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Anglo-Saxon

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berian

(n.)
Grammar
berian, pl. of berie

berries

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berries, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 30;

byrst

(n.)
Grammar
byrst, berst, es; m.
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A loss, defect; damnum, calamitas Gylde ðone byrst, ðe ðæt fýr ontende reddet damnum, qui ignem succenderit, Ex. 22, 6, 12: Ps. Th. 108, 18. We habbaþ fela byrsta gebiden multas calamitates sumus perpessi, Lupi Serm. i. 2; Hick. Thes. ii. 99, 21

beorm-teág

(n.)
Grammar
beorm-teág, e; f.
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A yeast-box Man sceal habban . . . bearmteáge, Angl. ix. 264, 20

Linked entry: bearm-teág

bedd-arn

Grammar
bedd-arn, bedd-ern.

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bell-tácn

(n.)
Grammar
bell-tácn, bell-tácen, es; n.
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A signal given by a bell Sóna swá hý ꝥ belltácen gehýrað þǽre nigoðan tíde, ꝥ is seó nóntíd, Hml. A. 140, 65

beód-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
beód-sceát, es; m : beód-scýte, es; m.

A table-cloth ⬩ table-napkin ⬩ hand-towel ⬩ mantile ⬩ mappa

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A table-cloth, table-napkin, hand-towel; mantile, mappa Cot, 136

Linked entry: sceát

bi-bycgong

(n.)
Grammar
bi-bycgong, e; f. [be, bycg from bycgan to buy]

A selling away ⬩ venditio

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A selling away; venditio

bearn-teám

progeny ⬩ offspring ⬩ issue ⬩ child-bearing ⬩ procreation of children

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Ꝥ hí heora bearn-teám gebringon tó Críste þurh fulluht, 34, 254.

cnycel

(n.)
Grammar
cnycel, (? to be inferred from ge-cnyclede, q. v.)
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a knuckle

Linked entry: cnucel

feotod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feotod, feotud called for, fetched; arcessītus, Som. Ben. Lye, = fetod; pp.
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of fetian

BEORMA

(n.)
Grammar
BEORMA, an; m : bearm, es; m.

Barm ⬩ leaven ⬩ yeast ⬩ froth ⬩ fermentum

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Barm, leaven, yeast, froth; fermentum Se beorma awent ða gesceafta of heora gecynde barm changes creatures from their nature Homl. Th. ii. 278, 21. Wistfullian on yfelnysse beorman to feast on the barm of evil ii. 278, 25. Heofena ríce is gelíc ðam beorman

Linked entries: and-beorma ge-byrman

bócce

(n.)
Grammar
bócce, beóce, béce, bǽce, an; f.

A beech-tree ⬩ fagus ⬩ æsculus ⬩ a beech-tree

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A beech-tree; fagus = φηγόs; æsculus. Similar entries v. bóc, e; f. a beech-tree

Linked entries: béce béce

burste

(v.; part.)
Grammar
burste, hast burst, broken, failed; burston burst, broken, Beo. Th. 1640; B. 818; p.
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of berstan

gyt-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
gyt-feorm, an entertainment where there is pouring of drink, a feast. Cf. ge-beór scipe, brýd-
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ealu (-oþ) On sumere ðeóde gebyreð winter-feorm, Eástcrfeorm, bénf(e )orm for ripe, gytfeorm for yrðe. Ll. Th. i. 440, 26

of-beátan

(v.)
Grammar
of-beátan, p. -beót; pp. -beáten

To kill by beating ⬩ to beat to death ⬩ to beat to pieces

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To kill by beating, to beat to death, to beat to pieces Wé hit uneáþe mid ísernum hamerum ofbeóton quam ferreis vix comminuimus malleis, Nar. 21, 6. Claudium mid saglum ofbeótan they beat Claudius to death with clubs, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 26.

heorot-berige

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Heoru berge, 55, 77. Heortberige, Lch. iii. 304. 7. Heortberge celsa agreste, sicomorus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 55. Heorotberge fragas, 38, 63. Add

Linked entry: heorot-beg

bærwe

(n.)
Grammar
bærwe, dat. of bearo.

a grove

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a grove,Som;

beren-hulu

(n.)
Grammar
beren-hulu, e; f.

A barley-husk

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A barley-husk Berenhula tipsanas, Scint. 95, 19

Linked entry: hulu

a-myrgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-myrgan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans, [a, myrgan to be merry]

To make merry ⬩ to gladden ⬩ cheer ⬩ exhilarare ⬩ lætificare

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To make merry, to gladden, cheer; exhilarare, lætificare Béc syndon breme: hí amyrgaþ módsefan manna gehwylces of þreánýdlan ðisses lífes books are famous: they cheer the mind of every one from the necessary affliction of this life, Salm.

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

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