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beadu-rǽs

(n.)
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beadu-rǽs, es; m.

A battle-rushonsetpugnæ impetus

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A battle-rush, onset; pugnæ impetus Biter wæs se beadurǽs the onset was bitter, Byrht. Th. 134, 68; By. 111

beadu-wang

(n.)
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beadu-wang, es; m.

A battle-plainpugnæ campus

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A battle-plain; pugnæ campus On beaduwange on the battle-plain, Andr. Kmbl. 825; An. 413

beáh-sele

(n.)
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beáh-sele, es; m.

Idem

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Idem, Beo. Th. 2358; B. 1177

beala-níþ

(n.)
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beala-níþ, es ; m.

Baleful maliceevilwickedness

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Baleful malice, evil, wickedness, Ps. C. 50, 111; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 111

bealo-cwealm

(n.)
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bealo-cwealm, es; m.

A pernicious or violent deathperniciosa vel violenta mors

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A pernicious or violent death; perniciosa vel violenta mors, Beo. Th. 4523; B. 2265

bealo-spell

(n.)
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bealo-spell, es; n.

A baleful message or taleperniciei nuntius

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A baleful message or tale; perniciei nuntius, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 5; Exod. 510

Linked entry: spell

bealu-inwit

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bealu-inwit, es; n.

Guiledeceitdolus

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Guile, deceit; dolus, Ps. Th. 54, 24

Linked entry: bealo-inwit

beám-telg

(n.)
Grammar
beám-telg, es ; m.

Dye of a tree [ink]tinctura arborea [atramentum scriptorium]

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Dye of a tree [ink]; tinctura arborea [atramentum scriptorium] Fugles wyn beámtelge swealg the bird's joy [i. e. the pen] swallowed dye of a tree, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 9; Rä. 27, 9

BEARD

(n.)
Grammar
BEARD, es; m.

a BEARDbarba

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a BEARD; barba Ne beard ne sciron nec radetis barbam, Lev. 19, 27; nether ge schulen schave the beerd, Wyc. Smyringc niðerfeól on bearde, bearde Aarones unguentum descendit in barbam, barbam Aaronis, Ps. Lamb. 132, 2. the Anglo-Saxons were proud of their

bearhtm

(n.)
Grammar
bearhtm, es; m.

A noisetumultclamoursoundcryfragorstrepitustumultusclamor

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A noise, tumult, clamour, sound, cry; fragor, strepitus, tumultus, clamor Ic on ðisse byrig bearhtm gehýre I hear a tumult in this city, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 50; Gen. 2406

bearm

(n.)
Grammar
bearm, es; m.

The bosomlapsinusgremium

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Iosep hí nam of ðæs fæder bearme Ioseph eos tulit de gremio patris, Gen. 48, 12 : Cd. 216; Th. 274, 12; Sat. 153. Ðá wæs fæger foldan bearm then was earth's bosom fair, Beo. Th. 2278; B. 1137.

Linked entries: bærm baorm barm bierm

bearm-cláþ

(n.)
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bearm-cláþ, es; n.

A BARME-CLOTHa bosom-clothan apronsinui imposita mappula

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A BARME-CLOTH [Chauc. The Milleres Tale, 3237], a bosom-cloth, an apron; sinui imposita mappula Bearmcláþ mappula, Wrt. Voc. 26, 68

bearm-rægl

(n.)
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bearm-rægl, es; m.

A bosom-garmentsinui imposita vestis vel mappula

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A bosom-garment; sinui imposita vestis vel mappula, Wrt. Voc. 26, 28

bán-sele

(n.)
Grammar
bán-sele, es; m.

A bone-house or dwellingthe bodyossium aulacorpus

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A bone-house or dwelling, the body; ossium aula, corpus Gǽst and bánsele soul and body, Exon. 117b; Th. 451, 12; Dóm. 102

bár-spere

(n.)
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bár-spere, es; n.

A BOAR SPEARvenabulum

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A BOAR SPEAR; venabulum Bárspere vel huntig-spere venabulum, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 22

bát-swán

(n.)
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bát-swán, es; m.

A BOATSWAINscaphiariusproreta

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A BOATSWAIN; scaphiarius, proreta

beácen-stán

(n.)
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beácen-stán, es; m.

A stone whereon the beacon fire was madea stone or tower whereon to set the beacon firespeculapharus

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A stone whereon the beacon fire was made, a stone or tower whereon to set the beacon fire; specula, pharus;Cot. 88

beád

(n.)
Grammar
beád, es; m.

A tablemensa

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A table; mensa Of beád de mensa, Lk. Lind. War. 16, 21. Beádas, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 12

beado-hrægl

(n.)
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beado-hrægl, es; n.

A war-garmentcoat of mailbellica vestislorica

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A war-garment, coat of mail; bellica vestis, lorica Beadohrægl on breóstum læg the coat of mail lay on my breast, Beo. Th. 1108; B. 552

Linked entry: beadu-hrægl

beado-méce

(n.)
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beado-méce, es; m.

A battle-swordsword of slaughterpugnæ ensis

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A battle-sword, sword of slaughter; pugnæ ensis Ðæt hine nó beadomécas bítan ne meahton that no battle-sword might bite it, Beo. Th. 2912; B. 1454

Linked entry: beadu-méce