Be-gýman

Old English Dictionary Entry

Be-gýman

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: be-gíman; Related words: trans. To take care of, to keep, govern, regard, serve, attend;

Definitions

1 be-gýman

p. de; pp. ed; custodire, curare, servare, observare, attendere :-- Godes þeówum ðe ðære cyrcan begýmaþ to God's servants who serve the church, L. Ælf. C. 24; Th. ii. 352, 11 : Ps. Spl. 77, 63 : Lk. Bos. 10, 35 : Mt. Bos. 6, 1 : Ps. Spl. 5, 2. be-gyman

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛖ-ᚷᚣᛗᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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