,
_thinking
of death, meditating destruction_:
gen.
gen.
Beowulf
--The following expressions are poetic
paraphrases of the forms _go, come_: þæt wē rondas beren eft tō earde,
2654; gewītað forð beran wǣpen and gewǣdu, 291; ic gefrægn sunu Wīhstānes
hringnet beran, 2755; wīgheafolan bær, 2662; helmas bǣron, 240
(conjecture); scyldas bǣran, 2851: they lay stress upon the connection of
the man with his weapons.
æt-beran, _to carry to_: inf. tō beadulāce (_battle_) ætberan, 1562; pret.
þā hine on morgentīd on Heaðorǣmas holm up ætbær, _the sea bore him up to
the Heaðorǣmas_, 519; hīo Bēowulfe medoful ætbær _brought Bēowulf the
mead-cup_, 625; mægenbyrðenne . . . hider ūt ætbær cyninge mīnum, _bore the
great burden hither to my king_, 3093; pl. hī hyne ætbǣron tō brimes
faroðe, 28. --2) _bear away_: æt līc ætbær, 2128.
for-beran, _to hold, to suppress_: inf. þæt hē þone brēostwylm forberan ne
mehte, _that he could not suppress the emotions of his breast_, 1878.
ge-beran, _to bring forth, to bear_: pret. part. þæt lā mæg secgan sē þe
sōð and riht fremeð on folce . . . þæt þes eorl wǣre geboren betera (_that
may every just man of the people say, that this nobleman is better born_),
1704.
oð-beran, _to bring hither_: pret. þā mec sǣ oðbær on Finna land, 579.
on-beran (O. H. G. in bëran, intpëran, but in the sense of carere), auferre,
_to carry off, to take away_: inf. īren ǣrgōd þæt þæs āhlǣcan blōdge
beadufolme onberan wolde, _excellent sword which would sweep off the bloody
hand of the demon_, 991; pret. part. (wæs) onboren bēaga hord, _the
treasure of the rings had been carried off_, 2285. --Compounds with the
pres. part. : helm-, sāwl-berend.
berian (denominative from bær, _naked_), w. v. , _to make bare, to clear_:
pret. pl. bencþelu beredon, _cleared the bench-place_ (by removing the
benches), 1240.
berstan, st. v. , _to break, to burst_: pret. pl. burston bānlocan, 819;
bengeato burston, 1122. --_to crack, to make the noise of breaking_: fingras
burston, _the fingers cracked_ (from Bēowulf's gripe), 761.
for-berstan, _break, to fly asunder_: pret. Nægling forbærst, _Nægling_
(Bēowulf's sword) _broke in two_, 2681.
betera, adj. (comp. ), _better_: nom. sg. m. betera, 469, 1704.
bet-līc, adj. , _excellent, splendid_: nom. sg. n. , of Hrōðgār's hall, 781;
of Hygelāc's residence, 1926.
betst, betost (superl. ), _best, the best_: nom. sg. m. betst beadurinca,
1110; neut. nū is ofost betost, þæt wē . . . , _now is haste the best, that
we. . . _, 3008; voc. m. secg betsta, 948; neut. acc. beaduscrūda betst, 453;
acc. sg. m. þegn betstan, 1872.
bēcn, st. n. , _(beacon), token, mark, sign_: acc. sg. betimbredon
beadu-rōfes bēcn (of Bēowulf's grave-mound), 3162. See beacen.
bēg. See bēag.
bēn, st. f. , _entreaty_: gen. sg. bēne, 428, 2285.
bēna, w. m. , _suppliant_, supplex: nom. sg. swā þū bēna eart (_as thou
entreatest_), 352; swā hē bēna wæs (_as he had asked_), 3141; nom. pl. hȳ
bēnan synt, 364.
ge-betan: 1) _to make good, to remove_: pret. ac þū Hrōðgāre wīdcūðne wēan
wihte gebēttest, _hast thou in any way relieved Hrōðgār of the evil known
afar_, 1992; pret. part. acc. sg. swylce oncȳððe ealle gebētte, _removed
all trouble_, 831. --2) _to avenge_: inf. wihte ne meahte on þām feorhbonan
fǣhðe gebētan, _could in no way avenge the death upon the slayer_, 2466.
beadu, st. f. , _battle, strife, combat_: dat. sg. (as instr. ) beadwe, _in
combat_, 1540; gen. pl. bād beadwa ge-þinges, _waited for the combats_
(with Grendel) _that were in store for him_, 710.
