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ge-beág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-beág, -beáh

bowed

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bowed,Beo. Th. 2487; B. 1241 : 3085; B. 1540 : 5128; B. 2567;

here-beácen

(n.)
Grammar
here-beácen, -beácn, es; n.

A military ensign, standarda beaconlighthouse

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A military ensign, standard; also a beacon, lighthouse Herebeácn farus: upstandende herebeácn pira, Ælfc. Gl. 67; Som. 69, 93, 90; Wrt. Voc. 41, 45, 43. Herebeácen and segnas beforan mé lǽddon cum signis et vexillis, Nar. 7, 16

æt-beran

(v.)
Grammar
æt-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron

To bear or carry tobring forwardproducebear away or forthafferreproferreefferre

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Ðæt [wǽpen] to beadu-láce ætberan meahte might bear forth that [weapon] to the game of war, 3127; B. 1561

Linked entry: æt-bær

bedu

(n.)
Grammar
bedu, e; f.

Requestprayer

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Request, prayer Góddra þinga bedu ys bonarum rerum postulatio est, Scint. 170, 13. Ðínre béne ic wille onfón, and for ðínre bede ic ne tóweorpe ðá burg, Past. 399, 31

Linked entry: béd

bén-tíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
bén-tíðe, bén-tigðe, bén-tiðige; adj. [bén a prayer; tíða, tíðe possessing, having obtained; compos] .

having obtained a prayerbenefittedfavouredsuccessfulprecum vel supplications composfortunatusaccepting a prayerexorablegraciousdeprecabilis

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having obtained a prayer, benefitted, favoured, successful; precum vel supplications compos fortunatus Hie ðǽr, Godes þances, swíðe béntíðe [béntiðige, col. 2; béntigðe, p. 153, 10, cols. 1, 2] wurdon æfter ðam geháte there, God be thanked, they were

Linked entry: tíþe

bere-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
bere-ærn, ber-ern, beren, bern, bearn, es; n.

A barley-placea corn-placea barnhorreum

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A barley-place, a corn-place, a barn; horreum He gegaderaþ his hwǽte on his bern congregabit triticum suum in horreum, Mt. Bos. 3, 12 : 13, 30. He feormaþ hys berenes flóre purgabit aream suam, Lk. Jun. 3, 17. Ic towurpe míne berenu destruam horrea mea

earm-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
earm-beáh, gen. -beáges; dat. -beáge; m.

An arm-ring, braceletarmilla

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An arm-ring, bracelet; armilla Brád earmbeáh a broad or large arm-bracelet; dextrochĕrium, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 30; Wrt. Voc. 61, 10. Earmbeága fela many bracelets. Beo. Th. 5520; B. 2763

for-beád

(v.)
Grammar
for-beád, 1st and 3rd sing. p. of for-beódan.

forbade

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forbade, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 11; Gen. 637;

a-beran

(v.)
Grammar
a-beran, p. -bær; pp. -boren.

to bearcarrysufferportareferreto take or carry awaytollereauferre

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to bear, carry, suffer; portare, ferre Ðe man aberan ne mæg which they are not able to bear, Mt. Bos. 23, 4. Hí ne mágon nán earfoða aberan they cannot bear any troubles, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 3: Andr. Kmbl. 1912; An. 958: Ps.

Linked entries: a-bær a-biran a-boren

pín-beám

(n.)
Grammar
pín-beám, es ; m.
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A pine-tree Se hálga wolde áheáwan ǽnne pín-beám, Homl. Th. ii. 508, 24

ealdor-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-bealu, aldor-bealu; gen. -bealuwes, -bealwes; n.

Vital evil malum vitæ affĭciens

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Vital evil; malum vitæ affĭciens Fá þrówiaþ ealdor-bealu egeslíc the hostile shall suffer terrific vital evil, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 31; Cri. 1616

Linked entry: aldor-bealu

laur-beám

(n.)
Grammar
laur-beám, es; m.

Laurel

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Lauwer [lawer] beám laurus, Wrt. Voc. 79, 78. Laurbeáme gelíce similes lauro, Nar. 36, 30

cæder-beám

(n.)
Grammar
cæder-beám, es; m.
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A cedar-tree; cedrus Hériaþ Drihten, muntas and ealle beorgas, treówu wæstmbǽru, and ealle cæder-beám laudate Dominum, montes et omnes colles, ligna fructifera, el omnes cedri, Ps. Spl. 148, 9

á-beran

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D. 36, 21. to bring forth, to bear a child Ðæt bearn ðe ábær úrne Hǽlend, Hml. A. 25, 16 : Hml. Th. i. 198, 1. to bring to light Se goldhord ne mæg beón forholen, nú hit swá upp is áboren, Hml.

be-gán

(v.)
Grammar
be-gán, bi-gán, ic -gá, ðú -gǽst, he -gþ, pl.-gáþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán [be, gán to go].

to go overto surroundoccupydwellcultivatetillperambularecircumdareincolerehabitarecolere to go tovisitattendto cherishhonourworshipobirecolereexcolereto commitexercisepractiseobservecommittereperficereobservare

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to go over, to surround, occupy, dwell, cultivate, till; perambulare, circumdare, incolere, habitare, colere Ic férde geónd ðas eorþan and hí be-eóde I walked through [over] the earth, and perambulated it, Job 1, 7; Thw. 164, 16. Se ðe æcer begǽþ he

gliw-beám

(n.)
Grammar
gliw-beám, es; m.

A glee-beamtimbreltabrettympanum

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A glee-beam, timbrel, tabret; tympanum, Ps. Spl. 149, 3

cild-bearn

(n.)
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a child Ǽghwýlc wǽpned cildbearn ( = cild ł bearn), Nap. 12. (?)

Linked entry: bearn

glig-beám

(n.)
Grammar
glig-beám, es; m.

A glee-beamtimbreltabrettympanum

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A glee-beam, timbrel, tabret; tympanum, Ps. Spl. 80, 2: 150, 4

Linked entry: gliw-beám

aweg-beran

(v.)

to bearcarry or convey awayasportare

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to bear, carry or convey away; asportare, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 37

sýl-beám

(n.)
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Tó sýlbeáme; of sýl-beáme, C. D. iii. 79, 36