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be-cnyttan

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with acc. of what is tied,
to tie up in a bundle
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  • Ðæt hé Godes gifa ná ne becnytte on ðǽm sceáte his slǽwðe,

      Past. 59, 15.
to tie round, surround with a bond
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  • becnytton his swuran mid rápe,

      Hml. S. 15, 53.
to tie, attach with a string,
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  • Gif hwá ðá wyrta on him becnitte,

      Hml. Th. i. 476, 5.
  • Þæt heó náme ǽnne wernægel and becnytte tó ánum hringe mid hire snóde,

      ii. 28, 18.
with acc. of the fastening
to tie a rope,
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  • becnytton ánne wriþan onbútan his swuran,

      Hml. S. 23, 607.
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