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a-bát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bát, p. of a-bítan.

bitate

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bit, ate He abát he ate, MS. Cott. Jul. E. vii. 237; Salm. Kmbl. 121, 15;

bát-swán

(n.)
Grammar
bát-swán, es; m.

A BOATSWAINscaphiariusproreta

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A BOATSWAIN; scaphiarius, proreta

bát-weard

(n.)
Grammar
bát-weard, es; m. [bát boat, weard keeper]

Keeper or commander of a shipnavis custos

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Keeper or commander of a ship; navis custos He ðæm bátwearde swurd gesealde he gave a sword to the keeper of the ship, Beo. Th. 3804; B. 1900

Linked entry: weard

mere-bát

(n.)
Grammar
mere-bát, es; m.

A sea-boat

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A sea-boat, Andr. Kmbl. 492; An. 246

bát-swán

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Dele, and see next word

wudu-bát

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-bát, es; m.

A wooden skip

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A wooden skip Hwá me on wudubáte ferede ofer flódas, Andr. Kmbl. 1810 ; An. 907

sǽ-bát

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-bát, e; f.

A sea-boat

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A sea-boat On sǽbáte, Andr. Kmbl. 876; An. 438 : 980; An. 490. Ic on holm gestáh, sǽbát gesæt, Beo. Th. 1270; B. 633 : 1795; B. 895

bát-swegen

(n.)
Grammar
bát-swegen, es; m.

A boatman

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A boatman On Wýcinges bátswegenes gewittnisse, Cht. E. 254, 5

Linked entry: swegen

bǽdan

to urgepresscompelimpelto requireexact

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Substitute for passages Baedde exactum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 9. Bǽdde, 30, 16. to urge, press, compel, impel Bǽdt inpulerit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 28. Beadætþ (= bǽdeþ) angarizaverit (= angariaverit, Mt. 5, 41), 72, 17. Ðonne ðá sácerdas tó weorðunga úres

bǽran

(v.)
Grammar
bǽran, p. de; pp. ed

To bearbear oneselfferretransferre

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To bear, bear oneself; ferre, transferre He ne geþafode, ðæt ǽnig man ǽnig fæt þurh ðæt templ bǽre, Mk. Bos. 11, 16; he suffride not, that ony man schulde bere a vessel thurȝ the temple, Wyc

bædling

Grammar
bædling, (bǽd- ?). Substitute

An effeminate person mollis

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An effeminate person; mollis ( = qui alterius fornicationem sustinet):-- Sé ðe mid bædlinge (cum molli) hǽme, oððe mid óðrum wǽpnedmen, fæste .x. winter. On óðre stówe hit cwyð . . . sodomisce .vii. geár fæston. Gif se bædling mid bædlinge (mollis cum

béce

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

A beech-treea tree bearing mastfagusæsculus

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A beech-tree, a tree bearing mast; fagus, æsculus Béce fagus, Wrt. Voc. 285, 21

Linked entries: bǽce beóce

bend

(n.)
Grammar
bend, bænd, e; f : es; m.

A bandbondribbona chapletcrownornamentvinculumligamendiadema

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A band, bond, ribbon, a chaplet, crown, ornament; vinculum, ligamen, diadema; What ties, binds, or bends Ðæt benda onlýseþ that looseneth bonds Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 12; Cri. 68. On láþne bend in a loathsome bond Cd. 225; Th. 298, 27; Sat. 539. Heora bendas

Linked entries: bænd beand BEN

bócce

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

A beech-treefagusæsculusa 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

bed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bed, = bæd; p. of biddan.

asked

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asked Ic bed petii, Ps. Spl. 26, 7

bǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
bǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To constraincompelrequiresolicitcogerecompellereexigerepostulareflagitare

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To constrain, compel, require, solicit; cogere, compellere, exigere, postulare, flagitare Ðæs his lufu bǽdeþ whom his love constrains, Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 27; Gn. Ex. 100. Mǽru cwén bǽdde byras geonge the illustrious queen solicited her young sons,

Linked entries: a-bǽdan bǽdde bǽdend

ge-bán

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bán, ge-bǽne, es; n.
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Bones Mid his gebána reliquium (gebǽnum, v.l.) apud mortua sua ossa, Gr. D. 86, 11

Linked entries: bán ge-bǽne

beor-swinig

(adj.)
Grammar
beor-swinig, adj. [ = bær-synnig]

Openly-wickeda publican

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Openly-wicked, a publican Lk. Rush. War. 19, 2

a-bacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bacan, ic -bace, ðú -bæcest, -bæcst, he -bæceþ, -bæcþ, pl. -bacaþ; p. -bóc, pl. -bócon; pp. -bacen

To bakepinserecoquere

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To bake; pinsere, coquere Se hláf þurh fýres hǽtan abacen the bread baked by the heat of fire. Homl. Pasc. Daye, A. D. 1567, p. 30, 8; Lisl. 410, 1623, p. 4, 16; Homl. Th. ii. p. 268, 9

bæðian

(v.)
Grammar
bæðian, p. ode; pp. od

To bathe

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To bathe,Som. Lye