beadu-folm, st. f. , _battle-hand_: acc. sg. -folme, of Grendel's hand, 991.
beado-grīma, w. m. , _(battle-mask), helmet_: acc. pl. -grīman, 2258.
beado-hrægl, st. n. , _(battle-garment), corselet, shirt of mail_, 552.
beadu-lāc, st. n. , (_exercise in arms, tilting_), _combat, battle_: dat.
sg. tō beadu-lāce, 1562.
beado-lēoma, w. m. , (_battle-light_), _sword_: nom. sg. , 1524.
beado-mēce, st. m. , _battle-sword_: nom. pl. beado-mēcas, 1455.
beado-rinc, st. m. , _battle-hero, warrior_: gen. pl. betst beadorinca,
1110.
beadu-rōf, adj. , _strong in battle_: gen. sg. -rōfes, of Bēowulf, 3162.
beadu-rūn, st. f. , _mystery of battle_: acc. sg. onband beadu-rūne, _solved
the mystery of the combat_, i. e. gave battle, commenced the fight, 501.
beadu-scearp, adj. , _battle-sharp, sharp for the battle_, 2705.
beadu-scrūd, st. n. , (_battle-dress_), _corselet, shirt of mail_: gen. pl.
beaduscrūda betst, 453.
beadu-serce, w. f. , (_battle-garment_), _corselet, shirt of mail_: acc. sg.
brogdne beadu-sercean (because it consists of interlaced metal rings),
2756.
beado-weorc, st. n. , (_battle-work_), _battle_: gen. sg. gefeh
beado-weorces, _rejoiced at the battle_, 2300.
beald, adj. , _bold, brave_: in comp. cyning-beald.
bealdian, w. v. , _to show one's self brave_: pret. bealdode gōdum dǣdum
(_through brave deeds_), 2178.
bealdor, st. m. , _lord, prince_: nom. sg. sinca baldor, 2429; winia
bealdor, 2568.
bealu, st. n. , _evil, ruin, destruction_: instr. sg. bealwe, 2827; gen. pl.
bealuwa, 281; bealewa, 2083; bealwa, 910. --Comp. : cwealm-, ealdor-,
hreðer-, lēod-, morðor-, niht-, sweord-, wīg-bealu.
bealu, adj. , _deadly, dangerous, bad_: instr. sg. hyne sār hafað befongen
balwon bendum, _pain has entwined him in deadly bands_, 978.
bealo-cwealm, st. m. , _violent death, death by the sword_(? ), 2266.
bealo-hycgende, pres. part.
, _thinking of death, meditating destruction_:
gen. pl. ǣghwæðrum bealo-hycgendra, 2566.
bealo-hȳdig, adj. , _thinking of death, meditating destruction_: of
Grendel, 724.
bealo-nīð, st. m. , (_zeal for destruction_), _deadly enmity_: nom. sg. ,
2405; _destructive struggle_: acc. sg. bebeorh þē þone bealonīð, _beware of
destructive striving_, 1759; _death-bringing rage_: nom. sg. him on
brēostum bealo-nīð wēoll, _in his breast raged deadly fury_ (of the
dragon's poison), 2715.
bearhtm (see beorht): 1) st. m. , _splendor, brightness, clearness_: nom.
sg. ēagena bearhtm, 1767. --2) _sound, tone_: acc. sg. bearhtm ongeāton,
gūðhorn galan, _they heard the sound, (heard) the battle-horn sound_, 1432.
bearm, m. , gremium, sinus, _lap, bosom_: nom. sg. foldan bearm, 1138; acc.
sg. on bearm scipes, 35, 897; on bearm nacan, 214; him on bearm hladan
bunan and discas, 2776. --2) figuratively, _possession, property_, because
things bestowed were placed in the lap of the receiver (1145 and 2195, on
bearm licgan, ālecgan); dat. sg. him tō bearme cwōm māððumfæt mǣre, _came
into his possession_, 2405.
bearn, st. n. , 1) _child, son_: nom. sg. bearn Healfdenes, 469, etc. ;
Ecglāfes bearn, 499, etc. ; dat. sg. bearne, 2371; nom. pl. bearn, 59; dat.
pl. bearnum, 1075. --2) in a broader sense, _scion, offspring, descendant_:
nom. sg. Ongenþēow's bearn, of his grandson, 2388; nom. pl. yldo. bearn,
70; gumena bearn, _children of men_, 879; hæleða bearn, 1190; æðelinga
bearn, 3172; acc. pl. ofer ylda bearn, 606; dat. pl. ylda bearnum, 150;
gen. pl. niðða bearna, 1006. --Comp. : brōðor-, dryht-bearn.
