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† beˈcatch, v. Obs.
Also bi-, by-; for forms see catch.
[f. be- 2 + catch v.]
1. trans. To lay hold of, seize upon.
c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 35 Þe wilde deor þe þis oref waneð, and wile bicachen it..and wile mid strengðe binimen.
2. To take by craft; to beguile, cheat, deceive.
c1200Ormin 11628 Ȝiff þe Laferrd haffde þær þatt wise makedd lafess..þa wære he þær bikæchedd. 1340Ayenb. 125 Prudence lokeþ þane scele, þet hi ne bi becaȝt. c1460How Wif taught Doughter 174 in Hazl. E.P.P. 192 What man that the wedde schalle, than is he nought bycaught. |