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
A BECK ⬩ pick-axe ⬩ mattock ⬩ ligo ⬩ marra
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A BECK, pick-axe, mattock; ligo, marra, Ælfe. Gl. 2 ; Som. 55, 42
-becc
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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
A brook ⬩ BECK or small rapid stream ⬩ rivulus
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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
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becc
a beck ⬩ brook
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a beck, brook
bécen
BEECHEN ⬩ made of beech ⬩ fagineus
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BEECHEN, made of beech; fagineus Bécen fagineus, Ælfc. Gl, 45; Som. 64, 101; Wrt. Voc. 32, 36
bécnan
To indicate ⬩ denote ⬩ signify ⬩ indicare ⬩ significare
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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
Linked entries: bécniendlíce bécnydlíc bícnan
béce
A beech-tree ⬩ a tree bearing mast ⬩ fagus ⬩ æsculus
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A beech-tree, a tree bearing mast; fagus, æsculus Béce fagus, Wrt. Voc. 285, 21
beáda
A counsellor ⬩ persuader ⬩ an exhorter ⬩ intreater ⬩ suasor
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A counsellor, persuader, an exhorter or intreater; suasor
bécun
a beacon
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a beacon, Mk. Skt. Rush. 13, 22
bécen
a beacon
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a beacon, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 22
beóce
a beech-tree
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a beech-tree
beora
A grove ⬩ lucus vel nemus
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A grove; lucus vel nemus Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 39; Wrt. Voc. 59, 11
begea
of both
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of both Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 19 ; Jud. 128
BESMA
A BESOM, broom ⬩ a rod ⬩ scopæ, 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
begra
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
bakest
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bakest
besta
the BEST ⬩ optimus
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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
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besma
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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: