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ge-beran

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Add: I. to bear, bring ꝥ cild Críst wearð geboren ágeán of Egiptan, Chr. 3; P. 5, 22. Sió gifu þæs hálegan gerýnes. . . bútan ǽnigre yldinge is tó berenne (gebeorenne, -anne, v. ll.) sancti mysterii gratia . . . sine ulla dilatione offerenda est, Bd.

ge-bered

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For first passage substitute Maceretur autem gecneden bið sive gebered bið, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 55

gemót-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
gemót-beorg, es; m.
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A hill where a 'gemót' is held Ǽrast on æscwoldes hláw ; ðonne on gemótbiorh, C. D. ii. 195, 10. On æscstede; ðanon on ðæne gemótbeorh, v. 82, 20

heáfod-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-beorg, es; m.
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A chief hill (?) On cissan beorg middanweardne . . . ; swá tó heáfodbeorge westeweardon, C. D. v. 179, 26-30. Ðis synt ðá landes meǽre tó Bryningtúne. Ǽrest on heáfdbeorh; ðonne on wyrtwalan . . . swá tó herpaðe; andlang herpaðes tó Imman beorge ; of

heals-beorg

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Halsbearh thoraca, i. lorica, An. Ox. 5021. Healsberga lorica (spoliatos), 725. Halsbearga loricam, 759. For 'Hpt. . . . 423 ' substitute

nón-belle

(n.)
Grammar
nón-belle, an ; f.
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The bell rung at the hour for the service of nones Monegra monna gewuna is þonne hé fæstan sceolan, ꝥ sóna swá hig þá nónbellan gehýrað hig tó mete fóð, Ll. Th. ii. 436, 34

wæter-berere

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-berere, es; m.

A water-bearer

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A water-bearer Mid wæterbererum cum lixarum (coetibus,Ald. 13; the passage is the same as that glossed in the preceding word), Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 74 : 18, 2. Wæterberere (-a ?) lixarum, 52, 73

Linked entries: berere wæter-berend

hænne-belle

(n.)
Grammar
hænne-belle, an; f.

Henbane ⬩ hyoscyamus

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Henbane; hyoscyamus, Lchdm. iii. 60, 7. Hennebelle, Herb. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 94, 3, 6. Henne-belle simphoniaca, Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 96; Wrt. Voc. 30, 42

Linked entry: henne-belle

á-beran

to bear off, bring, carry ⬩ to bring forth ⬩ to bear a child ⬩ to bring to light ⬩ to bear with, tolerate ⬩ to bear, endure, not to give way under trial, suffering, &c. ⬩ to bear, be under an obligation for an imposition, &c.

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Add: with sense of movement, to bear off, bring, carry Se hwæl hine ábær tó Niniuéa birig, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 13. Mid ðý wé úre scyp fram ðám ýþum upp ábǽron exportaremus Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 11. Ic gaderode mé . . . ðá wlitegostan treówo be ðám dǽle ðe

be-beran

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In rihte beborene municipales, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 16. Add

a-beran

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

to bear ⬩ carry ⬩ suffer ⬩ portare ⬩ ferre ⬩ to take or carry away ⬩ tollere ⬩ auferre

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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. Th. 54, 11. to take or carry

Linked entries: a-bær a-biran a-boren

æt-beran

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

To bear or carry to ⬩ bring forward ⬩ produce ⬩ bear away or forth ⬩ afferre ⬩ proferre ⬩ efferre

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To bear or carry to, bring forward, produce, bear away or forth; afferre, proferre, efferre Hió Beówulfe medo-ful ætbær she to Beowulf the mead-cup bore, Beo. Th. 1253; B. 624. He wundor manig fór men ætbær he many a wonder produced before men, Cd. 202

Linked entry: æt-bær

bergels-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
bergels-leóþ, es; n.

A burial ode ⬩ sepulcrale carmen

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A burial ode; sepulcrale carmen, Leo 116

cyric-belle

(n.)

a church-bell ⬩ ecclesiæ campana

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a church-bell; ecclesiæ campana

fóre-beran

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-beran, part. -berende; p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren

To prefer ⬩ præferre

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To prefer; præferre He sundorlíf and munuclíf wæs fóreberende eallum ðám weólum and árum ðæs eorþlícan ríces ĕrat vītam prīvātam et mŏnachĭcam cunctis regni dīvĭtiis et hŏnōribus præfĕrens. Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 8

forþ-beran

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-beran, he -bereþ, -bireþ; p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren

To bear or carry forth ⬩ bring forth ⬩ bring forward ⬩ produce ⬩ proferre ⬩ perhĭbēre

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To bear or carry forth, bring forth, bring forward, produce; proferre, perhĭbēre Ðone æðelan Albanum seó wæstmberende Bryton forþbereþ Albānum egrĕgium fēcunda Britannia profert, Bd. 1, 7; S. 476, 34. Ðætte ealle openlíce be heora dǽde þurh andetnesse

henne-belle

Linked entry: belone

ge-beran

Grammar
ge-beran, <b>; II 2.</b>
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Mín sunu, ic ðé tó men gebær, Hml. S. 25, 175. Add

ge-bearg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bearg, -bearh

secured ⬩ protected

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secured, protected,Beo. Th. 5134; B. 2570 : 3101; B. 1548;

ge-berst

(n.)
Grammar
ge-berst, es; m?

A bursting ⬩ eruption ⬩ eruptio

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A bursting, eruption; eruptio Wið ómena geberste against bursting of erysipelas, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 100, 2

Linked entry: -berst