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beard-leás

hawkbuzzard'

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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

be-beorgan

to ward off somethingto guard one's self againstto save one's selfto guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something

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Substitute: to ward off something (acc. or inst.) from one's self (dat.), to guard one's self against. with dat. of person only, to save one's self Hí heom sylfum beburgon mid Godes fultume, Gr. D. 335, 24. Ꝥ hé mihte him bebeorgan, 109, 33. dat. of

bearn-myrþra

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Ðider sculan wiccan and bearnmyrðran, Wlfst. 115, 1. Hér syndan myltestran and bearnmyrðran, 165, 33. Add

be-sorg

(adj.)
Grammar
be-sorg, -sorh

Anxious, careful, dear, belovedsollicitus, carus

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Anxious, careful, dear, beloved; sollicitus, carus: Ðǽr wǽron ofslægene hyre þægna feówer ðe hyre besorge wǽron there were slain four of her thanes which were dear to her Chr. 917; Erl. 105, 25. Papinianus wæs ealra his deorlinga besorgost Papinianus

Linked entries: un-besorh be-sorh

be-sorg

Anxiouscareful

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For Anxious, careful, þæs cnihtes sáwle þe mé besorh ys (cf. hé begann tó lufienne þone cniht. 16, 42), Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 1. Ne sý nán ðing swá besorh þæt hé his tídsang fore forlǽte let him not care about anything so much, that he neglects his service

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

a-beág

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

bowed down

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

bear-swinig

(adj.)
Grammar
bear-swinig, adj.

openly wickeda publican

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openly wicked, a publican, Lk. Rush. War. 3, 12 : 15, 1

beód-bolla

(n.)
Grammar
beód-bolla, an; m.

A table-bowla cupbowlcupa

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A table-bowl, a cup, bowl; cupa Som

beód-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
beód-cláþ, es; m.

A table-clothcarpethanginggausape

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A table-cloth, carpet, hanging; gausape = γαυσάπηs Ælfc. Gr. 9, 2; Som. 8, 28

beón-breád

(n.)

bee-bread

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bee-bread Ps. Spl. 18, 11

beót-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
beót-líce, adv.

In a threatening mannerthreateninglyminaciter

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In a threatening manner, threateningly; minaciter Jos. 8, 10 : Num. 14, 44

beót-word

(n.)
Grammar
beót-word, es; n.

a word of threateningthreatsminæa word of boastingjactationis verbum

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[beót I. a threat] a word of threatening, threats; minæ Beótwordum spræc folcágende the people's lord spake in words of threatening, Exon. 68 a; Th. 253, 24; Jul. 185. [beót III. a boasting] a word of boasting; jactationis verbum Beówulf beótwordum

Linked entry: word

bere-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
bere-ærn, ber-ern, beren, bern, bearn, es; n.

A barley-placea corn-placea barnhorreum

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A barley-place, a corn-place, a barn; horreum He gegaderaþ his hwǽte on his bern congregabit triticum suum in horreum, Mt. Bos. 3, 12 : 13, 30. He feormaþ hys berenes flóre purgabit aream suam, Lk. Jun. 3, 17. Ic towurpe míne berenu destruam horrea mea

bere-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
bere-sǽd, es; n.

Barley-seedbarleyhordeum

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Barley-seed, barley; hordeum, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 36

bere-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
bere-wíc, es; n.

A barley-villagea corn-villagehordeaceus vel frumentarius vicus,

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A barley-village, a corn-village; hordeaceus vel frumentarius vicus, Th. Diplm. A. D. 1060; 382, 12 : A. D. 1093; 443, 31

fóre-beón

(v.)

to be before or overto presidepræesse

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to be before or over, to preside; præesse. Scint. 32, 58

blást-belg

(n.)
Grammar
blást-belg, es; m.

A blast-bag, bellowsfollis

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A blast-bag, bellows; follis, Cot. 86

Linked entry: blǽst-belg

ge-beón

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-beón, -beónn

commandedassembled

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commanded, assembled,Cod. Dipl. 1073; A. D. 896; Kmbl. v. 140, 8 : Th. Diplm. A. D. 896; 139, 11;

Linked entry: beón

ge-beón

(v.)

been

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been, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 3