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bæc-ern

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Ðæs bæcernes tácen is þæt mon mid bám sámlocone handum tógædere, swilce þú dáh brǽdan wille, Tech. ii. 128, 4. Kycenan and bæcernes (pistrinae), Angl. xiii. 441, 1087. On kycenon oðþe on mynstres bæcerne, R. Ben. 71, 18. Add

sweor-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-beáh, gen. -beáges; m.
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A collar, band or chain for the neck, necklace Myne vel sweorbéh monile vel serpentinum, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 50. Swurbeáh monile, 74, 58. Swurbéh murenula vel torques, 16, 57.

wudu-bǽr

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-bǽr, e; f.
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-bǽr)

BERAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERAN, beoran, ic bere, beore, ðú birest, birst, byrst, he bireþ, byreþ, birþ, byrþ, pl. beraþ; p. ic, he bær, ðú bǽre, pl. bǽron; pp. boren; v. a.

to BEARcarrybringbear or carry a sacrificeofferbear offcarry outextendwearsupportenduresufferferreportareafferreofferredeferreproferreextenderegereretolerareto BEARproducebring forthfacereferreedereparere

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Ðæt wæs deáþes beám se bær bitres fela that was the tree of death which bare much of bitter, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 2; Gen. 479 : 30; Th. 40, 26; Gen. 645. Gif he to ðæm ríce wæs on rihte boren if he to that kingdom was rightly born, Bt. Met.

baso-popig

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Dele, and see basu

a-bacan

(v.)
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to bake Nim ælces cynnes melo and ábacæ man hláf, Lch. i. 404, 5. Þost tó cicle ábacen, 364, 15: Gr. D. 87, 21. Hláfas on beágwísan ábacene, 343, 15

ofer-bæc

(n.)

the upper part of the back.

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the upper part of the back

under-bæc

(adv.)
Grammar
under-bæc, adv.

backwardsbackbehindback

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Th. 9, 3. where an action is directed towards a point behind the agent's back, behind, back Ðú forwurpe mín word underbæc fram ðé projecisti sermones meos postea, Ps. Th. 49, 18: Homl. Th. ii. 532, 3.

Linked entry: BÆC

sweór-beáh

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Sweórbeáh baben, torques aurea cum gemenis Hpt. 31, 13, 295. Add

on-bæc

(adv.)
Grammar
on-bæc, adv.

A-back, backward, behind

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A-back, backward, behind Gang ðú sceocca onbæc, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 10. Ná gewát onbæc heorte úre non recessit retro cor nostrum, Ps. Spl. 43, 21

hors-bǽr

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His horsbǽr þe hine mon untrumne on bær wæs gehealden, Bd. Sch. 382, 13. Sum þegn læg on paralisyn . . . þá cwæð hé ꝥ hé wolde tó Wynceastre sýðian húru on his horsbǽre, Hml. S. 21, 181. Add

hróst-beág

(n.)
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the woodwork of a circular roof Tigelum sceádeþ hróstbeáges hróf [MS. hrost beages rof] the woodwork of the roof parts from the tiles, the tiles fall off leaving the woodwork of the roof bare, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 29; Ruin. 32. [?]

under-bæc

Grammar
under-bæc, <b>. Ib.</b>
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add: — Ðás seofon tunglan gáð ǽfre eástweard ongeán þá heofenan, ac seó heofon is strengra and ábrét hí ealle under-bæc westward mid hire ryne, Angl. vii. 14, 137. add: — Hit is áwriten ðæt him wǽre betere ðæt hí nó sóðfæstnesse weg ne ongeáten, ðonne

BÆÞ

(n.)
Grammar
BÆÞ, es; pl. nom. acc. baðu; g. baða; d. baðum, baðan, baðon; n.

a BATHbalneumbalneatioa fontfons lustralis

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a BATH; balneum, balneatio Bæþ háte weól the bath boiled [welled] with heat, Exon. 74a; Th. 277, 16; Jul. 581.

brún-basu

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C. 77) brún-basu, 125, 16. Bánwyrt ys brúnbasuw, Lch. i. 294, 10. Brúnbasewum purpureo , An. Ox. 1269. Brúnbasum, 5139. Brúnbaswere, 5072. Brúnbasne coccineum , 5125. Hé wæs habbende brúnbasone gegyrelan, Shrn. 106, 10. Mid brúnbæswe godwebbe, Gr.

frum-bearn

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. ¶ figurative :-- Banan mancynnes fácnes frumbearn (the devil ), An. 1296. one of the first two or three children, an elder child Adames and Euan aforan wǽron freólicu twá frumbearn cenned, Cain and Abel, Gen. 968.

bæþ

a bath for washingthe bath of fish or sea-fowl:--

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Onfón fullwihtes bæð, An. 1642: El. 490. of the sea, the bath of fish or sea-fowl:-- Ofer fisces bæð across the sea, An. 293: Rún. 16. Ofer ganotes bæð, 25: B. 1861: Edg. 46. of immersion that is intended to torment.

a-bæd

(v.)
Grammar
a-bæd, abǽdon

asked

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asked; p. of abiddan

a-bær

(v.)
Grammar
a-bær, p.of a-beran.

boretook awaysustulit

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bore or took away; sustulit,Ps. Spl. 77, 76;

a-beág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-beág, p. of a-búgan.

bowed down

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bowed down,Beo. Th. 1555; B. 775