_beteach_’]

±bētan _to amend, repair, restore, cure_, CP: _make good, make amends, remedy, compensate, atone, pay_ ‘bōt’ _for an offence_, _Æ, Mt, Lcd_; AO, CP: _attend to (fire or light)_, _AO_. ðurst b. _quench thirst_. [bōt; ‘_beet_’ vb.]

betast = betst

betboren _of higher birth_, LL.

bēte f. _‘beet,’ beetroot_, _Lcd_. [_L._ beta]

-bēte v. twi-b.

bētel = (1) bīetl; (2) bītol [[second reference ambiguous]]

beteldan^3 † _to cover, hem in, surround_: _overload, oppress_.

betellan _to speak about, answer, defend oneself (against a charge)_, _exculpate oneself_, _Chr_; Æ.

bētend m. _restorer_, #Ruin# 28.

+bētendnes f. _amendment_, OEG 58^6.

betēon^1,2 _to cover, surround, enclose_, _AO_; Æ, CP: _dispose of, bestow, bequeath_: _impeach, accuse_. [‘_betee_’]

betera ‘_better_,’ _AO, Mk_. followed by g. = _better in respect of...._

-bētere v. dǣd-b. [[under “dǣdbēta”]]

±beterian _to ‘better,’ improve_, _CP_: _trim (lamp)_, GD.

beterring f. _improvement_, Æ.

betest = betst

betiēnan = betȳnan

betihtlian _to accuse_, LL.

betillan = betyllan

betimbran _to construct, build_, _B_. [‘_betimber_’]

betīnan = betȳnan

bēting = bǣtung

bētl = bīetl

betlic † _grand, excellent_.

bētnes f. _reparation, atonement_, LL (264^16).

betoce = betonice

betogenes f. _accusation_, LL.

betolden pp. of beteldan.

betonice f. ‘_betony_,’ _Lcd_.

betost = betst

betr- = beter-

betræppan = betreppan

betredan^5 _to tread upon, cover_, #CPs# 138^10.

betrendan _to roll_, ES 37·180.

betreppan _to entrap, catch_, _Chr_. [‘_betrap_’]

be-trymman, -trymian _to enclose, surround, besiege_.

betst I. superl. adj. _‘best,’ first_, _AO, Chr, Cr_; CP. as sb. _people of position_, _WW, Chr_. II. adv. _in the best manner, most_.

betstboren _best-born, eldest_.

bett == bet

be-tuh, -tuoxn (CP), -tux = betwux

betuldon pret. pl. of beteldan.

+bētung f. _repair, maintenance_, LL.

betwēnan = betwēonan

betweoh, betweohs = betwux

betwēonan, betwēonum I. prep. w. g. d. a. _between, among, amid, in the midst_, _Ps, Bl_. II. adv. ‘_between_,’ _BH_: _in the meantime, meanwhile_: _in turn, by turns_, CM (-twȳn-).

betweox, betweoxn, betwih(s) = betwux

betwīn- = betwēon-

betwīnforlētnes f. _intermission_, DR.

betwux (Æ, AO, CP) betwuht, betwix, betwux(t), betwisc prep. w. d. a. _between, among, amongst, amidst, during_. b. ðisum _meanwhile_. b. ðǣm ðe _whilst_. [‘_betwixt_’]

betwuxālegednes f. _interjection_, #ÆGr# 278^2.

betwuxāworpennes f. _interjection_, #ÆGr# 10^20.

betwuxblinnes (twih) f. _intermission_, DR 12^3.

betwuxfæc (yx) _internal_, OEG 3861.

betwuxgangan^7 (twih) _to go between_, #VPs# 28^7.

betwuxgangende (twih) _separating_.

betwuxgesett _interposed_.

betwuxlicgan^5 (twih) _to lie between_, BH 72^10.

betwuxsendan _to send between_.

betwuxt, -twyh, -twyx(t) = betwux

betȳhtlian = betīhtlian [[headword spelled “betihtlian”]]

betyllan _to allure, decoy_, BH 358^4.

betȳnan (ī, īe) _to hedge in, enclose, shut, bury_, AO, CP: _end_, BH. [tūn]

betȳnung f. _conclusion_, OEG 3210.

betyran _to pitch, stain a dark colour_. [teoru]

betyrnan _to turn round_: _prostrate oneself_, RB.

beð I. = bið pres. 3 sg. of bēon. II. = bæð

beðæncan = beðencan

beðan = beðian

beðearfende _needy, indigent_, #KGl# 708.

beðearflic _profitable_, ÆL 23b^242.

beðearfod _needy_, ES 8·474^50.

beðeccan _to cover, protect, cover over, conceal_.

beðen = beðung

beðencan _to consider, remember, take thought for, take care of, care for_, _Gu_: (refl.) _reflect_, _‘bethink’ oneself_, _Lk_; Æ: _trust, confide in, entrust to_, AO.

be-ðenian, -ðennan _to cover, stretch on or upon, spread over_.

beðēodan _to be joined (to)_, _adhere (to)_, RB 134^20.

beðerscan _to winnow, thrash_, #PPs# 43^7.

beðettan _to bathe_, #Lcd# 3·90^15 (A 30·397).

