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æt-beran

(v.)
Grammar
æt-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron

To bear or carry tobring forwardproducebear away or forthafferreproferreefferre

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To bear or carry to, bring forward, produce, bear away or forth; afferre, proferre, efferre Hió Beówulfe medo-ful ætbær she to Beowulf the mead-cup bore, Beo. Th. 1253; B. 624. He wundor manig fór men ætbær he many a wonder produced before men, Cd. 202

Linked entry: æt-bær

ymb-beran

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren
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To surround Se wæs ǽghwonan ymbboren brondum, Exon. Th. 277, 15; Jul. 581. Ymbbeara glosses circumferre, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 6, 55

ax-baken

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ax-baken, part.

Baked in ashessubcinericius

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Baked in ashes; subcinericius, Gr. Dial. 1, 11

bæce-ring

(n.)
Grammar
bæce-ring, es; m.

A grate formed as a ring used for bakinga gridironcraticula

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A grate formed as a ring used for baking, a gridiron; craticula, Cot. 99

bæþ-stede

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-stede, es; m.

A place of bathsthermarum locus

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A place of baths; thermarum locus Bæþstede thermæ vel gymnasium, Ælfc. Gl. 55; Som. 67, 7; Wrt. Voc. 37, 5

bæþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-weg, es; m.

A bath-waythe seavia balneimare

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A bath-way, the sea; via balnei, mare Brecan ofer bæþweg to break over the bath-way, Andr. Kmbl. 445; An. 223. Bæþweges blǽst a blast or wind of the sea, a sea breeze, the south wind. Súþwind is so called, Cd. 158; Th. 196, 11; Exod. 290

bald-lícost

(adv.)
Grammar
bald-lícost, sup.

Most bravelyfortissime

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Most bravely; fortissime Ðe baldlícost on ða bricge stóp who stept on the bridge most bravely, Byrht. Th. 134, 2; By. 78

balo-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
balo-cræft, es; m.

A pernicious, wicked, or magic artars perniciosa vel magica

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A pernicious, wicked, or magic art; ars perniciosa vel magica, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 150; Met. 26, 75

cire-bald

(adj.)
Grammar
cire-bald, adj.

arbitrii strenuus

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Bold in decision; arbitrii strenuus Ðá him cirebaldum Meotud mancynnes módhord onleác then the Lord of mankind unlocked the treasure of words to him bold in decision, Andr. Kmbl. 341; An. 171

Linked entry: cyre-bald

cyre-bald

(adj.)

bold in decision arbltrii strenuus

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bold in decision; arbltrii strenuus

feorh-bana

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-bana, -bona, feorg-bona, an; m.

A life-destroyermurderervitæ interfectorhŏmĭcīda

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A life-destroyer, murderer; vitæ interfector, hŏmĭcīda Ðú Abele wurde to feorhbanan thou hast been for a life-destroyer to Abel, Cd. 48; Th. 62, 26; Gen. 1020. Hí gesáwon feorhbanan fuglas slítan they saw birds tearing the murderers, 96; Th. 125, 32;

Linked entries: feorg-bona feorh-bona

ferhþ-bana

(n.)
Grammar
ferhþ-bana, an; m.

A life-destroyermurderervītæ destructorinterfector

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A life-destroyer, murderer; vītæ destructor, interfector Fyrst ferhþbana the first life-destroyer, Cd. 162; Th. 203, 5; Exod. 399

for-bæran

(v.)

to forbear

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to forbear Hwá mæg forbæran who can forbear? Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 13

for-bærst

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-bærst, pl. -burston

burst asunder

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burst asunder, Beo. Th. 5354; B. 2680: Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 6;

fugel-bana

(n.)
Grammar
fugel-bana, -bona, an; m.

A bird-killerfowlerauceps

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A bird-killer, fowler; auceps Sum biþ fugelbona, hafeces cræftig one is a fowler, skilful with the hawk, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 5; Crä. 80

ge-bæcu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bæcu, pl. n.

Back partshinder partspostĕriōra

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Back parts, hinder parts; postĕriōra Synd gebæcu hire hrycges on blácunge goldes sunt postĕriōra dorsi ejus in pallōre auri, Ps. Lamb. 67, 14. He slóh heora fýnd on gebæcum percussit inĭmīci suos in postĕriōra, 77, 66

Linked entry: bæce

ge-band

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-band, p. of ge-bindan.

bound

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bound,Gen. 22, 9;

ge-barn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-barn, p. of ge-beornan.

burned

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burned, Beo. Th. 5388; B. 2697;

heorþ-bacen

(adj.)
Grammar
heorþ-bacen, adj.

Baked on the hearth

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Baked on the hearth Heorþbacen hláf subcinericius vel focarius, Ælfc. Gl. 66; Som. 69, 64; Wrt. Voc, 41, 20. Mid heorþbacenum hláfe with a loaf baked on the hearth, Herb, 45, 2: Lchdm. i. 148, 8. Abraham nam ðæt flǽsc mid ðám heorþbacenum hláfum, Gen

múþ-bana

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-bana, an; m.

One who destroys with the mouth

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One who destroys with the mouth Him Grendel wearþ tó múþbonan, leófes mannes líc eall forswealg, Beo. Th. 4165; B. 2079