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BǼL

(n.)
Grammar
BǼL, es; n.

fire ⬩ flame ⬩ ignis ⬩ flamma ⬩ the fire of a funeral pile, in which dead bodies were burned ⬩ a funeral pile ⬩ rogus ⬩ pyra

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fire, flame; ignis, flamma Hæfde landwara líge befangen, bǽle and bronde he had enveloped the inhabitants of the land with flame, with fire and brand, Beo. Th. 4633; B. 2322: 4606; B. 2308.

Linked entries: beel bell

BÆC

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

BACK ⬩ dorsum ⬩ tergum

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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

be-windan

(v.)
Grammar
be-windan, bi-windan; p. -wand, -wond, pl. -wundon; pp. -wunden; v. a.

To wind or bind around or about, entwine, wrap, enwrap, encircle, surround, wind, turn ⬩ amplecti, involvere, cingere, circumdare, volvere

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Ðǽr is geat gylden wynnum be-wunden there is the golden gate encircled with joys, Cd. 227; Th. 305, 21; Sat. 650: Beo. Th. 6097; B. 3052. He is wuldre biwunden he is encircled with glory, Exon. 65 b; Th. 241, 34; Ph. 666.

bát

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bát, e; f.

Food ⬩ esca

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What can be bitten,- Food; esca,Ettm. 305

be-byreþ

Grammar
be-byreþ, pres. of be-beran.

supplies

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supplies,L. Ethb. 18; Th. i. 6, 19 ;

forliger-bed

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

A bed of fornication ⬩ fornĭcātiōnis lectus

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

fer-bed

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

A bed for a journey ⬩ ĭtĭnĕris lectus

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

ǽmet-bed

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

An ant-hill

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An ant-hill Genim ǽmetbed mid ealle, ðára ðe hwílum fleogað, beóþ reáde, Lch. ii. 338, 21

Linked entries: bed bed-gerid

beád

(n.)

a prayer,

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a prayer, l. bead

beaf

(n.)

a gad-fly ⬩ œstrus ⬩ οίστροs

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a gad-fly; œstrus = οίστροs,Leo 118

beal

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

bellowed ⬩ roared

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bellowed, roared;

bearh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bearh, p. of beorgan.

saved

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saved,Cd. 124; Th. 158, 29; Gen. 2624;

barm

(n.)

a bosom

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a bosom: On barme in sinu, Jn. Rush. War. 1, 18

barn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
barn, p. of beornan.

burned

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burned,Ex. 3, 2;

beád

(n.)

a prayer ⬩ oratio

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a prayer; oratio

Linked entry: beáda

bǽm

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
bǽm, for bám; dat. of begen

both

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both, Bt. 38, 5, MS. Cott; Fox 206, 15: Th. Diplm. A.D. 804-829; 463, 3

bǽre

(n.)

a bier ⬩ feretrum

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a bier; feretrum, Wrt. Voc. 49, 26

bám

(pronoun.)
Grammar
bám, dat. of begen.

with both

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with both,Hexam. 2; Norm. 4, 22: Cd. 6; Th. 8, 23; Gen. 128;

-bæc

(suffix)
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baking

-bǽre

(suffix)
Grammar
-bǽre, es; n.
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Dele