±beðian _to heat, warm, foment_, _Lcd_; Æ: _cherish_. [‘_beath_’]

beðrāwan^7 _to twist_, GPH 391^16.

beðridian _to circumvent, overcome, force_, AO.

beðringan^3 † _to encircle, encompass_: _beset, oppress, burden_.

beðryccan _to press down_, #Cr# 1446.

beðrydian, beðryððan = beðridian

beðrȳn _to press_, NC 273.

beðuncan (#Rd# 49^7) = beðencan

beðung f. _bathing, bath, fomentation, cataplasm_, _Lcd_; CP, Æ. [‘_beathing_’; bæð]

be-ðurfan swv. pres., 3 sg. -ðearf, pl. -ðurfon, pret. -ðorfte. (w. g. or a.) _to need, have need of, want_, Æ, CP.

beððan = beðian

beðwēan^6 _to moisten, wet_, #LPs# 6^7.

beðwyrian _to deprave_, WW 386^7. [ðweorh]

beðȳn _to thrust_, AO 158^6.

beufan = bufan

beūtan = būtan

bewacian _to watch, guard_, Æ.

bewadan^6 _to emerge_, #Rd# 88^24.

bewǣfan _to enfold, wrap round, cover over, clothe_, Æ, CP.

bewǣgan _to deceive, frustrate_, #BVPs#.

bewægnan _to offer, proffer_, B 1193.

bewǣlan _to oppress, afflict_, #An# 1363.

bewǣpnian _to disarm_, Æ.

bewærlan _to pass by_: _be free from_, DR.

bewarenian _to guard against, be on one’s guard_, CP.

bewarian _to keep watch, guard, preserve, ward off_, CP.

bewarnian = bewarenian

bewāwan^7 _to blow upon_, #Wa# 76. (biwāune = biwāwene)

beweallan^7 _to boil away_, #Lcd#.

bewealwian _to wallow_, #Bo# 115^9.

beweardian _to guard, protect_: _observe closely_.

beweaxan^7 _to grow over, cover over, surround_, Æ.

beweddendlic _relating to marriage_, OEG 1122.

beweddian _to betroth, marry_, Æ: _give security_. [‘_bewed_’]

beweddung f. _betrothal_, LL 442Ha.

bewefan^5 _to cover over_, #Lcd# 3·146^4.

bewegan^5 _to cover_.

bewēled (ȳ^2) _poisoned, polluted_, ES 38^344. [wōl]

bewellan _to knead, mix together_.

bewendan _to turn, turn round_, _Æ_; (refl.) _Mt_ 9^22: _turn one’s attention, convert_, Æ. [‘_bewend_’]

bewenian † _to entertain, take care of, attend upon_.

beweorcan = bewyrcan

beweorpan^3 _to cast, cast down, plunge, throw_, Æ, AO: _beat_, Æ: _surround_.

beweorðian _to adorn_, DD 118.

beweotian = bewitian

bewēpan^7 _to weep over, mourn, bewail_, _Æ_; AO. [‘_beweep_’]

bewēpendlic _lamentable_.

bewēpnian = bewǣpnian

bewerenes f. _prohibition_, BH 86^13.

bewerian _to guard, protect, defend_, Æ, AO: _check, prevent, forbid_, Æ.

bewerigend m. _protector_, Æ.

bewerung f. _defence, fortification_.

bewestan prep. w. d. or adv. _to the west of_, _Chr_. [‘_bewest_’]

bewīcian _to encamp_, #Chr# 894#w#.

bewindan^3 _to wind round, clasp, entwine, envelop, encircle, surround_, _B, Mt_; AO, CP: _brandish (a sword)_. hēafe b. _bewail_: _turn, wind, revolve_.

bewindla (bi-) m. _hedge, border_, BC (Mdf).

bewitan swv., pres. 3 sg. -wāt, pret. 3 sg. -wiste _to keep, care for, watch over, superintend, administer, lead, guide_, Æ, AO.

bewitian (eo) _to observe, attend to, care for, administer_: _perform_.

bewlātian _to look at, behold_, #LPs# 32^14.

bewlītan^1 _to look round_, #Gen# 29^25.

bewōpen (pp. of bewēpan) _lamented_: _tearful, weeping_.

bewrecan^5 † _to drive_: _drive away, banish_: _drive round, beat round_.

bewrencan _to deceive_.

bewrēon^1,2 _to cover, hide, cover over, enwrap, protect, clothe_, _Sol, Met_; CP. [‘_bewry_’]

bewreðian _to sustain, support_, #Rd# 81^21.

bewrītan^1 _to record_? #Creat# 19: _score round_.

bewrīðan^1 † _to bind, wind about, surround, envelop_.

bewrixl-an, -ian _to change_: _exchange, sell_, #PPs#.

bewuna adj. indecl. _accustomed, wont_, AO.

