bed-reáf
Bed-clothes ⬩ bedding ⬩ lodix ⬩ fulcrum ⬩ lectisternia
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Bed-clothes, bedding; lodix, fulcrum, lectisternia, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 109 : 111; Som. 79, 62, 64 : R. Ben. 55
Linked entry: bedd-reáf
beel
A pile ⬩ rogus
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E. 6, Lye
beadu-weorc
A war-work ⬩ warlike operation ⬩ bellicum opus
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A war-work, warlike operation; bellicum opus
Linked entry: beado-weorc
beáh-hord
A ring-hoard
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A ring-hoard, Beo. Th. 1792; B. 894
beáh-sel
Hall of bracelets ⬩ domus vel aula in qua armillas dominus largitur
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Hall of bracelets; domus vel aula in qua armillas dominus largitur, Andr. Kmbl. 3312; An. 1659
Linked entries: hring-sele sæl
bealo-inwit
Guile ⬩ deceit
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Guile, deceit
bealo-ráp
A pernicious cord ⬩ dirus laqueus
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A pernicious cord; dirus laqueus, Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 7; Cri. 365
bealu-síþ
A destructive or deadly path ⬩ death ⬩ fatale iter ⬩ mors
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A destructive or deadly path, death; fatale iter, mors, Cd. 143; Th. 178, 1 ; Exod. 5
beand
A band ⬩ bond ⬩ vinculum
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A band, bond; vinculum On beandon in bonds or captivity; in vinculis, Chr. 1069; Erl. 207, 15
bearhtm
Brightness ⬩ glittering ⬩ scintillation ⬩ twinkling ⬩ glance ⬩ claritas ⬩ splendor ⬩ nitor ⬩ scintillatio ⬩ acies
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Ðæt biþ an eágan bearhtm [MS. bryhtm] that is in the twinkling of the eye, in a moment, Bd. 2, 13 ; S. 516, 20
bearn
A barley-place ⬩ a BARN ⬩ honeum
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A barley-place, a BARN; honeum He gadereþ hys hwǽte on his bearn congregabit triticum suum in horreum, Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 3, 12
bære-flór
A barley-floor ⬩ barn-floor ⬩ threshing-floor ⬩ hordei area ⬩ area
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A barley-floor, barn-floor, threshing-floor; hordei area, area Þurh-clǽnsaþ his bæreflór permundabit aream suam, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 3, 12
Linked entry: bere-flór
bærlíc
Barley ⬩ hordeum
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Barley; hordeum Man sælde ðæt æcer-sǽd bærlíc to six scillingas one sold the acre-seed of barley for six shillings, Chr. 1124; Th. 376, 5
bæþ-stede
A place of baths ⬩ thermarum 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
A bath-way ⬩ the sea ⬩ via balnei ⬩ mare
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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
balo-cræft
A pernicious, wicked, or magic art ⬩ ars 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
bán-helm
A bone-helm ⬩ shield ⬩ ossium galea ⬩ clipeus
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A bone-helm, shield; ossium galea, clipeus, Fins. Th. 60; Fin. 30
bán-hring
A bone-ring ⬩ a neck-bone ⬩ ossium artus ⬩ vertebra
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A bone-ring, a neck-bone; ossium artus, vertebra Ðæt hire wið halse heard grápode, bánhringas bræc against her neck it griped her hard, broke the bone-rings, Beo. Th. 3138; B. 1567
bán-hús
The bone-house ⬩ the chest ⬩ body ⬩ ossea domus ⬩ pectus ⬩ corpus
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The bone-house, the chest, body; ossea domus, pectus, corpus He ðæt bánhús gebrocen hæfde he had broken the bone-house, the breast, or body, Beo. Th. 6285; B. 3147. Hence bánhúses weard the body's guard, the mind, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 9; Exod. 523
be-ládigend
One who makes excuses ⬩ a defender ⬩ excusator
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One who makes excuses, a defender; excusator Ælfc. Gl. 23; Wrt. Voc. 83, 64