Old English Dictionary Entry

Bi-mǽnan

Related words: be-mǽnan. bi-mænan

Definitions

1 definitions

1 bi-mǽnan

p. de; pp. ed To bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn; lugere :-- Woldan wíf wópe bimǽnan æðelinges deáþ the women would with weeping bewail the noble's death, Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 24; Hö. 4.

Similar Words

-bald
-bátian, -bátung
-beámed(e)
-beámen
-bearde, -beardede

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁ-ᛗǽᚾᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Exon.: Exeter Book
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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