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bælcan

(v.)

to cry outto boast

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to cry out.to boast Add:

banda

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Dele

balzam

(n.)

balsam

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balsam Se sceal on balzame beón it shall be of balsam, L.M. 2, 64; Lchdm. ii. 288, 23

bælcan

(v.)

to cry outvociferari

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to cry out; vociferari He bælceþ he cries out, Exon. 83b; Th. 315, 8; Mód. 28

barda

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Barþa navis rostrata (to be added in Wülck. Gl. 195, 36;v. Angl. viii. 451). Barda, Wülck. Gl. 289, 12. Add: barþa

Barda

(n.)
Grammar
Barda, an; m.

The Apennines

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The Apennines Fór Hannibal ofer Bardan þone beorg, Ors. 4, 8; S. 186, 33

baða

(n.)
Grammar
baða, gen. pl. of bæþ.

of baths

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of baths,Exon. 57b; Th. 205, 10; Ph. 110;

balw

(n.)
Grammar
balw, g. m. n. es; f. re

Miserablewickedmalus

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Miserable, wicked; malus, Beo. Th. 1958; B. 977

BANC

(n.)
Grammar
BANC, e; f.

A benchBANKhillocktumulus

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A bench, BANK, hillock; tumulus,Som

bæc

(n.)
Grammar
bæc, a brook, [v. N. E. D. bache. See E. S. xxix. 411.]

bæc

(n.)
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Grammar bæc, bec; m. n.: bæce, bece; m.: bæc(c); f. A beck, brook. The word, which seems to occur only in lists of boundaries in charters (except in wíl-bec?), appears with varying gender and declension. bæc; m. In baka brycge; of baka brycge, C. D.

bæc

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Bæc tergum, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 31: terga, 65, 19: 283, 44. Se hund tótær his hæteru of his bæce, Hml. Th. 374, 9. Hé byrð byrðene on his bæce, 212, 5: 336, 16:Angl. xi. 112, 23. Him forburnon on þám bæce his reáf, Hml. S. 31, 865. Hé hine scét bæftan his

bana

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Add: Used of a weapon with which death is caused Ne wæs ecg bona he was not slain by the edge of the sword, B. 2506. Heardréde hildeméceas tó bonan wurdon falchions were the death of Heardred, 2203

barc

(n.)

bark

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bark Nim horsellenes róta and eftgewæxen barc and drý swýðe and mac tó duste, Lch. i. 378, 15

-bald

(suffix)
Grammar
-bald, -bold;

Boldcourageoushonourableaudaxvirtuosus

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as the incipient or terminating syllable of proper names denotes Bold, courageous, honourable; audax, virtuosus - Baldwin from bald, and win a contest, battle. Cúþbold, Cúþbald from cúþ known, bald bold. Eádbald happily bold, from eád or eádig and bald

balo

(n.)

baleevil

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bale, evil,Lye

BANA

(n.)
Grammar
BANA, bona, an; m.

A killermurderermanslayerthe devilinterfectoroccisorhomicidadiabolus

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A killer, murderer, manslayer, also applied to the devil; interfector, occisor, homicida, diabolus Ðam wearþ Weohstán bana to whom Weohstan became a murderer, Beo. Th. 5220; B. 2613: Cd. 144; Th. 180, 3; Exod. 39. Banena byre the son of the murderers

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bacu

(n.)
Grammar
bacu, nom. acc. pl. of bæc

backs

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backs; Hí me towendon heora bacu they turned their backs on me, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 29; Met. 2, 15

BÆC

(n.)
Grammar
BÆC, g. bæces; pl. nom. acc. bacu, bæc; g. baca; d. bacum; n. A

BACKdorsumtergum

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BACK; dorsum, tergum [dorsum is opposed to venter, especially in animals; and tergum to frons, v. hricg] Mínra feónda bæc ðú onwendest to me inimicorum meorum dedisti mihi dorsum, Ps. Th. 17, 38. Fýnd míne ðú sealdest me on bæc vel hricc inimicos meos

-bæc

(suffix)
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baking