(only in) pp. be-griwen To steep in, (l) of profound knowledge:--Hé wæs on ðǽre ealdan ǽ getogen, and mid micelre gecnyrdnysse on ðǽre begriwen wæs (was deeply versed in it), Hml. Th. i. 384, 27. (2) of guilt, sunk in:--On ánum dæge hé oft geworhte unrím scylda, and nǽnige gebétan ne wolde, and in oferfyllo hé wæs begriwen on unrihttídum, Vercell. MS. fol. 21 b. Sé is hýra and ná hyrde ðe bið begriwen (so in MS. printed -gripen) on woruldþingum,Hml, Th. i. 240, 16. For ðám mannum þe beóð begriwene on middan-eardlicum lustum, ii. 368, 2. Heortan begriwene (printed-gripene) on eorðlicum gewilnungum, i. 520, 22. [Prof. Skeat suggests comparison with GREEK.] be-griwan