beclýsan

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]

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  • close — closable, closeable /kloh zeuh beuhl/, adj. closely /klohs lee/, adv. closeness /klohs nis/, n. v. /klohz/; adj., adv. /klohs/ or, for 56, /klohz/; n. /klohz/ for 66, 67, 70 72, 74, 75, /klohs/ for 68, 69, 73, v., closed …   Universalium

  • close — {{11}}close (adj.) late 14c., strictly confined, also secret, from O.Fr. clos confined; concealed, secret; taciturn (12c.), from L. clausus, pp. of claudere stop up, fasten, shut (see CLOSE (Cf. close) (v.)); main sense shifting to near (late 15c …   Etymology dictionary

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