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Anglo-Saxon

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baso

(n.)
Grammar
baso, basu, e; f.

Purple ⬩ purpura

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Purple; purpura, Cot. 85

Linked entry: basu

beád

(n.)

a prayer ⬩ oratio

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a prayer; oratio

Linked entry: beáda

bedd

(v.)
Grammar
bedd, = bid, bidd ; impert. of biddan.

bid ⬩ command

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bid, command,Lev. 6, 20

-béde

(suffix)

exorable

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exorable

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

BÆR

(adj.)
Grammar
BÆR, g. m. n. bares; f. bærre: d. barum: acc. bærne: pl. nom. baru; acc. bare; dat. barum; def. se bara; seó, ðæt bare; adj.

BARE ⬩ naked ⬩ open ⬩ nudus

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BARE, naked, open; nudus On bær líc on the bare body, Exon. 125a; Th. 482, 7; Rä. 66, 4. On barum sondum on bare sands, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 24. Wit hér baru standaþ unwered wǽdo we stand here naked, unprotected by garments, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 20; Gen.

Linked entry: bare

bær

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bær, pl. bǽron

bore

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bore,Cd. 24; Th. 31, 2; Gen. 479: 178; Th. 223, 18; Dan. 121;

balo

(n.)

bale ⬩ evil

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bale, evil,Lye

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

bǽr

(n.)
Grammar
bǽr, a pasture.
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Dele '(?)' and cpds. at end, and add On hnutleáge bǽre eastewearde, C. D. v. 207, 20. v. den-bǽr, pól-bǽr, weald-bǽr, wer-bǽr, wudu-bǽr

beám

Similar entry: ciris-beám

baso

(n.)
Grammar
baso, basu, e; f.
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Dele, and see basu

bece

(n.)

a brook.

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a brook

bedd-

(prefix)

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

bán

bone ⬩ a bone ⬩ the bone of a limb ⬩ a leg ⬩ or arm

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Similar entries v. bán-beorg, -gebeorg, -rift:-- Bán weornedon their limbs failed them, Sat. 468. Bána coxarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 66: 75, 27. Wǽron þá bendas forburnene, þá him on bánum lágon, Dan. 435.

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

be-hringed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-hringed, be-hrincged; part. [be, hring a ring]

Inclosed in a ring ⬩ encircled ⬩ surrounded ⬩ circumdatus

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Inclosed in a ring, encircled, surrounded; circumdatus Behringed beón to be surrounded Past. 21, 5; Hat. MS. 32 a, 8

beso-reádian

(v.)
Grammar
beso-reádian, p. ode; pp. od [baso red, purple, reádian to redden]

rubefacere

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To make a reddish purple; rubefacere Besoreáda ða rinda ealle útan make all the rinds on the outside a reddish purple [by soaking in chalybiate water?] L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm. ii. 116, 3

Linked entry: basu-reádian

bád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bád, p. of bídan.

expected ⬩ waited

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expected, waited,Cd. 132; Th. 167, 32; Gen. 2774;

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