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stán-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
stán-bæþ, es; n.
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A vapour bath made by the help of heated stones on to which water was poured Dó on troh háte stánas wel gehǽtte, gebeþe ða hamma mid ðam stánbaðe; ðonne hié sién geswáte, recce hé ða bán, Lchdm. ii. 68, 4-7. Stánbæþ, 10, 13: 60, 9. Tó stánbæþe, 106,

bæþ-hús

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Þá healle and þá óþre gebytlu bæftan þǽre healle, bæðhús and kycenan, Hml. S. 36, 97. Add

bæþ-stede

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Hé bær iungra manna plegan on handa tó ðám bæðstede belimpende and cliopode: 'Gehýre gé . . . se bæðstede is open,' Ap. Th. 12, 17-21. Add

bǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
bǽtan, p. bǽtte; pp. bǽted; v. a.

To bridlerein inrestraincurbbitfrenum equo vel asino injicerefrenarecohibere

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To bridle, rein in, restrain, curb, bit; frenum equo vel asino injicere, frenare, cohibere Esolas bǽtan to bridle asses, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 25; Gen. 2866. Gif he ǽr þweores windes bǽtte if he first restrained the perverse wind, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 16

Linked entries: bǽtte béting boeting

bǽte

(n.)
Grammar
bǽte, es; n.

A BIT of a bridlea bridletrappingsharnesslupatumfrenum

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A BIT of a bridle, a bridle, trappings, harness; lupatum, frenum

bǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
bǽtan, p.te

To spread a coveringto saddle a horse

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Ongan his esolas bætan (stravit asinum suum,) Gen. 22, 3; Gen. 2866. Cf. Hé ꝥ gebǽte (-el, v. l.) of áteáh stramine subtracto, Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 230, 4. Mid þám cynelican gebǽtum stratus regaliter, 3, 14; Sch. 257, 14.

bǽr

(n.)
Grammar
bǽr, e; f.

a BIERferetruma couchpalletlittergrabatus

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a BIER; feretrum Síe seó bǽr gearo let the bier be ready, Beo. Th. 6202; B. 3105. Gefærenne man brohton on bǽre they brought a dead man on a bier, Elen. Kmbl. 1742; El. 873. a couch, pallet, litter; grabatus On his þegna handum on bǽre boren wæs manibus

bǽr

(n.)
Grammar
bǽr, e; f.

A pasture (?)

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A pasture (?) Ðis is seó bǽr ðértó hýrð, C. D. v. 179, 33. Ðis synt ðá gemǽra ðá[ra] bǽra ðe hiérað tó Hwítancirican, Fisces-burnan, and Felghyrste, 173, 25

bǽtan

to baitworry with dogs,to beatmake way against the wind or current

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Substitute: to bait, worry with dogs, Gif ðú mid wilddeórum mé bǽtan wylt, Hml. S. 8, 85.

barþ

(n.)
Grammar
barþ, es; m.

A kind of shipa light vessel to sail or row indromo

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A kind of ship, a light vessel to sail or row in; dromo Æsc vel barþ dromo, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Som. 77, 102; Wrt. Voc. 56, 24

-bǽro

(suffix)
Grammar
-bǽro, -bǽru

a bearing

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a bearing

bænd

(n.)
Grammar
bænd, es; m.

A bandvitta

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A band; vitta Healfne bænd gyldenne [dederunt] dimidiam vittam auream, Text. Rof. 111, 3; Th. Diplm. A.D. 950; 501, 35: Text. Rof. 110, 23; Th. Diplm. A.D. 950; 501, 20

bærs

(n.)
Grammar
bærs, bears, es; m.

A perchpercalupus

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A perch; perca, lupus Bærs lupus vel scardo, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 58; Wrt. Voc. 55, 63

Linked entry: bears

bæst

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Substitute for the quotation :--- Lind vel baest (best) tilo, Txts. 102, 1017

bærs

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Baers (bers (r above the line between e and s)) lupus, Txts. 74, 592. Bærs, Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 2: 281, 65. Bears, ii. 51, 21. Add

bǽtte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bǽtte, p. of bǽtan.

restrained

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restrained,Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 16;

bælc

(n.)
Grammar
bælc, es; m.

a BELCHeructatiothe stomachpridearrogancestomachussuperbiaarrogantia

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a BELCH; eructatio, Mann. the stomach, pride, arrogance; stomachus, superbia, arrogantia He him bælc forbígde he bent their pride, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 15; Gen. 54: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 18; Jud. 267

Linked entry: bælcan

BÆST

(n.)
Grammar
BÆST, es; m? n?

The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were madetilia

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The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were made; tilia Bæst vel lind tilia, Lye

bǽh

(n.)

a crown

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a crown,Ælflædæ Test

bǽl

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Bǽl focus, An. Ox. 17, 49. Pyre béle, id est fýr, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 42. Bǽla pyrarum, 85, 39. On bǽl gearu, B. 1109. On bǽl dón, hladan, áhebban, 1116: 2126: Gen. 2903. Add