bearn-gebyrdu, f. , _birth, birth of a son_: gen. sg. þæt hyre ealdmetod
ēste wǣre bearn-gebyrdo, _has been gracious through the birth of such a
son_ (i. e. as Bēowulf), 947.
bearu, st. m. , (_the bearer_, hence properly only the fruit-tree,
especially the oak and the beech), _tree_, collectively _forest_: nom. pl.
hrīmge bearwas, _rime-covered_ or _ice-clad_, 1364.
bēacen, st. n. , _sign, banner_, vexillum: nom. sg. beorht bēacen godes, _of
the sun_, 570; gen. pl. bēacna beorhtost, 2778. See bēcn.
ge-bēacnian, w. v. , _to mark, to indicate_: pret. part. ge-bēacnod, 140.
bēag, st. m. , _ring, ornament_: nom. sg. bēah (_neck-ring_), 1212; acc. sg.
bēah (the collar of the murdered king of the Heaðobeardnas), 2042; bēg
(collective for the acc. pl. ), 3165; dat. sg. cwōm Wealhþēo forð gān under
gyldnum bēage, _she walked along under a golden head-ring, wore a golden
diadem_, 1164; gen. sg. bēages (of a collar), 1217; acc. pl. bēagas (rings
in general), 80, 523, etc. ; gen. pl. bēaga, 35, 352, 1488, 2285, etc. --
Comp. : earm-, heals-bēag.
bēag-gyfa, w. m. , _ring-giver_, designation of the prince: gen. sg. -gyfan,
1103.
bēag-hroden, adj. , _adorned with rings, ornamented with clasps_: nom. sg.
bēaghroden, cwēn, of Hrōðgār's consort, perhaps with reference to her
diadem (cf. 1164, 624.
bēah-hord, st. m. n. , _ring-hoard, treasure consisting of rings_: gen. sg.
bēah-hordes, 895; dat. pl. bēah-hordum, 2827; gen. pl. bēah-horda weard, of
King Hrōðgār, 922.
bēah-sele, st. m. , _ring-hall, hall in which the rings were distributed_:
nom. sg. , of Heorot, 1178.
bēah-þegu, st. f. , _the receiving of the ring_: dat. sg. æfter bēah-þege,
2177.
bēah-wriða, w. m. _ring-band_, ring with prominence given to its having the
form of a band: acc. sg. bēah-wriðan, 2019.
bēam, st. m. , _tree_, only in the compounds fyrgen-, glēo-bēam.
bēatan, st. v. , _thrust, strike_: pres. sg. mearh burhstede bēateð, _the
steed beats the castle-ground_ (place where the castle is built), i. e. with
his hoofs, 2266; pret. part. swealt bille ge-bēaten, _died, struck by the
battle-axe_, 2360.
beorh, st. m. : 1) _mountain, rock_: dat. sg. beorge, 211; gen. sg. beorges,
2525, 2756; acc. pl. beorgas, 222. --2) _grave-mound, tomb-hill_: acc. sg.
biorh, 2808; beorh, 3098, 3165. A grave-mound serves the drake as a retreat
(cf. 2277, 2412): nom. sg. beorh, 2242; gen. sg. beorges, 2323. --Comp.
stān-beorh.
beorh, st. f. , _veil, covering, cap_; only in the comp. hēafod-beorh.
beorgan, st. v. (w. dat. of the interested person or thing), _to save, to
shield_: inf. wolde fēore beorgan, _place her life in safety_, 1294;
here-byrne . . . sēo þe bāncofan beorgan cūðe, _which could protect his
body_, 1446; pret. pl. ealdre burgan, 2600.
be-beorgan (w. dat. refl. of pers. and acc. of the thing), _to take care,
to defend one's self from_: inf. him be-beorgan ne con wom, _cannot keep
himself from stain_ (fault), 1747; imp. bebeorh þē þone bealontð, 1759.
ge-beorgan (w, dat. of person or thing to be saved), _to save, to protect_:
pret. sg. þæt gebearh fēore, _protected the life_, 1549; scyld wēl gebearg
līfe and līce, 2571.
ymb-beorgan, _to surround protectingly_: pret. sg. bring ūtan ymb-bearh,
1504.
beorht, byrht, adj. : 1) _gleaming, shining, radiant, shimmering_: nom.
paraphrases of the forms _go, come_: þæt wē rondas beren eft tō earde,
2654; gewītað forð beran wǣpen and gewǣdu, 291; ic gefrægn sunu Wīhstānes
hringnet beran, 2755; wīgheafolan bær, 2662; helmas bǣron, 240
(conjecture); scyldas bǣran, 2851: they lay stress upon the connection of
the man with his weapons.