bewyddian = beweddian

bewȳled = bewēled

bewyllan (= ie) _to boil away_, #Lcd#.

bewylwian _to roll down, roll together_.

bewȳpð = bewēpð pres. 3 sg. of bewēpan.

bewyrcan _to work, construct, surround with, enclose, cover_, _B_; AO, Æ: _work in, insert, adorn_, _Lcd_. [‘_bework_’]

bewyrpan = beweorpan

beyrfeweardian _to disinherit_, A 13·321.

beyrnan = beiernan

bezera = bæzere

bi, bī (1) = be (prep.); (2) f. = bēo

bi- v. also be-

bīad = bēod

biblioðēce f. biblioðeoco (AO) bibliðeca m. _library_: _bible_, _Æ_. [‘_bibliotheca_’ (_L._)]

bībrēad = bēobrēad

bicce, bice f. ‘_bitch_,’ _Lcd, WW_.

biccen = byccen

bicgan (Æ) = bycgan

bicge = bicce

±bīcn-an, -ian (ē, ēa, īe, ȳ) _to make a sign_, _‘beckon,’ wink, nod_, _Lk_; CP: _signify_: _summon_. [bēacn] [[error for “bēacen”?]]

+bīcnend (ē), ±bicni(g)end m. _indicator, discloser_: _forefinger_.

bīcnendlic, +bīcni(g)endlic _allegorical_; (gram.) _indicative_, #ÆGr# 124^14.

bīcnol _indicating, indicative_, GPH 398^193.

±bīcnung (ēa, ē) f. _beckoning, nodding_: _token, symbol, figure_, Æ: _figurative speech_.

bīcwide m. _byword, proverb, fable, tale_, _Æ_. [‘_bequeath_’]

bīd n. _lingering, hesitation, delay, halt_, _Rd_. [‘_bide_’]

±bīdan^1 (intr.) _to stay, continue, live, remain, delay_, _AO, Ps_: (tr. usu. w. g.) _wait for, await, expect_, _Bl, Mt_; AO, CP: _endure, experience, find_: _attain, obtain_. [‘_bide_’]

biddan^5 _to ask, entreat, pray, beseech_, _AO, Bl_. b. and bēodan, hālsian _to beg and pray_: _order, command, require_, AO, CP. [‘_bid_’]

+biddan^5 (often refl.) _to beg, ask, pray_, _Bl, Mt_; Æ, CP: _worship_, Æ, AO. [‘_i-bid_’]

biddere m. _petitioner_.

bidenfæt = bydenfæt

biderīp = bedrīp

bideð (CP) pres. 3 sg. of biddan.

bīdfæst † _firm, forced to stand out_.

bīding f. _abiding place, abode_, #Gu# 180.

bīdsteall † m. _halt, stand_.

bīe = bēo pres. 1 sg. of bēon.

bīecn = bēacen

bīecn- = bīcn-

bīegan (ē, ī, ȳ) _to bend, turn, turn back, incline_, _Bo, Mk_: _depress, abase, humiliate_: _subject_: _persuade, convert_: +bȳged _bowed down, infirm_, #Nic# 471^29. [‘_bey_,’ būgan]

bieldan (æ, e, i, y) _to encourage, excite, impel, exhort, confirm_, _CP, Ma_; Æ, AO. [‘_bield_’; beald]

bieldo (y^2) f. _boldness, courage, arrogance, confidence_, _BH_; CP. [‘_bield_’]

bielg = belg

bielw- = bilew-

bīeme (ē, i, ȳ) f. _trumpet_, _CP, WW_: _tablet, billet_. [‘_beme_’]

bīen = bēan

bīencoddas = bēancoddas [[under “bēanbelgas”]]

+bierde = +byrde

+bierhtan (e, y) _to brighten, be or make bright, illuminate, enlighten_, CP: _make clear_: _celebrate_. [beorht]

bierhtu (e, eo, i, y) f. _brightness, effulgence, brilliance_, CP. [beorht]

bierm = bearm

biernan^3 (ea, eo, i, y) _to ‘burn,’ be on fire, give light_, _Æ, Lk, Ex, VPs_.

biersteð, bierst pres. 3 sg. of berstan.

bierð pres. 3 sg. of beran.

biesen = bisen

biesgian = bysgian [[redirected to “bisgian”]]

bieter- = biter-

bīetl (ē, ī, ȳ) m. _‘beetle,’ mallet, hammer_, _CP, Jud_ (y).

bietr- = biter-

bīeð = bēoð pres. pl. of bēon.

bīfēran _to feed_, ES 41^324.

bifian _to tremble, be moved, shake, quake_, _Bo, Ps_; Æ. [‘_bive_’]

bifigendlic (byfg-) _terrible_, NC 274.

bifung f. _trembling, shaking_, Æ.

