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mán-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
mán-bealu, wes; n.

Wicked injury

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Wicked injury, Cd. 174; Th. 218, 27; Dan. 45

mis-begán

(v.)

to cultivate badlywastedisfigure

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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

morþ-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
morþ-bealu, wes; n.

Deadly harmmurder

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Deadly harm, murder, Beo. Th. 272; B. 136

morþor-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-bealu, wes; n.

Deadly hurtmurder

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Deadly hurt, murder Geseón morþorbealo mága, Beo. Th. 2162; B. 1079: 5477; B. 2742

Linked entry: morþ-bealu

niht-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
niht-bealu, wes; n.

Bale or hurt that comes at night

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Bale or hurt that comes at night, Beo. 389; B. 193

óþ-beran

(v.)
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to bear forth, bear away (cf. æt-beran) Nó ic eów sweord ongeán óþberan þence, Exon. Th. 120, 20; Gu. 274. Mec sǽ óþbær on Finna land the sea bore me forth to the land of the Fins, Beo. Th. 1163; B. 579 : Exon. Th. 404, 20; Rä. 23, 10. Sumne fugel óþbær

palm-bearu

(n.)
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a palm-grove Palmbearwes palmeti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 77

segn-berend

(n.)
Grammar
segn-berend, es ; m.
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One bearing a standard (or crest ?), a warrior Ne mæg mec oferswíðan segnberendra ǽnig ofer eorþan, nymþe se ána God, Exon. Th. 423, 13 ; Rä. 41, 20. v. next word

ge-bégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bégan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To cause to bowbendbow downreclinepress downhumblecrushflectĕreincurvārehumiliaredeprĭmĕre

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To cause to bow, bend, bow down, recline, press down, humble, crush; flectĕre, incurvāre, humiliare, deprĭmĕre Gebégdon sáwle míne incurvāvērunt anĭmam meam, Ps. Surt. 56, 7 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 58. Se ðe hine ahefeþ he biþ gebéged and se ðe hine gebéges

ge-béded

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-béded, = ge-bǽded; pp. of ge-bǽdan.

compelleddriven

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compelled, driven,Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 33

ge-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bétan, he -béteþ, pl. -bétaþ; p. bétte, pl. bétton; pp. -béted, -bétt; v. trans, [ge-, bétan to amend] .

to make betterimprovemendamendrepairemendārerepărāreto make strongfortifysurround with a wallconfirmāremunīremūrāreto make amendsreparation'bót' forrepentto obtain a remedy againstto get 'bót' fromavenge

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to make better, improve, mend, amend, repair; emendāre, repărāre Gimmas ne scearpnesse gebétaþ gems do not improve sharpness, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 33. Ðæt hí gebétton that they repaired, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 54, 15: Bt. 20: Fox 70, 35. Geboeton netta hiora

Linked entries: ge-bétt ge-bótad

ge-bered

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bered, part.

Vexedoppressedcrushedvexātusmăcĕrātuselīsus

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Vexed, oppressed, crushed; vexātus, măcĕrātus, elīsus Gebered beón măcĕrāri, Cot. 136. Gebered wæs vexābātur, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 15, 18. Geberede vexāti, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 36. Gebered elīsus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 20. Beren gebered corn tipsane [ = ptĭsăna

Linked entry: berian

sige-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
sige-bearn, es ; n.
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A victorious child, applied to Christ His gást onsende sigebearn Godes, Elen. Kmbl. 959 ; El. 481 : Exon. Th. 460, 3 ; Hö. 11. Ðæt sygebearn, 461, 29 ; Hö. 43. Ealra sigebearna ðæt séleste, 33, 3 ; Cri. 520

síþ-berend

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-berend, es ; m.
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A scythe-bearer, a mower Síþberend vel mǽþre falcarius i. falciferens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 80

steóp-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
steóp-bearn, es; n.
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An orphan Steópbearn pupillus, Ps. Vos. 81, 3. Ðam steápbearne ic geheólp, Homl. Th. ii. 448, 14, 20. Ðæt mann wydewan geneósige and steópbearnum gehelpe, Homl. Skt. i. 9, 63

sunn-bearu

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-bearu, (-o), wes; m.
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A sunny grove:?-Sunbearo líxeþ, wuduholt wynlíc, Exon. Th. 199, 30; Ph. 33

þeód-bealu

(n.)
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þeód-bealu, wes; n.
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Great ill, grievous ill Þeódbealu on þreó healfa ( referring to three elements in the misery of the lost; cf. O. Sax. thiod-arbédi, applied to the expulsion from Eden ), Exon. Th. 78, 2; Cri. 1268. Andrea þúhte þeódbealo þearlíc tó geþolianne, ðæt hé

under-beran

(v.)

supportaresustineresubsistere

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glosses supportare, sustinere, subsistere Underbearaþ subportantes, Rtl. 13, 35. Underbær sustinuit, 27, 31. Underbeara subsistere, 7, 38. Underberende supportantes, Scint. 24, 1

un-begán

(adj.)
Grammar
un-begán, adj.

uncultivatedunadorned

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uncultivated Unbegánum incultis (arvis, Ald. 200), Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 2: 47, 38. Ðeós wyrt byþ cenned on dúnum and on unbegánum stówum, Lchdm. i. 230, 4: 238, 17. unadorned Unbegán inculta, non ornata, Hpt. Gl. 435, 26

weorold-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-bearn, e; n.
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A child of earth, a man, Exon. Th. 493, 9 ; Rä. 81, 27