"be" meaning in Old English

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          "english": "How about food? How much dost thou desire that?",
          "text": "late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies\nHū be mete? hū swīðe lyst þē þæs?",
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          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric's Lives of Saints\nIċ wāt eall be þām.\nI know all about that.",
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        "by, in various senses:",
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        "by, in various senses:",
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