-bifung (eo^1) v. eorð-b. [[under “eorðbeofung”]]

bīfylce n. _neighbouring people_. [folc]

big = be

big- = be-, bī-, bycg-

bīg- = bīeg-

bige = byge

+bīgednes f. _inflection, declension, case_, #ÆGr#.

bīgegnes = bīgengnes

bīgels m. _arch, vault_, Æ: _inclination_.

+bīgendlic _inflectional_, #ÆGr# 91^8.

+bīgendnes = +bīgednes

bīgeng f. _practice, exercise, observance, worship_, _Æ_: _cultivation_, Æ. [‘_bigeng_’]

bīgenga m. _inhabitant_: _cultivator_, Æ: _worshipper_, Æ: _benefactor_.

bīgenge n. _practice, worship_.

bīgengere m. _worker_: _worshipper_.

bīgengestre f. _handmaiden, attendant, worshipper_, #Gl#.

bīgengnes, f. _application, study_.

+bigeð = +bygeð pres. 3 sg. of +bycgan.

bīging f. _bending_, WW 216^38.

bigleaf- (eo, i) = bīleof-

bīgnes f. _power of bending, bending_. [bīegan]

+bīgnes (ȳ) f. _frequented place, assembly_? #EPs# 117^27.

+bigð = +bigeð

bīgyrdel m. _girdle, belt, purse_, _Æ, Mt_: _treasury_. [‘_bygirdle_’]

bigytan = begietan

bihianda (_MtL_ 5^27) = behindan

bīhst = bȳhst pres. 2 sg. of būgan.

+bihð f. _abode_? #Gu# 346. [cp. byht]

bil = bill

bilcettan = bealcettan [[under “bealcan”]]

bildan = bieldan

+bilde _bold, brave_, Æ. [beald]

bile m. _‘bill,’ beak, trunk (of an elephant)_, _WW_: _prow_.

bīle = bȳle

bīlefa = bīleofa

bilehwīt == bilewit

bīleofa (i^2) m., bīleofen f. _support, sustenance, food, nourishment_, _Æ, WW_: _money, pay_. [‘_bylive_’; libban]

bilēofian _to support, feed upon_, #Guth# 34^7.

bilewet == bilewit

bilewit _innocent, pure, simple, sincere, honest_, _BH, Mt_; Æ, CP: _calm, gentle, merciful, gracious_: _plausible_. [‘_bilewhit_’], adv. -līce.

bilewitnes f. _mildness, simplicity, innocence, purity_, Æ, CP.

bilgesleht = billgesliht

bilgst, bilhst pres. 2 sg. of belgan.

bilgð pres. 3 sg. of belgan.

bilherge = billere

bīlibb-, bīlif- = bīleof-

bilig = belg

biliw- = bilew-

bill n. _‘bill,’ chopper, battle-axe, falchion, sword_, _B, WW_.

billere m. _‘bibulta’ (plant)_, WW.

billgesliht n. _clashing of swords, battle_, †#Chr# 937.

billhete m. _murderous hate, strife_, #An# 78.

+bilod _having a bill or beak_. [bile]

bil-swæð n. (nap. -swaðu) _sword track, wound_, #Ex# 329.

bilw- = bilew-

bīlyht = bȳliht

bīma (m.?), bīme = bīeme

bin = binn

bīnama m. _pronoun_, A 8·313.

+bind n. _binding, fetter_: _costiveness_.

±bindan sv^3 _to tie_, _‘bind,’ fetter, fasten, restrain_, _Æ, Bl, Mt, Jn_; AO, CP: _adorn_.

binde f. _head-band_? _KC_ 6·133. [‘_bind_’]

bindele, -elle f. _binding_: _bandage_.

bindere m. ‘_binder_,’ _Rd_ 28^6.

binding f. _binding_, OEG 324b.

binn, binne f. _‘bin,’ basket, crib, manger_, _Bl, LkL_.

binnan I. prep. (w. d. a.) _within, in, inside of, into_. II. adv. _inside, within, less than, during, whilst_. [‘_bin_’]

binne = binn

bint pres. 3 sg. of bindan.

bio- = beo-, bi-

biosmrung = bismrung [[redirected to “bismerung”]]

birce = beorc, beorce

bird (_LkLR_) = bridd

+bird = +byrd

birele = byrele

biren f. _she-bear_, OET (Ct).

birg == byrg

birgð, birhð pres. 3 sg. of beorgan.

birht- = bierht-

birig = byrig

birig- = byrg-

birihte (y) prep. w. d. _near, beside_, #An# 850.

birihto = bierhtu

birle = byrele

birnan = beornan

birst, birsteð pres. 3 sg. of berstan.

birst pres. 2 sg., bir(e)ð pres. 3 sg. of beran.

biryhte = birihte

bisæc n? m? _wallet_, MtR 10^10. [_L._ bisaccium]

bīsæc _contested, disputed_, LL.

bīsǣc f. _visit_, #Gu# 188.

bisceop (o^2) m. ‘_bishop_,’ _CP_: _high-priest, chief priest (of the Jews)_, _heathen priest_, _AO, MkL_.

bisceopcyn (o^2) n. _episcopal (high-priestly) stock_.