æt-beran, _to carry to_: inf. tō beadulāce (_battle_) ætberan, 1562; pret.
þā hine on morgentīd on Heaðorǣmas holm up ætbær, _the sea bore him up to
the Heaðorǣmas_, 519; hīo Bēowulfe medoful ætbær _brought Bēowulf the
mead-cup_, 625; mægenbyrðenne . . . hider ūt ætbær cyninge mīnum, _bore the
great burden hither to my king_, 3093; pl. hī hyne ætbǣron tō brimes
faroðe, 28. --2) _bear away_: æt līc ætbær, 2128.
for-beran, _to hold, to suppress_: inf. þæt hē þone brēostwylm forberan ne
mehte, _that he could not suppress the emotions of his breast_, 1878.
ge-beran, _to bring forth, to bear_: pret. part. þæt lā mæg secgan sē þe
sōð and riht fremeð on folce . . . þæt þes eorl wǣre geboren betera (_that
may every just man of the people say, that this nobleman is better born_),
1704.
oð-beran, _to bring hither_: pret. þā mec sǣ oðbær on Finna land, 579.
on-beran (O. H. G. in bëran, intpëran, but in the sense of carere), auferre,
_to carry off, to take away_: inf. īren ǣrgōd þæt þæs āhlǣcan blōdge
beadufolme onberan wolde, _excellent sword which would sweep off the bloody
hand of the demon_, 991; pret. part. (wæs) onboren bēaga hord, _the
treasure of the rings had been carried off_, 2285. --Compounds with the
pres. part. : helm-, sāwl-berend.
berian (denominative from bær, _naked_), w. v. , _to make bare, to clear_:
pret. pl. bencþelu beredon, _cleared the bench-place_ (by removing the
benches), 1240.
berstan, st. v. , _to break, to burst_: pret. pl. burston bānlocan, 819;
bengeato burston, 1122. --_to crack, to make the noise of breaking_: fingras
burston, _the fingers cracked_ (from Bēowulf's gripe), 761.
for-berstan, _break, to fly asunder_: pret. Nægling forbærst, _Nægling_
(Bēowulf's sword) _broke in two_, 2681.
betera, adj. (comp. ), _better_: nom. sg. m. betera, 469, 1704.
bet-līc, adj. , _excellent, splendid_: nom. sg. n. , of Hrōðgār's hall, 781;
of Hygelāc's residence, 1926.
betst, betost (superl. ), _best, the best_: nom. sg. m. betst beadurinca,
1110; neut. nū is ofost betost, þæt wē . . . , _now is haste the best, that
we. . . _, 3008; voc. m. secg betsta, 948; neut. acc. beaduscrūda betst, 453;
acc. sg. m. þegn betstan, 1872.
bēcn, st. n. , _(beacon), token, mark, sign_: acc. sg. betimbredon
beadu-rōfes bēcn (of Bēowulf's grave-mound), 3162. See beacen.
bēg. See bēag.
bēn, st. f. , _entreaty_: gen. sg. bēne, 428, 2285.
bēna, w. m. , _suppliant_, supplex: nom. sg. swā þū bēna eart (_as thou
entreatest_), 352; swā hē bēna wæs (_as he had asked_), 3141; nom. pl. hȳ
bēnan synt, 364.
ge-betan: 1) _to make good, to remove_: pret. ac þū Hrōðgāre wīdcūðne wēan
wihte gebēttest, _hast thou in any way relieved Hrōðgār of the evil known
afar_, 1992; pret. part. acc. sg. swylce oncȳððe ealle gebētte, _removed
all trouble_, 831. --2) _to avenge_: inf. wihte ne meahte on þām feorhbonan
fǣhðe gebētan, _could in no way avenge the death upon the slayer_, 2466.
beadu, st. f. , _battle, strife, combat_: dat. sg. (as instr. ) beadwe, _in
combat_, 1540; gen. pl. bād beadwa ge-þinges, _waited for the combats_
(with Grendel) _that were in store for him_, 710.
