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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

hǽl-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽl-bǽre, adj.

Salutary

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Salutary, Lye

hlís-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
hlís-bǽre, adj.

Famous, ⬩ glorious

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Famous, glorious, Som

scír-basu

(adj.)
Grammar
scír-basu, adj.

Bright purple

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Bright purple Scírbasu benetum (venetus, caeruleus, Ducange) Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 30

slǽp-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
slǽp-bǽre, adj.

Somniferous ⬩ soporific

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Somniferous, soporific Hys gecynde is swíðe hát and slǽpbǽre, Lchdm. i. 284, 22

gram-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
gram-bǽre, adj.
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Angry, passionate; iracundus, Past. 40, 1; Swt. 289, 5; Hat. MS

átor-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
átor-bǽre, adj.

Poisonous

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Poisonous Ðone áttorbǽran drenc, Hml. Th. i. 72, 22

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

weoloc-basu

(adj.)
Grammar
weoloc-basu, adj.

Purple

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Purple Uuylocbaso purpuram, Txts. 113, 66

bán-rift

(n.)
Grammar
bán-rift, es; n.

A greave

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A greave Baanrift, -ryft tibialis, Txts. 102, 1031. Bánrift, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 15

bát-swegen

(n.)
Grammar
bát-swegen, es; m.

A boatman

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A boatman On Wýcinges bátswegenes gewittnisse, Cht. E. 254, 5

Linked entry: swegen

ban-snacan

Grammar
ban-snacan,
    Lch. i. 152, 2
l. bán snacan.

Linked entry: snaca

ban-cóða

(n.)
Grammar
ban-cóða, an; m: -cóþ, -cóðu, e; f: -cóðe, an; f. [ban, bana a killer, cóða a disease]

A baneful disease ⬩ a fatal or deadly malady ⬩ erysipelas ⬩ lethalis morbus ⬩ ignis sacer

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A baneful disease, a fatal or deadly malady, erysipelas; lethalis morbus, ignis sacer Wæs him inbogen bittor bancóða a bitter malady was fixed in him, Exon. 47b; Th. 163, 23; Gú. 998. Wið bancóðe, ðæt is óman, nim eolonan for the baneful disease, that

bán-rift

(n.)
Grammar
bán-rift, bán-ryft; pl. n.

Bone coverings ⬩ greaves ⬩ tibialia ⬩ ossium velamen ⬩ ocreæ

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Bone coverings, greaves; tibialia, ossium velamen, ocreæ, Cot. 174

bán-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
bán-wærc, es; m. (not n.).
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Bánwærc caradrum, dolor ossium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 83. Add

bát-weard

(n.)
Grammar
bát-weard, es; m. [bát boat, weard keeper]

Keeper or commander of a ship ⬩ navis custos

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Keeper or commander of a ship; navis custos He ðæm bátwearde swurd gesealde he gave a sword to the keeper of the ship, Beo. Th. 3804; B. 1900

Linked entry: weard

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Both ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ambo ⬩ ambæ ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ⬩ ambo et ambæ vel ambæ et ambo ⬩ of both ⬩ amborum ⬩ ambarum ⬩ amborum ⬩ to both ⬩ ambobus ⬩ ambabus ⬩ ambobus ⬩ both ⬩ ambos ⬩ ambas ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ambos et ambas vel ⬩ ambas et amb ⬩ with ⬩ by both ⬩ ambobus ⬩ ambabus ⬩ ambobus

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Grammar BEGEN, Instr. m. f. n. bám, bǽm with or by both; ambobus, ambabus, ambobus Mid bǽm handum with both hands Elen. Kmbl. 1607; El. 805

Bæda-ford-scír

(n.)

Bedfordshire

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Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 267, 4, col. 2

ge-bærd-stán

Similar entry: ge-bærnan