BEORN
- noun [ masculine ]
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Se beorn on waruþe scip gemétte
the man found a ship on the strand,
- Andr. Kmbl. 478; An. 239 : 1203; An. 602.
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Boétius wæs beorn bóca
Boethius was a man skilled in books,
- Bt. Met. Fox 1, 103; Met. 1, 52 : Exon. 83 a; Th. 313, 22; Mód.
4.
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Beornes blóde
with man's blood,
- Bt. Met. Fox 8, 67; Met. 8, 34.
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Beornas Baðan nemnaþ
men name Bath,
- Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 12; Edg. 5.
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Beornas geonge
young men,
- Cd. 184; Th. 230, 13; Dan. 232.
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Beorna sélost
the best of men,
- 162; Th. 203, 10; Exod. 401 : Bt. Met. Fox 21, 82; Met. 21,
41.
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Se beorn ageaf teóðan sceát
the prince gave a tenth portion,
- Cd. 97; Th. 128, 1; Gen. 2120 : 176; Th. 222, 3; Dan. 99.
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Þurh ðæs beornes cyme
through the chief's coming,
- Exon. 15 b; Th. 33, 24; Cri. 530.
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He ðam beorne oncwæþ
he answered the warrior,
- Byrht. Th. 138, 65; By. 245.
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Me on beáme beornas sticedon
soldiers pierced me on the cross,
- Cd. 224; Th. 297,1; Sat. 510.
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Beorna beáhgyfa
bracelet-giver of warriors or a rewarder of heroes,
- Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 2; Edg. 30.
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Beornum and þearfum
to rich and poor,
Runic pm.- 12; Hick. Thes. i. 135; Kmbl. 341, 25,
Bosworth, Joseph. “BEORN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/3757.
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