bisceopdōm m. _episcopate, bishopric_: _ex-communication_.

bisceopealder m. _high priest_, HL.

bisceopfolgoð m. _episcopate_, GD 65^31.

bisceopgegyrelan mpl. _episcopal robes_, BH 90^2.

bisceophād m. _‘bishophood,’ office of bishop, ordination as bishop, episcopate, bishopric_, _CPPs_.

bisceophādung f. _episcopal ordination_, ÆL 31^286.

bisceophām m. _bishop’s estate_, EC 365.

bisceophēafodlīn (o^2) n. _head ornament worn by bishops_, WW 152^23.

bisceophīred (o) m. _clergy subject to a bishop_.

bisceopian _to confirm_, _LL_. [‘_bishop_’]

bisceopland (o) n. _episcopal or diocesan land_, LL 173^10.

bisceoplic _‘bishoply,’ episcopal_, _BH_.

bisceoprīce n. _‘bishopric,’ diocese, province of a bishop_, _BH_.

bisceoprocc m. _bishop’s rochet, dalmatic_, #Lcd# 3·202^26.

bisceoprōd f. _bishop’s cross_.

bisceopscīr, -scȳr f. _diocese_: _episcopate_.

bisceop-seld, -setl, -seðl n. _bishop’s seat or see, bishopric_.

bisceopseonoð m. _synod of bishops_, A 11·8^1.

bisceopstōl m. _episcopal see, bishopric_, KC. [‘_bishopstool_’]

bisceopsunu m. _godson at a ‘bishoping’ or confirmation_.

bisceopðēnung f. _office of a bishop_, BH.

bisceopung f. _confirmation_, Æ.

bisceopwīte n. _fine payable to a bishop_? (BT), _forced entertaining of a bishop_? (Lieb: v. LL 2·667).

bisceopwyrt f. _bishop’s-wort, betony, vervain, marshmallow_.

bisceopwyrtil (o^2) _vervain_, WW 134^41.

biscep == bisceop

bisceran = bescieran

biscerian (i^2, y^2) = bescierian

biscop == bisceop

biscup = bisceop

bisegu = bysgu [[redirected to “bisgu”]]

bisen, bisene (y) fn. _example, pattern, model_, _JnLR_; Æ, AO, CP: _similitude, parable, parallel_: _rule, command, precept_. [‘_bysen_’]

bīsene (y) _blind_, _MtL_; NC 274; JAW 22. [‘_bisson_’?]

±bisenian (ie, y) _to give, set an example, instruct by example_, _Bo_: _follow an example or pattern_, CP: _express figuratively_. [‘_byen_’ vb.]

bisenung f. _example, pattern_, Æ (y).

bises m. _the extra day intercalated in leap year_, #Men# 32. [_L._ bissextus]

±bisgian _to occupy, employ_, _Æ, Bo_; CP: _trouble, afflict_, _Lcd, Met_. [‘_busy_’]

bisgu, bisigu f. _occupation, labour_, CP, Æ (yse): _affliction, trouble_.

bisgung f. _business, occupation, care_, CP.

bisig (y) _‘busy,’ occupied, diligent_, _Ma, Sol_.

bisignes f. ‘_business_,’ _MtL_ (Cont. p. xx).

bismær- = bismer-

bisme = besma

bismer (y) nmf. _disgrace, scandal, shame, mockery, insult, reproach, scorn_, _AO, Bl_; CP: _filthiness, defilement_, Æ (y). tō bismere _ignominiously, shamefully_: _blasphemy_: _infamous deed_, AO. [‘_bismer_’]

bismerful _infamous, disgraceful, ignominious, shameful_, Æ (y).

bismerglēow (y) n. _shameful lust_, Æ.

±bismerian (y) _to mock, revile, illtreat, blaspheme_, _Mk_; AO. [‘_bismer_’ vb.]

bismeriend m. _mocker_, #KGl# 298.

bismerlēas _blameless_, #Cr# 1326 (y).

bismerlēoð n. _scurrilous song_, #Gl#.

bismerlic _shameful, ignominious, contemptuous_, AO: _ridiculous, frivolous_. adv. -līce.

bismernes f. _pollution_; _insult_; _contemptibleness_.

bismer-sprǣc, -spǣc f. _blasphemy_, G.

±bismerung (y) _mockery, scorn_: _blasphemy_: _infamy, disrepute_, AO.

bismerword (æ^2) n. _reproach, insult_, LL 10^11.

bismor = bismer

bism(o)r- = bismer-

bisn- = bisen-

+bisnere f. _imitator_, DR 45^7.

bīspell (big-) n. _example, proverb_, Æ: _parable, fable, allegory, story_, _MtL_; CP. [‘_byspel_’]

bīspellbōc (big-) f. _book of Proverbs_, Æ.

bissextus, gen. -te _the intercalary day of leap year_: _leap year_. [_L._]

bist pres. 2 sg. of bēon.

bīst = bīdst, pres. 2 sg. of bīdan.

biswic = beswic

bit pres. 3 sg. of biddan.

bīt pres. 3 sg. of (1) bīdan; (2) bītan.

bita m. I. _‘bit,’ morsel, piece_, _Jn_; Æ. II. _biter, wild beast_.