beadu-folm, st. f. , _battle-hand_: acc. sg. -folme, of Grendel's hand, 991.
beado-grīma, w. m. , _(battle-mask), helmet_: acc. pl. -grīman, 2258.
beado-hrægl, st. n. , _(battle-garment), corselet, shirt of mail_, 552.
beadu-lāc, st. n. , (_exercise in arms, tilting_), _combat, battle_: dat.
sg. tō beadu-lāce, 1562.
beado-lēoma, w. m. , (_battle-light_), _sword_: nom. sg. , 1524.
beado-mēce, st. m. , _battle-sword_: nom. pl. beado-mēcas, 1455.
beado-rinc, st. m. , _battle-hero, warrior_: gen. pl. betst beadorinca,
1110.
beadu-rōf, adj. , _strong in battle_: gen. sg. -rōfes, of Bēowulf, 3162.
beadu-rūn, st. f. , _mystery of battle_: acc. sg. onband beadu-rūne, _solved
the mystery of the combat_, i. e. gave battle, commenced the fight, 501.
beadu-scearp, adj. , _battle-sharp, sharp for the battle_, 2705.
beadu-scrūd, st. n. , (_battle-dress_), _corselet, shirt of mail_: gen. pl.
beaduscrūda betst, 453.
beadu-serce, w. f. , (_battle-garment_), _corselet, shirt of mail_: acc. sg.
brogdne beadu-sercean (because it consists of interlaced metal rings),
2756.
beado-weorc, st. n. , (_battle-work_), _battle_: gen. sg. gefeh
beado-weorces, _rejoiced at the battle_, 2300.
beald, adj. , _bold, brave_: in comp. cyning-beald.
bealdian, w. v. , _to show one's self brave_: pret. bealdode gōdum dǣdum
(_through brave deeds_), 2178.
bealdor, st. m. , _lord, prince_: nom. sg. sinca baldor, 2429; winia
bealdor, 2568.
bealu, st. n. , _evil, ruin, destruction_: instr. sg. bealwe, 2827; gen. pl.
bealuwa, 281; bealewa, 2083; bealwa, 910. --Comp. : cwealm-, ealdor-,
hreðer-, lēod-, morðor-, niht-, sweord-, wīg-bealu.
bealu, adj. , _deadly, dangerous, bad_: instr. sg. hyne sār hafað befongen
balwon bendum, _pain has entwined him in deadly bands_, 978.
bealo-cwealm, st. m. , _violent death, death by the sword_(? ), 2266.
bealo-hycgende, pres. part.
, _thinking of death, meditating destruction_:
gen. pl. ǣghwæðrum bealo-hycgendra, 2566.
bealo-hȳdig, adj. , _thinking of death, meditating destruction_: of
Grendel, 724.
bealo-nīð, st. m. , (_zeal for destruction_), _deadly enmity_: nom. sg. ,
2405; _destructive struggle_: acc. sg. bebeorh þē þone bealonīð, _beware of
destructive striving_, 1759; _death-bringing rage_: nom. sg. him on
brēostum bealo-nīð wēoll, _in his breast raged deadly fury_ (of the
dragon's poison), 2715.
bearhtm (see beorht): 1) st. m. , _splendor, brightness, clearness_: nom.
sg. ēagena bearhtm, 1767. --2) _sound, tone_: acc. sg. bearhtm ongeāton,
gūðhorn galan, _they heard the sound, (heard) the battle-horn sound_, 1432.
bearm, m. , gremium, sinus, _lap, bosom_: nom. sg. foldan bearm, 1138; acc.
sg. on bearm scipes, 35, 897; on bearm nacan, 214; him on bearm hladan
bunan and discas, 2776. --2) figuratively, _possession, property_, because
things bestowed were placed in the lap of the receiver (1145 and 2195, on
bearm licgan, ālecgan); dat. sg. him tō bearme cwōm māððumfæt mǣre, _came
into his possession_, 2405.
bearn, st. n. , 1) _child, son_: nom. sg. bearn Healfdenes, 469, etc. ;
Ecglāfes bearn, 499, etc. ; dat. sg. bearne, 2371; nom. pl. bearn, 59; dat.
pl. bearnum, 1075. --2) in a broader sense, _scion, offspring, descendant_:
nom. sg. Ongenþēow's bearn, of his grandson, 2388; nom. pl. yldo. bearn,
70; gumena bearn, _children of men_, 879; hæleða bearn, 1190; æðelinga
bearn, 3172; acc. pl. ofer ylda bearn, 606; dat. pl. ylda bearnum, 150;
gen. pl. niðða bearna, 1006. --Comp. : brōðor-, dryht-bearn.
