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prep w.d.i. 1. by, near to, to, at, in, on, upon, about, with; be wege by the way; wunode be Iordane he dwelt by Jordan; \be eallum with all, altogether; be þǽm strande upon the shore; 2. of, from, about, touching, concerning; be þǽm cilde of or concerning the child; be hlísan of or about fame; 3. for, because of, after, by, through, according to; híe, be wæstmum, wíg curon they, according to his strength, choose each warrior; \be hira weorcum for their works; 4. beside, out of; ic þec lǽde be þǽm wege I should lead thee out of the way; 5. sometimes be is separated from its case; be fæder láre through the father's counsel; \be ánfealdum single; \be twífealdum two-fold; \be mǽstan at the most; \be þǽm þe as;

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prep w.d.i. A. w.d. 1. local, (1) nearness to a point, (a) rest; by, beside, near, in, on; wé be þǽm tréowum stódon we stood by the trees; be healfe mínum hláforde beside by lord; (b) motion; (2) nearness along a line or surface, by, along, (a) rest; hé gelógodon þá untruman be þǽre strǽte he lodged the sick along the street; (b) motion; fór hé be þǽm lande he sailed along the coast; (3) where local conditions of an action are defined; hwæt se wítega him be wege sægde what the prophet said to them by the way/on the road; (4) marking part handled; héo genam hine be feaxe sínum she took him by his hair; 2. temporal, (1) of a point of time, by, not later than; Ciricsceattas síen ágifene be Sancte Martines mæssan church-dues may be given not later than St. Martin's mass; (2) of a period, by, during; ge be hira life ge æfter hira life both during their life and after their life; (3) of a period within which an event falls, (a) marked by reference to a person then living; Constantinus be Diocletiane lifiendum Gallia rice héold Constantine held Gaul while Diocletian still lived; gif híe hit be þǽm libbendum habban willen if they will have it in their lifetime; (b) by reference to living memory; be manna gemynde within the memory of man; 3. in other relations, (1) association or companionship, by, with; (2) conveyance, by (in to send by), by means of, through; (3) accompaniment; (3a) marking accompanying circumstances; (4) assistance; (5) marking presence; (6) subject to; (7) comparison, in conformity with or imitation of, in comparison with; hú séo burg burne and hú lange be þǽre óðerre how the city may burn and how long in comparison with the other; (8) marking the object with which a circumstance is connected, in the case of, in the matter of, about, concerning, in reference to, in, with; be mannum with men; se áþ sceal béon healf be húselgengum the oath shall be half in the case of communicants; (9) marking the object affected by a deed or event, (to do) by or about, to, with, (to become) of; hwæt dó ic be þǽm Hǽlende? What do I do about Jesus?; hwæt be mé geweorðe what is to become of me?; (10) marking the object of thought, feeling, care; (11) marking object of speech, hearing, knowledge, about, of; ic wát eall be þǽm I know all about that; (12) marking quarter in which something is sought; (13) marking source; hwæt síe be God…hwæt síe be him selfum what is of God…what may be from themselves; (13a) by (in to have a child by a woman); be þǽre hé hæfde áne dohtor by that one he had a daughter; (14) marking cause; hwanon séo ádl cume be misgewiderum from where the disease may come by bad weather; (15) marking ground of action, because of, on account of; ne tréowa nán man be ælmesdǽdum no man trusts because of alms; (16) marking reason; be hwǽm cwiþst þu þæt? Þá cwæþ ic "for þǽm þe þu ǽr cwǽde…" Wherefore do you say that? Then I said "because you said earlier…"; (17) for the sake of; be þǽm þæt in order that; be þǽm þæt þu mihtest þý áþ ongitan in order that you may begin an oath with that; nis þis gewrit be ánum men áwriten ac is be eallum this writing is not for the sake of one man, but is for the sake of all; (18) marking material from which an inference or knowledge may be drawn, by which judgment may be made; ǽlc tréow is be his wǽstme oncnáwen each tree is known by his fruit; (19) marking means or material used, by, by means of, by the use of; hangaþ sweord be smalum þrǽde hang swords by means of a small thread; (19a) marking object used to typify or signify something; be Judéum wæs gecweden þurh þone wítegan among the Jews it was said through the prophets; (19b) by way of, in the form of; þæt is be lufe that is in the form of love; (20) marking agent; þá þing þe be him wǽron gewordene the things that were done by him; (21) marking the object that serves as model, after; be þǽm munuca líf is gebisnod after the monk's life it is patterned; (22) marking that which guides action or conduct, or which determines a statement, according to, after; unrihtdéman þe démaþ ǽfre be þǽm sceatte unjust judges that are ever guided in their judgements by bribery; (23) marking measure, rate, degree; béo gemeten nigon fét be þæs mannes fét be measured nine feet by foot of the man; \be mǽstan at most; (24) marking proportion; gif hé onsacan wille, dó hé þæt be þǽm féo and be þǽm wíte if he wants to dispute, he may do that according to the money and according to the punishment; (25) marking that from which action results, by the command, at the request; hé férde be his hláfordes hǽse he went by his lord's command; (26) marking penalty, (a) by deprivation, under pain of losing; forgá hé þíefþe be his féore and be eallum þǽm þe hé áge he may abstain from theft under pain of losing his life and all that he may own; (b) by infliction, under pain of suffering; healde man fréolsunga be þǽm wíte one holds feasts under pain of suffering the penalty; (27) adjuration, by; ic éow bidde on Godes naman…and éac be mínum fréondscipe I beg you in God's name…and also by my friendship; (28) with dative absolute; gif elles be cwicum mannum ciricgriþ ábrocen béo if otherwise nobody being killed, church-peace be broken; B w.i.; C. adv by, near, in, on, upon, with, along, at, to; \be áhwihte in any respect; \be sumum dǽle partly; \be ánmfealdum altogether; \be fullan in full, fully, perfectly; in excess; \be þám mǽstan at the most; \be þám þe because, as, according as, how; \be norðan, súðan to the north, south of; \be æftan see beæftan