±bītan^1 _to ‘bite,’ tear_, _B, Rd_; Æ: _cut, wound_: (+) _dash down_, MkL 9^18.

bite m. _‘bite,’ sting_, _AO, Lcd_: _sword-cut_, _Ap, B_: _cancer_.

bitela m. ‘_beetle_,’ _Gl_.

biter _‘bitter,’ sharp, cutting_, _Gu_; Æ: _stinging_, #PPs# 117^12: _exasperated, angry, embittered_: _painful, disastrous, virulent, cruel_, _B, Bl_. adv. -līce, _Mt_.

bitere = bitre

±biterian _to be or become bitter_, CP: _make bitter_. [‘_bitter_’ vb.]

biternes f. _‘bitterness,’ grief_, _El_; Æ, CP.

biterwyrde _bitter in speech_, Æ.

biterwyrtdrenc m. _drink of bitter herbs_, WW 114^18.

bītl = bīetl

bitmǣlum _piecemeal, bit by bit_, #ÆGr# 239^10.

bitol n. _bridle_.

bītol m. _beetle_ (insect). [bītan] [[from first edition]]

bitor = biter

bitre _bitterly, sharply, painfully, severely_: _very_.

bitres, bittres gsmn. of biter.

bitst pres. 2 sg. of biddan.

bītst pres. 2 sg. of bīdan and bītan.

bitt I. pres. 3 sg. of (1) biddan; (2) beodan. II. = bytt

bītt pres. 3 sg. of bītan.

+bitt n. _biting, gnashing_, Æ.

bitter == biter

bittor = biter

bittre = bitre

bitula = bitela

bið pres. 3 sg. of bēon.

biwāune v. bewāwan.

bīwist fm. _sustenance, food, provision, necessaries_, _Bo_, Æ. [‘_bewiste_’]

bīword (u) n. _proverb, household word_: _adverb_, A 8·313^7.

bīwyrde n. _‘byword,’ proverb_, _WW_.

bixen = byxen

bizant m. _bezant (a gold coin)_. [_L._ byzanteum]

blāc I. (ǣ) _bright, shining, glittering, flashing_, _Rd_: _pale, pallid, wan_, AO, CP. [blīcan; _‘bleak,’ to ‘bleach’_] II. pret. 3 sg. of blīcan.

blac = blæc

blācern n. _lamp, candle, light_, CP (ǣ).

blāchlēor † _with pale cheeks_.

blācian _to turn pale_, Æ.

blācung f. _a turning pale, pallor_, Æ.

bladesian _to flame, blaze, be hot_: _emit an odour_, OEG 554.

bladesnung (at-) f. _odour_, WW 405^1.

bladesung (at-, æt-) f. _shining, lightning_, #EPs# 76^19.

blæc (a) I. _‘black’ dark_, _B, BH, Æ_. II. n. _ink_, _LL, WW_. [‘_bleck_’]

blǣc == blāc

blǣcan _to bleach, whiten_. [blāc]

blæcce f. _black matter_, OEG 652.

blǣce n.? _irritation of the skin, leprosy_, #Lcd#.

blǣcernleoht (ā) n. _lantern-light_.

blæcfexede _black-haired_, ÆH 1·456^16. [feax]

blæcgymm m. _jet_, BH 26^16.

blæchorn (e) n. _ink-horn_, IM 128^18.

blǣco f. _pallor_, #Lcd#.

blæcpytt m. _bleaching-pit_? EC 383´.

blǣcðrustfel n. _leprosy_, Cp 103#b#.

blæd n. (nap. bladu) ‘_blade_,’ WW: _leaf_, _Gen_.

blǣd (ē) I. m. _blowing, blast_: _inspiration_, Æ: _breath, spirit_, Æ: _life, mind_: _glory, dignity, splendour_: _prosperity, riches, success_. II. = blēd I.

blǣdāgende _renowned_, B 1013.

blǣdbylig m. _bellows_, WW 241^33.

blǣddæg † m. _day of prosperity_.

blædderwærc m. _pain in the bladder_, #Lcd#.

blæddre = blǣdre

±blǣdfæst † _glorious, prosperous_.

