v. Obs. [OE. betimbr(i)an, f. BE- 1 + timbr(i)an to build.] trans. To build.

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a. 1000.  Beowulf, 6299. And betimbredon on tyn daʓum beadu-rofes beacn.

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[1829.  Southey, in Q. Rev., 362. Finan built, or, in Saxon phrase, betimbred, a humble edifice.]

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