frum-bearn
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Add: a first-born child, the eldest child His wíf sunu on woruld bróhte, se eafora wæs Enoc háten, freólic frumbearn, Gen. 1189: 1056. Þám yldestan eaforan, frumbearne, 1215. Hé slóh ǽghwylc frumbearn percussit omne primogenitum, Ps. Th. 104, 31. Frumbearna
beard-leás
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Add:: For buteo = a young man, cf. Du Cange, buteo = juvenis; and see glossary in Hpt. 31, 16, 446, probum buteonem gódne geongan
bearn-eácnod
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pregnant Heó wæs bearneácnod of ðám Hálgan Gáste, Nap. 8
wíg-bealu
War-bale ⬩ harm caused by war ⬩ the calamity of war
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War-bale, harm caused by war, the calamity of war Wígbealu weccean to kindle the wasting flame of war, Beo. Th. 4098; B. 2046
hǽlu-bearn
A child who brings salvation, the Saviour,
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A child who brings salvation, the Saviour, Exon. 16 a; Th. 37, 1; Cri. 586 : 19 a; Th. 47, 12; Cri. 754
bearn-eaca
Big with child ⬩ pregnant
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Big with child, pregnant Maria wæs þágyt bearneáca, Hml. Th. i. 30, 9. Ðonne mon sníð ðá bearneácan (praegnantes), wíf Past. 366, 14
beard-leás
hawk ⬩ buzzard'
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Dele: 'also a hawk or buzzard'; and add Beardleás inpubis, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 56, 2. Beardleáses effebi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 54. Beardleásum rince effebo hircitallo, An. Ox. 4, 57. Beardleásne effebum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 16. Beardleáse inuestes, An. Ox. 16, 2
bearn-myrþra
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Ðider sculan wiccan and bearnmyrðran, Wlfst. 115, 1. Hér syndan myltestran and bearnmyrðran, 165, 33. Add
sigor-beácn
for-beran
To FORBEAR ⬩ abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ restrain ⬩ bear with ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer ⬩ abstĭnēre ⬩ sustĭnēre ⬩ comprĭmĕre ⬩ reprĭmĕre ⬩ tŏlĕrāre ⬩ păti ⬩ ferre
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To FORBEAR, abstain, refrain, restrain, bear with, endure, suffer; abstĭnēre, sustĭnēre, comprĭmĕre, reprĭmĕre, tŏlĕrāre, păti, ferre Ðæt he ðone breóstwylm forberan ne mihte that he might not restrain the fervour of his breast. Beo.
Linked entries: for-bæran for-bearan for-byrd
fór-beran
To fore-bear ⬩ to bear or carry before ⬩ to prefer ⬩ præferre
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To fore-bear, to bear or carry before, to prefer; præferre Ðæt ic fórbær rúme regulas and réðe mód geongra monna that I preferred the lax rules and rough minds of young men, Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 22; Gú. 459.
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ge-beran
To bear ⬩ bring forth ⬩ ferre ⬩ părĕre
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To bear, bring forth; ferre, părĕre Ne mihton nánuht libbendes geberan they could not bring forth anything alive, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 78, 22 : Exon. l0 b; Th. 13, 19; Cri. 205. Rachel gebær Beniamin Rachel bare Benjamin, Gen. 35, 19.
bere-ærn
A barley-place ⬩ a corn-place ⬩ a barn ⬩ horreum
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A barley-place, a corn-place, a barn; horreum He gegaderaþ his hwǽte on his bern congregabit triticum suum in horreum, Mt. Bos. 3, 12 : 13, 30. He feormaþ hys berenes flóre purgabit aream suam, Lk. Jun. 3, 17. Ic towurpe míne berenu destruam horrea mea
bel-hringes beácn
A sign by bell-ringing ⬩ signum sonitu campanæ datum
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A sign by bell-ringing; signum sonitu campanæ datum R. Ben. 43
bel-hringes beácn
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Sóna swá þæt beácn þæs belhrincges gehýred bið, R. Ben. 67, 20. Add
bealo-níþ
Baleful malice ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness ⬩ pravum vel perniciosum studium ⬩ pernicies ⬩ calamitas
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Baleful malice, evil, wickedness; pravum vel perniciosum studium, pernicies, calamitas Him on breóstum bealoníþ weóll baleful malice boiled in his breast, Beo. Th. 5422 ; B. 2714. Bebeorh ðé ðone bealoníþ keep from thee that baleful evil, Beo. Th. 3520
bear-swinig
openly wicked ⬩ a publican
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openly wicked, a publican, Lk. Rush. War. 3, 12 : 15, 1
bear-scipe
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gleó-beám
A glee-beam ⬩ harp ⬩ musicum lignum ⬩ harpa
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A glee-beam, harp; musicum lignum, harpa Nis hearpan wyn, gomen gleóbeámes there is no joy of harp, the mirth of the glee-beam, Beo. Th. 4518; B. 2263. Sum mæg hearpan stirgan, gleóbeám grétan one can awake the harp, touch the glee-beam, Exon. 17 b;
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beán-belgas
Bean-pods ⬩ husks ⬩ cods ⬩ shells ⬩ fabarum sacculi ⬩ siliquæ
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Bean-pods, husks, cods or shells; fabarum sacculi, siliquæ Of ðám beáncoddum de siliquis, Lk. Bos. 15, 56: Cot. 200
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