bearn-gebyrdu, f. , _birth, birth of a son_: gen. sg. þæt hyre ealdmetod
ēste wǣre bearn-gebyrdo, _has been gracious through the birth of such a
son_ (i. e. as Bēowulf), 947.
bearu, st. m. , (_the bearer_, hence properly only the fruit-tree,
especially the oak and the beech), _tree_, collectively _forest_: nom. pl.
hrīmge bearwas, _rime-covered_ or _ice-clad_, 1364.
bēacen, st. n. , _sign, banner_, vexillum: nom. sg. beorht bēacen godes, _of
the sun_, 570; gen. pl. bēacna beorhtost, 2778. See bēcn.
ge-bēacnian, w. v. , _to mark, to indicate_: pret. part. ge-bēacnod, 140.
bēag, st. m. , _ring, ornament_: nom. sg. bēah (_neck-ring_), 1212; acc. sg.
bēah (the collar of the murdered king of the Heaðobeardnas), 2042; bēg
(collective for the acc. pl. ), 3165; dat. sg. cwōm Wealhþēo forð gān under
gyldnum bēage, _she walked along under a golden head-ring, wore a golden
diadem_, 1164; gen. sg. bēages (of a collar), 1217; acc. pl. bēagas (rings
in general), 80, 523, etc. ; gen. pl. bēaga, 35, 352, 1488, 2285, etc. --
Comp. : earm-, heals-bēag.
bēag-gyfa, w. m. , _ring-giver_, designation of the prince: gen. sg. -gyfan,
1103.
bēag-hroden, adj. , _adorned with rings, ornamented with clasps_: nom. sg.
bēaghroden, cwēn, of Hrōðgār's consort, perhaps with reference to her
diadem (cf. 1164, 624.
bēah-hord, st. m. n. , _ring-hoard, treasure consisting of rings_: gen. sg.
bēah-hordes, 895; dat. pl. bēah-hordum, 2827; gen. pl. bēah-horda weard, of
King Hrōðgār, 922.
bēah-sele, st. m. , _ring-hall, hall in which the rings were distributed_:
nom. sg. , of Heorot, 1178.
bēah-þegu, st. f. , _the receiving of the ring_: dat. sg. æfter bēah-þege,
2177.
bēah-wriða, w. m. _ring-band_, ring with prominence given to its having the
form of a band: acc. sg. bēah-wriðan, 2019.
bēam, st. m. , _tree_, only in the compounds fyrgen-, glēo-bēam.
bēatan, st. v. , _thrust, strike_: pres. sg. mearh burhstede bēateð, _the
steed beats the castle-ground_ (place where the castle is built), i. e. with
his hoofs, 2266; pret. part. swealt bille ge-bēaten, _died, struck by the
battle-axe_, 2360.
beorh, st. m. : 1) _mountain, rock_: dat. sg. beorge, 211; gen. sg. beorges,
2525, 2756; acc. pl. beorgas, 222. --2) _grave-mound, tomb-hill_: acc. sg.
biorh, 2808; beorh, 3098, 3165. A grave-mound serves the drake as a retreat
(cf. 2277, 2412): nom. sg. beorh, 2242; gen. sg. beorges, 2323. --Comp.
stān-beorh.
beorh, st. f. , _veil, covering, cap_; only in the comp. hēafod-beorh.
beorgan, st. v. (w. dat. of the interested person or thing), _to save, to
shield_: inf. wolde fēore beorgan, _place her life in safety_, 1294;
here-byrne . . . sēo þe bāncofan beorgan cūðe, _which could protect his
body_, 1446; pret. pl. ealdre burgan, 2600.
be-beorgan (w. dat. refl. of pers. and acc. of the thing), _to take care,
to defend one's self from_: inf. him be-beorgan ne con wom, _cannot keep
himself from stain_ (fault), 1747; imp. bebeorh þē þone bealontð, 1759.
ge-beorgan (w, dat. of person or thing to be saved), _to save, to protect_:
pret. sg. þæt gebearh fēore, _protected the life_, 1549; scyld wēl gebearg
līfe and līce, 2571.
ymb-beorgan, _to surround protectingly_: pret. sg. bring ūtan ymb-bearh,
1504.
beorht, byrht, adj. : 1) _gleaming, shining, radiant, shimmering_: nom.