+blǣdfæstnes f. _provision, sustenance_, ÆL 23b^492.

blǣdgifa † m. _giver of prosperity_.

blǣdhorn m. _trumpet_, Æ.

blǣdnes f. _blossom, fruit_, A 8·311. [blēd]

blǣdre (ē) f. _blister, pimple_, AO: ‘_bladder_,’ _Lcd_. [blāwan]

blǣdwela m. _abundant riches_, #Cr# 1392.

blǣge f. _gudgeon, bleak_, WW. [‘_blay_’]

blægettan (a) _to cry_, GD 278^12.

blǣhǣwen _light blue_.

blǣs = blǣst

blǣsbelg (OET 28) = blǣstbelg

blæse (a) f. _firebrand, torch, lamp_, _Æ, Jn_. [‘_blaze_’]

blæsere m. _incendiary_, LL.

blǣshorn m. _blowing-horn, trumpet_, LL 194 (8).

blǣst m. _blowing, ‘blast’ (of wind), breeze_, _Ex_: _flame_.

blǣstan _to blow_, #Andr# 123^30: _rush_? (v. BT).

blǣstbelg m. _bellows_, #Gl#.

blǣstm m? _flame, blaze_, MFH 90^7.

blǣtan _to ‘bleat,’_ _ÆGr, Rd_.

blætesung = bladesung

blǣts- = blēts-

blǣwen = blǣhǣwen

blǣwest, blǣwst pres. 2 sg., blǣw(e)ð pres. 3 sg. of blāwan.

blagettan = blægettan

blan pret. 3 sg. of blinnan.

blanca † m. _(white?) horse_, _B_. [‘_blonk_’]

±bland n. _blending, mixture, confusion, turmoil_.

±blandan^7 † _to blend, mix, mingle_, _Rd_. [‘_bland_’]

blandenfeax † _grizzly-haired, grey-haired, old_. [blandan]

blann pret. 3 sg. of blinnan.

blase = blæse

blasere = blæsere

blāstbelg = blǣstbelg

blaster = plaster

blāt † _livid, pale, wan, ghastly_: _low, hoarse (sound)_? #An# 1279. [cp. blēat]

blātan _to be livid, pale_. [[from first edition]]

blāte † _lividly, pallidly_, #Met#.

blatesnung = bladesnung

blātian _to be livid, pale_, #Gen# 981 (GK).

±blāwan^7 (ō) (tr. or intr.) _to ‘blow,’ breathe_, _Mt, Lk, Jn_: _be blown, sound_: _inflate_: (+) _kindle, inflame_, WW 208^14: (+) _spit_, MkLR 7^33.

blāwend m. _inspirer_, ÆH 2·478^8.

blāwere m. ‘_blower_,’ CP.

blāwung f. _‘blowing,’ blast_, _Æ_: _inflation_.

bleac = blæc

blēat _miserable_? _Gu_ 963. [‘_blete_’]. adv. blēate, B 2824.

blēað _gentle, shy, cowardly, timid_, _Rd_: _slothful, inactive, effeminate_, AO. [‘_blethe_’; _Ger._ blöde]

blec == blæc

blēce = blǣce

blēcða ‘_vitiligo_,’ WW 53^28.

bled = blæd

blēd- = blēt-

blēd I. (ǣ) f. _shoot, branch, flower, blossom, leaf, foliage, fruit_, _Mt, Lcd_; CP: _harvest, crops_. [‘_blede_’; blōwan] II. = blǣd I.

blēdan _to ‘bleed,’ let blood_, _Sol_.

blēdhwæt _growing quickly or profusely_? #Rd# 2^9.

blēdre = blǣdre

bledu f. _dish, bowl, goblet_, Æ.

blegen, blegne f. _‘blain,’ boil, blister, ulcer_, _Lcd_.

blencan _to deceive, cheat_, _Mod_. [‘_blench_’]

blēnd (e) pret. 3 sg. of blandan.

blend-an, -ian _to blind, deprive of sight_, _Bo_: _deceive_. [‘_blend_’]

blendnes f. _blindness_, DR 38^5.

blent pres. 3 sg. of (1) blendan, (2) blandan.

±blēo n. gs. blēos, ds. blēo, gp. blēo(na), dip. blēom, blēo(w)um _colour_, _Bo_; CP: _appearance, form_, _Sol_. [‘_blee_’]

blēobord † n. _coloured board, chess-board_.

blēobrygd n? _combination of colours, scintillation_, #Ph# 292. [bregdan]

blēocræft m. _art of embroidery_, WW 354^9.

+blēod _beautiful_, #Cr# 909.

bleodu = bledu

blēofæstnes f. ‘_deliciæ_,’ #RPs# 138^11.

blēofāg _variegated_, #Gl#.

blēoh = blēo

blēomete m. _dainty food_, GD 99^18.

blēona gp. of blēo.

blēorēad _purple_, WW.

blēostǣning f. _tesselated pavement_, WW 444^10.

blēot pret. 3 sg. of (1) blātan, (2) blōtan.

bleoum dip. of blēo.

blēow pret. 3 sg. of (1) blāwan, (2) blōwan.

blēowum dp. of blēo.

blere, blerig _bald_, WW.

blese = blæse

blēt pret. 3 sg. of (1) blātan, (2) blōtan.

blētan = blǣtan

±blētsian _to consecrate, ordain_, _Mt, JnL_ (oe): _‘bless,’ give thanks, adore, extol_, _Da, Ps, Lk_: _sign with the cross_, Æ: _pronounce or make happy_, Æ. [blōd]

blētsingbōc f. _blessing-book, benedictional_, EC 250.

