BÉTE
- noun [ feminineneuter ]
Grammar
Wright's OE grammar
§125;
§298;
BEET, a root from which sugar is often extracted; bēta = σεύτλoν, n
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Sindon eáþ begeátra béteand mealwe
beet and mallow are more easily procured,
- L. M. 2, 30 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 226, 25 :
- iii. 12, 26.
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Wyrc drænc of ðære bétan [MS. beton]
work a drink of the beet,
- Lchdm. iii. 22, 6.
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Beðe mid bétan leáfum
foment with leaves of beet,
- L. M. 1, 39 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 100, 12 :
- iii. 2, 8 :
- 44, 8 :
- 114, 13.
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Nim ða bétan, ðe gehwǽr weaxaþ
take the beet, which groweth anywhere,
- L. M. 2, 33 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 238, 3 :
- iii. 22, 12.
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Nim béte [acc. n.] ðe biþ ánsteallet
take beet, which is one-stalked,
- iii. 70, 2.
Etymology
Dut. beet, biet, f:
Ger. beete, f:
O. H. Ger. bieza, f:
Fr. bette, f:
Ital. bieta, f:
Lat. beta, f.
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Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “BÉTE.” 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/4036.
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