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wyrt-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-bed, wyrt-bedd, es; n.
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A garden-bed Ðeós wyrt bið cenned on begánum stówum and on wyrtbeddum and on mǽdum, Lchdm. i. 96, 22: 184, 6

bád

a pledgeexpectationwaiting

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Add: a pledge Be bádum, Ll. Th. i. 354, 5. expectation, waiting Hwet is bád (expectatio) mín ?, Ps. Srt. 38, 8. Hé generede mé of þǽre báde (expectatione) Judéa folces, Gr. D. 107, 26. For þǽre báde his ændes, 282, 10.

be-nugan

(v.)
Grammar
be-nugan, he be-neah, pl. be-nugon; p. be-nohte; subj. pres. benuge [Goth. binauhan, binah; pp. binauht, δεî, oportet]

To needwantrequireenjoyindigerefrui

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To need, want, require, enjoy; indigere, frui Ðonne he bega beneah when he requires both Elen. Kmbl. 1233; El. 618 : Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 12; Bo. 46. Gif hí ðæs wuda benugon if they enjoy [have enjoyment of] the wood Bt. 25; Fox 88, 19.

Linked entries: be-neah ge-nugan

bealo

(n.)
Grammar
bealo, n.
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Add: v. cwealm-bealo, dryhten-bealo

be-ebbian

(v.)
Grammar
be-ebbian, p. ode, ade ; pp. od, ad

To leave aground by ebbingaqua privare

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To leave aground by ebbing; aqua privare Scipu wǽron be-ebbode [be-ebbade] the ships were left aground by the ebb, Chr. 897; Th. 176, 30

bar

(n.)
Grammar
bar, es; m.

A bearursns

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A bear; ursns

beád

(n.)

a prayer,

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a prayer, l. bead

be-tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tǽcan, p. -tǽhte, pl. -tǽhton; pp. -tǽeht; v. a. [be by, tǽcan to teach, shew]

to shewostendereto BETAKE, impart, deliver, commit, put in trustimpertire, adsignare, tradere, commendareto send, follow, pursuemittere, insequi, amandare

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Swá us be-tǽhton, ða ðe hit of frymþe gesáwon sicut tradiderunt nobis, qui ab initio ipsi viderunt, Lk. Bos. 1, 2: Elen. Kmbl. 1167; El. 585. Man hý ðære abedissan betǽhton they committed her to the abbess, Chr. 1052; Ed. 181, 28.

be-délan

(v.)
Grammar
be-délan, p. -délde; pp. -déled

To depriveprivare

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To deprive; privare Duguðum be-déled deprived of dignity, Cd. 215; Th. 272, 19; Sat. 122

be-hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
be-hwearf, es; m.

A changean exchangecommutatio

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A change, an exchange; commutatio On be-hwearfum heora in commutationibus eorum Ps. Spl. 43, 14

Linked entry: hwearf

be-spanan

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Hé wile áwendan of rihtan geleáfan and be-spanan tó his unlárum, Wlfst. 95, 15. Add

fer-bed

(n.)
Grammar
fer-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A bed for a journeyĭtĭnĕris lectus

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A bed for a journey; ĭtĭnĕris lectus Ferbed bajunula? Ælfc. Gl. 66; Som. 69, 78; Wrt. Voc. 41, 32

BÆC

(n.)
Grammar
BÆC, g. bæces; pl. nom. acc. bacu, bæc; g. baca; d. bacum; n. A

BACKdorsumtergum

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Clǽne bæc hæbban to have a clean back, to be free from deceit, L. A. G. 5; Th. i. 156, 6. Gang on bæc, Mt. Bos. 4, 10. Gá on bæc go behind or away; vade retro, Mk. Bos. 8, 33

dolh-ben

(n.)
Grammar
dolh-ben, -benn

a wound.

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a wound

bæc

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Ben. 27, 17. In scyldrum ł bæccum in humeros, Mt. L. 23, 4. ¶ add to Ll. Th. i. 156, 6 the other version :-- Mid rihte faran, l. 9. ¶ phrases giving direction or position :-- Hí him on bæce filigdon persecuti sunt eos, Jos. 7, 5.

forliger-bed

(n.)
Grammar
forliger-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A bed of fornicationfornĭcātiōnis lectus

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A bed of fornication; fornĭcātiōnis lectus On forligerbeddum in beds of fornication, Homl. Th. i. 604, 30

fór-bed

(n.)
Grammar
fór-bed, fór-bedd, es; n.

A litter

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A litter: -Fórbed (-bæd, v.l.) badanola (lectus in itinere, lectus itineralis: cf. banadola lectus quo in itinere fertur, Gl. Isidor), Hpt. 31, 6, 80

bed-reda

(n.)
Grammar
bed-reda, -rids, an; m. [bed a bed, reda = rida from riden ridden, pp. of rídan to ride, hence the def. adj. bedreda bedridden, and the noun bedreda, bedrida one bedridden]

One BEDRIDDENclinicus

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One BEDRIDDEN; clinicus Ðǽr læg be ðam wege án bedreda there lay by the way one bedridden, Homl. Th. ii. 422, 4. Arás se bedreda, and arn blissigende the bedridden arose, and ran rejoicing, ii. 422, 9.

beaf

(n.)

a gad-flyœstrusοίστροs

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a gad-fly; œstrus = οίστροs,Leo 118

beal

(v.)
Grammar
beal, p. of bellan.

bellowedroared

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bellowed, roared;