v. Obs. [OE. bebéodan, f. BE- + béodan to BID.] trans. To bid, command.
c. 1000. Ælfric, Deut. iii. 28. Bebeod Iosue.
c. 1000. Ags. Gosp., Luke iv. 10. He hys englum be þe bebyt [1160 Hatton bebeot] þæt hiʓ þe ʓehealdon.
c. 1175. Cott. Hom., 225. He [Noe] dede þa swa him god bebead.
