- beclýsan
- wv/t1b 3rd pres beclýseþ past beclýsde ptp beclýsed 1. to close, shut what is open; þá blóstman híe selfe beclýsaþ, and eft híe híe selfe geopeniaþ the flowers close themselves, and again open themselves up; 1a. to close, put an end to; þonne beclýsþ dæg dimnesse nihta then day puts an end to the dimness of nights; 2. to shut up in a place, enclose, confine, imprison; híe híe selfe on Hierusalem beclýsan woldon they wanted to shut themselves in Jerusalem; mid inseglum \beclýsan to seal up; 3. to shut out; þá cóm Martinus tó þǽm cásere, ac man hine beclýsde wiþútan then came Martin to the Caesar, but he was shut out; [clúse]
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.