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beáh-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
beáh-gifa, beág-gifa, -gyfa, an; m.

A ring-giver ⬩ a giver of ring or bracelet money ⬩ anulorum vel armillarum largitor

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A ring-giver, a giver of ring or bracelet money; anulorum vel armillarum largitor Se geonga gewát Eádgár of lífe, beorna beáhgifa the young Edgar, ring-giver of men, departed from life, Chr. 975; Th. 226, 36, col. 2: Byrht. Th. 140, 19; By. 290: Elen

beód-gereordu

(n.)
Grammar
beód-gereordu, pl. n. [beód a table, gereord a feast]

A table-meal ⬩ a feast ⬩ convivium

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A table-meal, a feast; convivium Cd. 74; Th. 91, 27; Gen. 1518

ele-beám

(n.)
Grammar
ele-beám, es; m. [ele oil, beám a tree]

An olive-tree ⬩ ŏlea, ŏlīva

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An olive-tree; ŏlea, ŏlīva Elebeám ŏlea vel ŏlīva, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 111; Wrt. Voc. 27, 40: 47; Som. 65, 18; Wrt. Voc. 33, 17: 80, 25: 285, 70: Ps. Lamb. 51, 10. Heó brohte elebeámes twíg she brought a twig of olive-tree, Cd. 72; Th. 88, 30; Gen

beód-fers

(n.)
Grammar
beód-fers, es; m. [beód a table, fers a verse]

A song or hymn sung during meal-time ⬩ ad mensam carmen ⬩ hymnus

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A song or hymn sung during meal-time; ad mensam carmen, hymnusDial. 1, 19

Linked entry: fers

beód-ern

(n.)
Grammar
beód-ern, es; n. [beód a table, ern a place]

A refectory ⬩ a dining-room ⬩ refectorium

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A refectory, a dining-room; refectorium, Ælfc. Gl. 107; Som. 78, 94; Wrt. Voc. 58, 9

hand-belle

(n.)
Grammar
hand-belle, an; f.
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A hand-bell Thǽr synd . . . iiij handbellan and vj hangende bollan (bellan ?), C. D. B. iii. 660, 34

nón-belle

(n.)
Grammar
nón-belle, an ; f.
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The bell rung at the hour for the service of nones Monegra monna gewuna is þonne hé fæstan sceolan, ꝥ sóna swá hig þá nónbellan gehýrað hig tó mete fóð, Ll. Th. ii. 436, 34

bern

(n.)
Grammar
bern, es; n.

A barn ⬩ horreum

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A barn; horreum Nabbaþ ða hrefnas héddern ne bern the ravens have not store-house nor barn[cellarium neque horreum] Lk. Bos. 12, 24 : 12, 18 : 3, 17 : Mt. Bos. 3, 12 : 13, 30. Bern horreum, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 78, 131

Linked entry: bærn

cyst-beám

(n.)
Grammar
cyst-beám, es; m. [beám a tree] A chestnut-tree; castănea = κάστανος
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Cystel vel cystbeám castănea, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 6; Wrt. Voc. 33, 5

Linked entries: cystel cisten-beám

bere-tún

(n.)
Grammar
bere-tún, es; m. [bere barley, corn; tún an inclosure, a place shut in]

A barley-enclosure ⬩ court-yard ⬩ threshing-floor ⬩ corn-farm ⬩ grange ⬩ corn-village ⬩ BARTON ⬩ hordei area ⬩ villa frumentaria

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A barley-enclosure, court-yard, threshing-floor, corn-farm, grange, corn-village, BARTON; hordei area, villa frumentaria. 'BARTON, Prædium dominicum, vel terræ quas vocant Dominicales, hoc est, quas in distributione manerii dominus non elocavit hæreditarie

Linked entries: Barton bere-wíc

drihtin-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
drihtin-beáh, gen. -beáges; dat. -beáge ; m. [drihtin = drihten a lord , beáh a ring, bracelet ]

A lord-ring or money paid for slaying a freeman. In the laws of Edward the Confessor it is called Manbóte

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A lord-ring or money paid for slaying a freeman. In the laws of Edward the Confessor it is called Manbóte Manbóte in lege Anglōrum, regi et archiepiscŏpo, iii marc de homĭnĭbus suis; episcŏpo comĭtātus, comĭti comĭtātus, et dapĭfĕro regis, xx soł; barōnĭbus

Linked entry: dryhten-beáh

béte

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Béte beta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 68 : prosopes, i. 68, 31. Add:

bel-hringes beácn

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Sóna swá þæt beácn þæs belhrincges gehýred bið, R. Ben. 67, 20. Add

ge-beór-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beór-scipe, -scype, es; m. [ge-, beór beer, -scipe -ship]

BEER-SHIP ⬩ convivial society ⬩ a drinking party ⬩ feast ⬩ an entertainment ⬩ pōtātio ⬩ compōtātio ⬩ coena ⬩ convīvium

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BEER-SHIP, convivial society, a drinking party, feast, an entertainment; pōtātio, compōtātio, coena, convīvium Hig lufigeaþ ða fyrmestan setl on gebeórscypum ămant prīmos recŭbĭtus in coenis, Mt. Bos. 23, 6 : Jn. Bos. 12, 2; 21, 20. Dyde mycelne gebeórscype

bér

(n.)
Grammar
bér, beer, e; acc. bé, bére ; f.

A bed ⬩ lectus ⬩ grabatus

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A bed; lectus, grabatus Nim bér ðín tolle grabatum tuum, Jn. Lind. War. 5, 12. Nim bére ðíne, Jn. Rush. War. 5, 12

Linked entry: bǽr

BERE

(n.)
Grammar
BERE, es; m.

Barley ⬩ hordeum

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Barley; hordeum Ðá hét he him bere sǽd bringan inde hordeum jussit afferri, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 36 : Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 63. Hira flex and hira beras [MS. bernas] wǽron fordóne eorum linum et hordea læsa sunt, Ex. 9, 31

a-berd

(adj.)
Grammar
a-berd, -bered; adj.

Sagacious ⬩ crafty ⬩ cunning ⬩ callidus

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Sagacious, crafty, cunning; callidus.Wrt. Voc. 47, 36: Lchdm. iii. 192, 10; 188, 26: 186, 17

ác-beám

(n.)
Grammar
ác-beám, es; m.

An oak-tree ⬩ quercus

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An oak-tree; quercus, Ettm. p. 51

æt-beón

(v.)

To be at or present ⬩ adesse

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To be at or present; adesse Ætbeón ðé we biddaþ adesse te deposcimus, Hymn Surt. 14, 26

ancor-bend

(n.)
Grammar
ancor-bend, es; m.

An anchor-band or cord or rope

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An anchor-band or cord or rope

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