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becca

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Ligo becca vel palus, vel fustis, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 15. Becca ligo, 84, 67. v. beck in N. E. D. Add:

becca

(n.)
Grammar
becca, an ; m.

A BECKpick-axemattockligomarra

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A BECK, pick-axe, mattock; ligo, marra, Ælfe. Gl. 2 ; Som. 55, 42

-becc

(suffix)
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-becc, -bec, -beck,
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used for the name of places, or as a termination to the names of places, denotes the situation to be near a brook or river

béce

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Béccae, boece esculus, 60, 391. Béce, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 9: fagus. 34, 71. Tó þaere mearcbécean, of ðǽre bécean, C. D. B. i. 295, 9. On þá ealdan mearcebécan, 296, 26. Bécum fagis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 72. Add

bec

(n.)
Grammar
bec, becc, es; m.

A brookBECK or small rapid streamrivulus

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A brook, BECK or small rapid stream; rivulus Of ðan bece [MS. bæce] from the beck, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. iii. 121, 16

Linked entry: becc

becc

(n.)

a beckbrook

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a beck, brook

bécen

(adj.)
Grammar
bécen, adj.

BEECHENmade of beechfagineus

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BEECHEN, made of beech; fagineus Bécen fagineus, Ælfc. Gl, 45; Som. 64, 101; Wrt. Voc. 32, 36

bécnan

(v.)
Grammar
bécnan, p. ede; pp. ed

To indicatedenotesignifyindicaresignificare

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To indicate, denote, signify; indicare, significare Ðe we mid ðæm bridle bécnan tiliaþ which we will denote by the bridle, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 158; Met. 11, 79 : Exon. 110 a; Th. 421, 31; Rä. 40, 26 : 106 b ; Th. 407, 5 ; Rä. 25, 10

béce

(n.)
Grammar
béce, bǽce, beóce, an; f.

A beech-treea tree bearing mastfagusæsculus

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A beech-tree, a tree bearing mast; fagus, æsculus Béce fagus, Wrt. Voc. 285, 21

Linked entries: bǽce beóce

beáda

(n.)
Grammar
beáda, an; m.

A counsellorpersuaderan exhorterintreatersuasor

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A counsellor, persuader, an exhorter or intreater; suasor

bécun

(n.)

a beacon

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a beacon, Mk. Skt. Rush. 13, 22

bécen

(n.)

a beacon

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a beacon, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 22

beóce

(n.)

a beech-tree

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a beech-tree

beora

(n.)
Grammar
beora, an; m.

A grovelucus vel nemus

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A grove; lucus vel nemus Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 39; Wrt. Voc. 59, 11

begea

(pronoun.)
Grammar
begea, gen. of begen

of both

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of both Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 19 ; Jud. 128

BESMA

(n.)
Grammar
BESMA, besema, an; m.

A BESOM, brooma rodscopæ, virga

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A BESOM, broom, an instrument of punishment made of twigs, a rod; scopæ, virga Geclǽnsod mid besmum scopis mundatam, Mt. Bos. 12, 44 clensid with bismes, Wyc. He hit [hús] gemét mid besmum afeormod invenit eam [domum] scopis mundatam Lk. Bos. 11, 25

Linked entries: bysm bisme besema

begra

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

of both

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of both He is heora begra lufu he is the love of them both Hexam. 2; Norm. 4, 22

becst

(v.)
Grammar
becst, = bacest ; 2nd pers. pres. of bacan.

bakest

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bakest

besta

(adj.)
Grammar
besta, m : seó, ðæt beste

the BESToptimus

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the BEST; optimus Scipio, se besta Rómána witena Scipio, the best of the Roman senators, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 104, 38; Cot. MS. Tib. B. I. fol. 85 b

Linked entry: betera

besma

Grammar
besma, bisme, bysm
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Besma scopa, Txts. 95, 1794. Bisme scops, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 5. Bysm verriculum vel scopae, 27, 11. Hé hæfde fiþru swylce þyrnen besma. Shrn. 122, 28. Hé sceal habban . . . besman, Angl. ix. 263, 7. Add: