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the folk of both [peoples],” 1124; bēga wēn, “expectation of both things” (Beowulf’s return home and revisiting the Danes; see ll. 1868—9), 1873.

be-gong, be-gang, st. m., extent, expanse, compass, circuit, 362, 860, etc.; acc. bigong, 2367.

belgan, st. v., swell with anger, anger oneself; pp. gebolgen “swollen,” 2401, “swollen with anger, enraged,” 723, 1539, 2220; pl. gebolgne, 1481.

ā-belgan, st. v., anger; pret. ābealh, 2280. ge-belgan, st. v., with dat., anger; pret. subj. gebulge, 2331.

bēn, st. f., [bene] boon, request, 428, 2284.

bēna, w. m., suppliant, 352, 364; nom. swā hē bēna wæs, “as he had begged,” 3140.

benc, st. f., bench, 327, etc.

benc-swēg, st. m., bench-sound, noise from the benches, 1161.

benc-þel, st. neut., [bench-thill] bench-board, bench, 486, 1239.

bend, st. m. f., band, bond, 977, 1609.

ben-geat, st. neut., wound-gate, opening of a wound, 1121.

benn, st. f., wound, 2724.

bēodan, bīodan, st. v.

(1) announce, 2892.
(2) offer, give, 385, 1085, 2957.

ā-bēodan, st. v., announce, 390; offer, 668. Special passages: pret. him hǣl ābēad, “bade him hail, wished him health,” 653; hǣlo ābēad, “bade farewell,” 2418.

be-bēodan, st. v., bid, command, order, 401, 1975.

ge-bēodan, st. v.
(1) bid, command; inf. hēt þā gebēodan byre Wihstānes…hǣleða monegum, “then the son of Weohstan ordered that command should be given to many heroes,” 3110.

(2) proclaim, offer, give, 603, 2369.

bēod-genēat, st. m., board-comrade, table-companion, 343, 1713.

bēon, irreg. v., be, usu. with a fut. sense, 183, etc.; be, happen, 1762, etc.; pres. sg. 3rd bið, 186, etc., byð, 1002, 2277; pl. bēoð, 1838, bīoð, 2063; imperat. sg. bēo, 386, etc., bīo, 2747.

bēor, st. neut., beer, beer-drinking, 480, 2041, etc.

beorgan, st. v., with dat., defend, protect, save, 1445, etc.; pret. pl. burgan, 2599.

be-beorgan, st. v., with refl. dat. and acc. or dat. rei, defend, protect (oneself) against, 1746 (see note on 1747), 1758.

ge-beorgan, st. v., with dat., protect, save; pret. gebearg, 2570, gebearh, 1548.

ymb-beorgan, st. v., [about-protect] surround and protect, 1503.

beorh, biorb, beorg, st. m., hill, mountain, mount, barrow, grave-mound, 211, 2241, 2524, 2529, 2807.

beorht, adj., bright, light, shining, splendid, 158, 231, etc.; weak forms, beorhte, 997, byrhtan, 1199, etc.

beorhtost, superl., brightest, 2777.

beorhte, adv., brightly, 1517.

beorhtian, w. v., intrans., brighten, sound clearly, 1161.

beorn, biorn, st. m., hero, warrior, 1024, 2404, 2559, etc.

beornan, st. v., intrans., burn, 2280 (see note); pres. part, byruende, 2272.

for-beornan, st. v., intrans., pret. forbarn, forborn: burn up, 1616, 2672, etc. ge-beornan, st. v., intrans., burn, be burnt, 2697.

beorn-cyning, st. m., hero-king, warrior-king, 2148.

bēor-scealc, st. m., beer-seneschal, steward, 1240.