bearn-eácnod
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pregnant Heó wæs bearneácnod of ðám Hálgan Gáste, Nap. 8
Beorht-Dene
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the Danes, B. 427: 609
cild-bearn
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a child Ǽghwýlc wǽpned cildbearn ( = cild ł bearn), Nap. 12. (?)
Linked entry: bearn
sadol-beorht
Having a splendid saddle
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Having a splendid saddle Þrió wicg sadolbeorhte (cf. sadol searwun fáh, since gewurðad, 2080 : B. 1038), Beo. Th. 4356; B. 2175
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
heáfod-beorht
Having a bright, splendid head
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Having a bright, splendid head, Exon. 105 a; Th. 400, 2; Rä. 20, 2
freó-bearn
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Add: of human beings Hié ( the descendants of Abraham ) gesittað be sǽm tweónum ... leóde þíne, freóbearn fæder, folca sélost, Exod. 445. Abraham andswarode '... Gǽð geréfa mín fægen freóbearnum,' Gen. 2182. of Christ Háligne Gást swá écne swá Fæder
frum-bearn
a first-born child ⬩ the eldest child ⬩ one of the first two or three children ⬩ an elder child
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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
wang-beard
A whisker
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A whisker Teóh him ða loccas, and wringe ða eáran, and ðone wangbeard twiccige, Lchdm. ii. 196, 13
Linked entry: beard
sige-bearn
A victorious child ⬩ applied to Christ
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A victorious child, applied to Christ His gást onsende sigebearn Godes, Elen. Kmbl. 959; El. 481: Exon. Th. 460, 3; Hö. 11. Ðæt sygebearn, 461, 29; Hö. 43. Ealra sigebearna ðæt séleste, 33, 3; Cri. 520
sigel-beorht
sun-bright ⬩ bright with the sun ⬩ sunny ⬩ bright as the sun
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sun-bright, bright with the sun, sunny Wintres dæg sigelbeorhtne genimþ hærfest mid herige hrímes and snáwes winter's day takes captive sunny autumn with its army of frost and snow, Menol. Fox 404; Men. 203. Bringþ sigelbeorhte dagas sumor tó túne, 175
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
Beard-sǽtan
The people (or district) of Bardney
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The people (or district) of Bardney Æþel-réde, se wæs ǽr cyning, wæs ðá Beardsǽtena abbud, Bd. 5, 19; S. 641, 5
bearn-eácen
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Bearneácen wíf praegnans mulier, Gr. D.261, 10. Wíf þæt sý bearneácen, and heó cenne cniht, Wlfst. 2, 20. Gif wíf biþ bearneácen (four months gone with child), feówer mónoð Lch. iii. 144, 19. Witan on bearneácenum wífe hwæþeres cynnes bearn heó cennan
bearn-lest
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Bearnleás(t)e orbitatis, An. Ox. 4873. Add
bearn-myrþra
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Ðider sculan wiccan and bearnmyrðran, Wlfst. 115, 1. Hér syndan myltestran and bearnmyrðran, 165, 33. Add
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
feld-beó
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Feldbeó, dora adticus, beó apis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 66. Feldbeón hunig, Lch. ii. 308, 6: 313, 4. Feld-beóna hunig, i. 348, 7: 366, 14. Dele'locust,' and add
bear-swinig
openly wicked ⬩ a publican
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openly wicked, a publican, Lk. Rush. War. 3, 12 : 15, 1