"bedrifan" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /beˈdriː.fɑn/, [beˈdriː.vɑn]
Etymology: From be- + drīfan. Etymology templates: {{prefix|ang|be|drīfan}} be- + drīfan Head templates: {{ang-verb|bedrīfan}} bedrīfan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|bedrīfan<s1>}} Forms: bedrīfan [canonical], strong [table-tags], bedrīfan [infinitive], bedrīfenne [infinitive], bedrīfe [first-person, present, singular], bedrāf [first-person, past, singular], bedrīfst [present, second-person, singular], bedrife [past, second-person, singular], bedrīfþ [present, singular, third-person], bedrāf [past, singular, third-person], bedrīfaþ [plural, present], bedrifon [past, plural], bedrīfe [present, singular], bedrife [past, singular], bedrīfen [plural, present], bedrifen [past, plural], bedrīf [imperative, past, present, singular], bedrīfaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], bedrīfende [imperative, present], bedrifen [imperative, past]
  1. to drive or thrust on or upon, enforce one to do something
    Sense id: en-bedrifan-ang-verb-vJjDeqEX Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 42 18
  2. to surround; beset
    Sense id: en-bedrifan-ang-verb-gpehekic Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 31 49 20 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with be-: 20 62 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 42 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 46 30
  3. to pursue, follow
    Sense id: en-bedrifan-ang-verb-WNFCoH11 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 42 18
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          "expansion": "Middle English: bidriven",
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      ],
      "text": "Middle English: bidriven"
    },
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  ],
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        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīfan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīfenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīfe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīfst",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrife",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrifon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīfe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrife",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bedrīfen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bedrifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bedrīfende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "ang-conj"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "to drive or thrust on or upon, enforce one to do something"
      ],
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        [
          "drive",
          "drive"
        ],
        [
          "thrust",
          "thrust"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ],
        [
          "upon",
          "upon"
        ],
        [
          "enforce",
          "enforce"
        ]
      ]
    },
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "_dis": "24 46 30",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to surround; beset"
      ],
      "id": "en-bedrifan-ang-verb-gpehekic",
      "links": [
        [
          "surround",
          "surround"
        ],
        [
          "beset",
          "beset"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "40 42 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to pursue, follow"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "pursue",
          "pursue"
        ],
        [
          "follow",
          "follow"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/beˈdriː.fɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beˈdriː.vɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bedrifan"
}
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    "Old English lemmas",
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    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From be- + drīfan.",
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "bedrīfan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīfenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīfe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrāf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīfst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrife",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīfþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrāf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīfaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrifon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīfe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrife",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīfen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīfaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrīfende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedrifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to drive or thrust on or upon, enforce one to do something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drive",
          "drive"
        ],
        [
          "thrust",
          "thrust"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ],
        [
          "upon",
          "upon"
        ],
        [
          "enforce",
          "enforce"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to surround; beset"
      ],
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        [
          "surround",
          "surround"
        ],
        [
          "beset",
          "beset"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to pursue, follow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pursue",
          "pursue"
        ],
        [
          "follow",
          "follow"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/beˈdriː.fɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beˈdriː.vɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bedrifan"
}

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