[ besyftan] to sprinkle, ÆL 23165. [[siftan]]
besylfran = [besilfran]
[ besylian] to sully, defile, stain, Æ.
[ besyr-ewian], -i(a)n = [besierwan]
[ bet] adv. better, Bo. [‘bet’]
-bēta v. [dǣd-b.]
[ betācnian] to ‘betoken,’ designate.
[ betǣcan] (w. d.) to make over, give up to, impart, deliver, entrust, commend to, Æ, Lk; AO, CP: appoint (for), set apart as, dedicate: show, point out, Lk: give orders, RB 1304: pursue, hunt, WW 9228. [‘beteach’]
[ ±bētan] to amend, repair, restore, cure, CP: make good, make amends, remedy, compensate, atone, pay ‘bōt’ for an offence, Æ, Mt, Lcd; AO, CP: attend to (fire or light), AO. ðurst b. quench thirst. [[bōt]; ‘beet’ vb.]
betast = [betst]