blētsingsealm m. _the Benedicite_, RB 36^18.

blētst pres. 2 sg. of blōtan.

blētsung f. _consecration_, _Chr_: _‘blessing,’ benediction_, _Chr_; Æ: _favour (of God)_, #Bl, VPs#.

blēw = blēow pret. 3 sg. of blāwan.

blēwð pres. 3 sg. of blōwan.

blīcan^1 _to glitter, shine, gleam, sparkle, dazzle_, _Sol_: _appear_, #Sol# 144. [‘_blik_’]

bliccettan _to glitter, quiver_, #Gl#.

bliccettung f. _glittering, shining_, #VPs#.

blice m. _exposure_, LL 5[34].

blicgan = blycgan

blīcian _to shine_, OEG 1499.

blīcð pres. 3 sg. of blīcan.

blīds = bliss

blin imperat. of blinnan.

blind ‘_blind_,’ _Mk_; CP, Æ: _dark, obscure, opaque_, _DD_; Æ: _internal, not showing outwardly_: _unintelligent_: _not stinging_, WW 322^29. adv. -līce _blindly, rashly_, AO.

blindboren _born blind_, JnL 9^32.

+blinfellian _to blind, blindfold_, HL ^276.

-blindian v. of-b.

blindnes f. _blindness_, Æ.

blinn † n? _cessation_.

±blinnan^3 _to cease, leave off, rest from_, _Mt_; CP: _lose, forfeit_: _be vacant (bishopric)_. [‘_blin_’; be, linnan]

blinnes f. _cessation, intermission_, LL.

blis (CP) = bliss

blisa = blysa

bliscan = blyscan

blisgere m. _incendiary_. [blysige]

bliss m. _‘bliss,’ merriment, happiness_, _Bl_; CP: _kindness, friendship, grace, favour_, _Met_: _cause of happiness_, _Ps_. [blīðe]

±blissian (intr.) _to be glad, rejoice, exult_, _CP, Lk_; Æ: (tr.) _make happy, gladden, endow_, †_Hy_: _applaud_, ANS 109·306. [‘_bliss_’]

blissig _joyful_, #RPs# 112^9.

blissigendlic _exulting_, ÆH 1·354^11.

blissung f. _exultation_, #EPs# 64^13.

blīð == blīðe

blīðe I. _‘blithe,’ joyous, cheerful, pleasant_, Æ, AO, CP: _gracious, well-disposed, friendly, kind_, _El_: _agreeable, willing_: _quiet, peaceful, gentle_, _Ps_: (+b. occurs at #Guth# 161^9). II. adv. _Ps_.

blīðelic _gentle, pleasant, glad_. adv. -līce (_Lk_). [‘_blithely_’]

blīðemōd _glad, cheerful_: _well-wishing, friendly_.

blīðheort † _happy, joyful_: _gracious_.

+blīðian _to make glad_, #RPs# 91^4.

blīðnes f. _joy, gladness, pleasure_, _Lcd_; AO. [‘_blitheness_’]

blīðs == bliss

blīwum = blēo(w)um, dp. of blēo.

blod = bold

blōd n. ‘_blood_,’ _Æ, G, Lcd_; AO, CP: _vein_.

blōd-dolg, -dolh n. _bleeding wound_, #Lcd#.

blōddryne m. _bloodshed_, AO 162^3.

blōdegesa m. _bloody horror_, #Ex# 477.

+blōdegian = blōdgian

blōden _bloody_, WW 217^35?

blōdfāg † _blood-stained, bloody_.

blōdgemang n. _a blood-mixture_, WW 220^7.

blōdgemenged _blood-stained_, W 182^11.

blōdgēot = blōdgȳte [[headword spelled “blōdgyte”]]

blōdgēotend m. _shedder of blood_, #LPs# 50^16.

blōdgēotende _bloody_, #LPs# 5^8.

±blōdgian _to be bloodthirsty_, WW 215^43: _make bloody_.

blōdgyte m. _bloodshed_, AO.

blōdhrǣcung f. _spitting of blood_, WW 113^6.

blōdhrēow _sanguinary, cruel_, #Ps#.

blōdig ‘_bloody_,’ _WW_; AO.

blōdigtōð _bloody-toothed_, B 2083.

blōd-lǣs, -læswu f. _blood-letting, bleeding_.

blōdlǣstīd f. _time for blood-letting_, #Lcd# 55a.

blōdlǣtere m. _blood-letter_, WW.

blōdlēas _bloodless_, #ÆGr# 56^14.

blōd-orc, -mōnað = blōtorc, etc.

blōdrēad _blood-red_.

blōdrēow = blōdhrēow

blōdryne m. _issue of blood, bloody flux_: _bursting of a blood-vessel_, AO 288^27.

blōdsæx (e) n. _lancet_, #Gl#.

blodscēawung f. _supply of blood_? (BT) #Lcd# 83a.

blōdseten _something to stop bleeding_, #Lcd#.

blōdsihte f. _flowing of blood_, #Lcd# 64a.