fýr-bend
A fire-band ⬩ vincŭlum igne dūrātum
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A fire-band; vincŭlum igne dūrātum Dúru onarn fýrbendum fæst the door fast with fire-bands yielded, Beo. Th. 1448; B. 722
hell-bend
A hell-bond
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A hell-bond Hellbendum fæst fast in the chains of hell, Beo. Th. 6137; B. 3072
hreód-bedd
A reed-bed
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A reed-bed Ðá wæs ðǽr on middan ðam mere sum hreódbed there was in the middle of the mere a reed-bed, Guthl. 9; Gdwin. 50, 15. Heó ásette hyne on ánum hreódbedde be ðæs flódes ófre exposuit eum in carecto ripæ fluminis, Ex. 2, 3. Ðeós wyrt biþ cenned
hróst-beág
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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. [?]
hyge-bend
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A tie or bond which is furnished by the mind Hygebendum fæst fixed firm by the mind's chains, Beo. Th. 3761; B. 1878
læfer-bedd
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A bed of rushes Læferbed pirorium [v. læfer], Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 14; Wrt. Voc. 33, 14
leoþu-bend
A fetter ⬩ bond
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A fetter, bond Ic ðé álýse of ðyssum leoþubendum I will release thee from these bonds, Andr. Kmbl. 200; An. l00: 2746; An. 1375: 327; An. 164. Of leoþobendum, 2066; An. 1035: 3127; An. 1566. Lioþobendum, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 23; Gen. 382
mis-begán
to cultivate badly ⬩ waste ⬩ disfigure
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to cultivate badly, waste, disfigure Misbegáas onsióne hiora exterminant facies suas (cf. unrótlíce dóþ exterminant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 64), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 16
mór-beám
A mulberry tree or blackberry bush
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A mulberry tree or blackberry bush Mórbeám morus vel rubus, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 60: murus, 80, 26. Márbeámas moros, Ps. Surt. 77, 47
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morþor-bedd
The bed of death ⬩ the bed where a murdered man lies
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The bed of death, the bed where a murdered man lies Wæs ðam yldestan mǽges dǽdum morþorbed stréd (of a man shot by his brother), Beo. Th. 4864; B. 2436
mót-bell
A bell rung to call an assembly together
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A bell rung to call an assembly together Debent statim pulsatis campanis, quod Anglice vocant mótbel, convocare omnes et universos, quod Anglice dicunt folcmóte, L. Edw. Conf. Schmid. p. 5 c 9, § 4
neó-bedd
A bed for a corpse
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A bed for a corpse Ic in mínum neste neóbed ceóse ' I shall die in my nest ' (A. V.), Exon. Th. 235, 7; Ph. 553. God wearp hine niðer on ðæt neóbedd ( that couch of corpses, Hell ; cf. Milton 'that fiery couch'; and Icel. ná-strönd the place where the
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palm-bearu
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a palm-grove Palmbearwes palmeti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 77
glig-beám
A glee-beam ⬩ timbrel ⬩ tabret ⬩ tympanum
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A glee-beam, timbrel, tabret; tympanum, Ps. Spl. 80, 2: 150, 4
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gliw-beám
A glee-beam ⬩ timbrel ⬩ tabret ⬩ tympanum
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A glee-beam, timbrel, tabret; tympanum, Ps. Spl. 149, 3
searu-bend
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A cunning, curious clasp or fastening Glóf searobendum fæst, sió wæs orþoncum eall gegyrwed diófles cræftum, Beo. Th. 4179; B. 2086. Cf. orþanc-bend
ge-beád
offered
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offered,Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 5, 15;
ge-beág
bowed
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bowed,Beo. Th. 2487; B. 1241 : 3085; B. 1540 : 5128; B. 2567;