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Anglo-Saxon

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scír-basu

(adj.)
Grammar
scír-basu, adj.
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Bright purple Scírbasu benetum (venetus caeruleus, Ducange), Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 30

súsl-bana

(n.)
Grammar
súsl-bana, an; m.
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A torturing destroyer, one who tortures while he destroys Swarte súslbonan ( devils ), Cd. Th. 305, 1; Sat. 640

asc-bacen

(adj.)
Grammar
asc-bacen, adj.
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Baked in the ashes, on the hearth His gebróðra gegearwodon axbakenne (heorðbæcenne, v. l.) hláf (panem subcinericium ), Gr. D. 86, 30

cyne-bænd

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For 'Som. Ben. Lye' substitute His þegnas geworhton þyrnene beáh for cynebænd, Nap. 15

eald-bacen

(adj.)
Grammar
eald-bacen, adj.
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Baked long ago Behealde hé ꝥ his oflétan ne beón ealdbacene, Ll. Th. ii. 360, 27

feorh-bana

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Feorhbona carnifex, interfector, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 75. Feorhbanena carnificium, i. interfectorum, An. Ox. 2356. Add

ge-bacen

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Add: — Hláf þe sý mid smeruwe gebacen, Lch. i. 144, 18

ge-bǽne

Similar entry: ge-bán

ge-bǽte

Grammar
ge-bǽte, ge-bǽtel.
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Substitute: The harness of a horse, bridle and saddle Hé þæt gebǽte (gebǽtel, þæne brídel, v.ll.) of áteah stramine subtracto, Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 230, 4. Hé hét þǽm þearfan ꝥ hors syllan mid þám cynelican gebǽtum (gerǽdum, v.l.) praecepit equum, ita ut erat

heáfod-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-bæþ, es; n.
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A head-bath, wash for the head Heáfodbæþ wið þon ( falling off of hair ). Weliges leáf wylle on wætere, þweah mid þý, Lch. ii. 156, 1

heorþ-bacen

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His gebróðra worhton heom heorðbæcenne (axbakenne, v. l.) hláf (panem subcinericium), Gr. D. 86, 32. Add

wræt-baso

(adj.)
Grammar
wræt-baso, adj.
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Red Uueretbaso rubeum, Ld. Gl. H. 20, 19 (col. 2)

Linked entry: baso

wealc-basu

Similar entry: wealh-basu

ælmes-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-bæþ, es; n.

Washing of the poor done as an act of charity

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Washing of the poor done as an act of charity Sceóte man ælmessan . . . hwílum ælmesbæð, hwílum þearfena fótþweál, Wlfst. 171, 2

bǽde-wég

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Ðá hí him betweónum bǽdewég (beadowig, v. l.) scencton þæs heofonlican lífes dum sese alterutrum caelestis uitae poculis debriarent, Bd. 4, 29; Sch. 528, 13. Add

bærne-lác

Similar entry: berne-lác

weoloc-basu

(adj.)
Grammar
weoloc-basu, adj.

Purple

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Purple Uuylocbaso purpuram, Txts. 113, 66

ban-fáh

Grammar
ban-fáh, l. bán-fáh

adorned with bone

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adorned with bone (of a hall)

hype-bán

(n.)
Grammar
hype-bán, es; n.

The hip-bone

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The hip-bone, Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71, 54; Wrt. Voc. 44, 37. Hupbán catacrinis, ii. 22, 63. Hupbánan lumbi, 54, 11

Linked entry: hup-bán

lenden-bán

(n.)
Grammar
lenden-bán, es; n.

The loin-bone

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The loin-bone Lendenbán neoþeweard sacra spina, Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71, 52; Wrt. Voc, 44, 35. [Cf. Misc. 12, 360, leigeð his skinbon on oðres lendbon. ]