befiod

( HGl 480) pp. of befēon . beflēan 6 to peel, skin, flay , WW . beflagen flǣsc entrails . [‘ beflay ’] beflēogan 2 to fly upon , BH . [‘ befly ’] beflēon 2 (w. a.) to flee from, flee, escape, avoid , Ps ; CP. [‘ beflee ’] beflōwan 7 to flow round, over , Wif . [‘ beflow ’] befōn 7 to surround, clasp, include, envelop, encase, clothe , Bl ; Æ, AO, CP: comprehend, seize, attach ( at law ), lay hold of, catch, ensnare , Gen : contain, receive, conceive : explain , CP. wordum b. tell, relate . on b. have to do with, engage in . [‘ befong ’]