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bæþ-stów

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-stów, e; f.

A bathing-place ⬩ thermarum locus

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A bathing-place; thermarum locus Bæþhús vel bæþstów thermæ, Ælfc. Gl. 107; Som. 78, 75; Wrt. Voc. 57, 53

Linked entry: bæþ-hús

bala-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
bala-níþ, es; m.

Baleful malice ⬩ evil

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Baleful malice, evil, Ps. C. 50, 151; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 151

bald-líce

(adv.)

boldly ⬩ fortiter

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boldly; fortiter He baldlíce beornas lǽrde he boldly exhorted the warriors, Byrht. Th. 140, 60; By. 311

Linked entry: ballíce

bals-minte

(n.)
Grammar
bals-minte, an; f.

BALSAM-MINT ⬩ spear-mint ⬩ water-mint ⬩ sisymbrium ⬩ mentha aquatica

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BALSAM-MINT, spear-mint, water-mint; sisymbrium: q. mentha aquatica, Lin. Ælfc. Gl. 43; Som. 64, 52; Wrt. Voc. 31, 62

bædd-ryda

(n.)
Grammar
bædd-ryda, an; m.

One bedridden ⬩ clinicus

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One bedridden; clinicus,Vit. Swith

cyning-bald

(adj.)
Grammar
cyning-bald, adj.

Kingly or nobly bold ⬩ nobiliter audax

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Kingly or nobly bold; nobiliter audax Férdon forþ cyningbalde men the nobly bold men went forth, Beo. Th. 3273; B. 1634

cwild-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
cwild-bǽre, adj.

Pestilence-bearing, deadly ⬩ pestiferus

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Pestilence-bearing, deadly ; pestiferus Scint. 53: 63

Linked entry: cwyld-bǽre

cwyld-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
cwyld-bǽre, adj.

Pestilence-bearing, deadly

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Pestilence-bearing, deadly

cwylm-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
cwylm-bǽre, adj.

Death-bearing, pernicious ⬩ mortifĕrus

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Death-bearing, pernicious; mortifĕrus Cómon ða cempan mid cwylmbǽrum tólum the soldiers came with deadly tools, Homl. Th. ii. 260, 7

ecg-bana

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-bana, -bona, an; m.

A sword-killer, murderer ⬩ glădio cædens, occīsor

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A sword-killer, murderer; glădio cædens, occīsor Cain gewearþ to ecgbanan ángan bréðer Cain became the murderer of his only brother, Beo. Th. 2528; B. 1262. Ecg-bona, 5006; B. 2506

ele-bacen

(part.)
Grammar
ele-bacen, pp.

Oil-baked, baked in or with oil ⬩ ŏleo coctus, ŏleătus

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Oil-baked, baked in or with oil; ŏleo coctus, ŏleătus Manna híg gadredon and grundon on cwyrne oððe britton and sudon on croccan and worhton hláfas ðǽrof: ða wǽron híg swilce híg wǽron elebacene pŏpŭlus collĭgens Man frangēbat mŏla sive tĕrēbat in mortārio

Linked entry: bracan

font-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
font-bæþ, es; n.

A font-bath ⬩ baptism ⬩ baptismus

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A font-bath, baptism; baptismus, Som. Ben. Lye

for-barn

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

burnt

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burnt, Beo. Th. 3236; B. 1616;

ge-bacen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bacen, part.

BAKED ⬩ coctus

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BAKED; coctus Gesoden, gebacen coctus, Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 86; Wrt. Voc. 27, 16; 82, 71

ge-bærd

(n.)

natural quality ⬩ nature ⬩ indŏles

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natural quality, nature; indŏles, Som. Ben. Lye

ealdor-bana

(n.)

a life-destroyer ⬩ vitæ destructor

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a life-destroyer; vitæ destructor

hunig-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
hunig-bǽre, adj.

Mellifluus

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Mellifluus, Hpt. Gl. 408, 457

lof-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lof-bǽre, adj.

Laudatory

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Laudatory, giving praise Lofbǽrum werodum hymniferis choris, Hymn. Surt. 57, 12

lust-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lust-bǽre, adj.

desirous ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ agreeable

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Producing or having desire or pleasure, desirous, desirable, pleasant, agreeable Lustbǽre libens, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 18: 44; Som. 46, 32. Lustbǽre on gesihþe aspectu delectabile, Gen. 3, 6. Ic wæs swíðe lustbǽre hine tó gehýranne me audiendi avidum

mǽg-bana

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-bana, an; m.

A destroyer of one's kinsmen

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A destroyer of one's kinsmen Hit (surfeiting) biþ mǽgbana, and hit ne murneþ for nánum men, ne for fæder ne for méder ne for bróðer ne for swuster ne for nánum gesibban men, Wulfst. 242, 5

Linked entry: bana

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