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beard

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Beard barba, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 42. Beard him beón bescoren hearm hit getácnað, Lch. iii. 198, 28. Se beard and ꝥ feax wǽron oþ þá fét síde, Shrn. 120, 25. Mid sídum bearde, Hml. Th. i. 466, 24. Ælfsige mid þám berde, Cht. E. 257, 1. Lǽdes mannes tácen

brist

Grammar
brist, for birst, 2nd pres. s. of beran
to bear, support

supportest ⬩ to bear, support

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supportest; vehis; Ðú birst [MS. brist] ealle þing búton geswince thou supportest all things without labour, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 36

a-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-boren, pp. of a-beran

carried

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carried; to bear

æt-bær

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bær, p. of æt-beran.

bore ⬩ produced

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bore, produced,Cd. 202; Th. 249,31; Dan. 538;

for-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-boren, pp. of for-beran.

forborne ⬩ restrained ⬩ endured

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forborne, restrained, endured. Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 18: L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 114, 8;

be-byreþ

Grammar
be-byreþ, pres. of be-beran.

supplies

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supplies,L. Ethb. 18; Th. i. 6, 19 ;

bereþ

(v.)
Grammar
bereþ, 3rd pres. of beran

bears ⬩ brings forth ⬩ produces

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bears, brings forth, produces, Mt. Rush. Stv. 1, 21 : Hick. Thes. i. 135; Runic pm. 18; Kmbl. 342, 28

byrgels

(n.)
Grammar
byrgels, birgels, bergels, es; m.
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A BURIAL-place, sepulchre, tomb; sepulcrum, bustum Byrgels bustum, Cot. 183. To birgelse in possessionem sepulcri, Gen. 23, 9

Linked entries: bergyls birgels

ge-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-boren, pp. of ge-beran.

born

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born.Chr. 381; Erl. 10, 2;

beorc-rind

(n.)
Grammar
beorc-rind, (berc-), e; f.
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Birch-bark Nim bercrinde, Lch. ii. 332. 9

barice

(n.)
Grammar
barice, barricge, an; f.
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Barriggae baruina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 59. Bericge baruhina, 10, 77. Barice braugina, 102, 25: brugina (printed brugma), 127, 29. ?

forþ-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-boren, part. [pp. of forþ-beran]

Born forth ⬩ noble-born ⬩ high-born ⬩ clāris parentĭbus ortus ⬩ nōbĭlis

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Born forth, noble-born, high-born; clāris parentĭbus ortus, nōbĭlis We lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig forþboren preóst ne forseó ðone læsborenan we enjoin that no high-born priest despise the lower born, L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 246, 20

bǽr

a bier ⬩ a litter,

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Add: a bier Líc cadaver, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 55. bǽr feretrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 55. Hé hreopode þá bǽre . . . Seó bǽr ðe þone deádan ferode, Hml. Th. i. 492, 26. Geneálǽcað ðǽre bǽre, 372, 6. Ofer þá bǽre þe his líc on wæs, Gr. D. 329, 23. a litter, Beer

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;

Acemannes burh

(n.)
Grammar
Acemannes burh, burg; g. burge; d. byrig, beri; f: ceaster, cester; g. ceastre; f. [æce ake, mannes man's, ceaster or burh city or fortress]

Bath, Somersetshire

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Bath, Somersetshire Hér Eádgár to ríce féng at Acemannes byrig, ðæt is at Baðan here, A. D. 972, Edgar took the kingdom at Akeman's burgh, that is at Bath, Chr. 972; Th. 225, 18, col. 3. On ðære ealdan byrig, Acemannes ceastre; ac beornas Baðan nemnaþ

BIRCE

(n.)
Grammar
BIRCE, ean; f: berc, beorc, byrc, e; f.

A birch-tree ⬩ betula alba

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A birch-tree; betula alba Genim bircean take of the birch-tree, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 7: Wrt. Voc. 285, 22

Linked entries: byrc beorc berc

BYRÐEN

(n.)
Grammar
BYRÐEN, berðen, byrðyn; gen. byrðenne; f. A
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BURTHEN, load, weight, bundle; onus, sarcina, fascis Hefig byrðen onus grave, Ps. Th. 37, 4. Sorh biþ swǽrost byrðen sorrow is the heaviest burthen, Salm. Kmbl. 623; Sal. 311. Seám oððe byrðen onus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Som. 12, 14. Byrðen fascis, 9, 28;

Linked entries: byrden byrðyn berðen

byrþere

(n.)
Grammar
byrþere, gen. byrþres; m. [beran to bear, carry]
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A bearer, carrier, supporter; portarius, vespillo, fulcimen Crist ðone wácan assan geceás him to byrþre Christ chose the mean ass for his bearer, Homl. Th. i. 210, 16. Ða byrþeras hine to byrgenne féredon the bearers bare him to the grave, i. 492, 27

-bora

(part.; suffix)
Grammar
-bora, an; m. [from boren; pp. of beran]

A bearer, bringer, supporter ⬩ is qui fert, gerit

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Often used as a termination to denote A bearer, bringer, supporter; is qui fert, gerit;

birhtan

(v.)

to shine

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to shine, literal Eall mín weorod for ðǽre micelnesse ðæs goldes scán and berhte, Nar. 7, 15. Byr[htende] coruscans, An. Ox. 4203. figurative Hé beforan manna eágum swá manigum wundrum sceán and berhte, Guth. 90, 11. Se noma mid him swá lange sceán

Linked entries: beorhtan brihtan

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