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wíg-gebed

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-gebed, es; n.

Prayer to an idol

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Wíggebed (wigg-bed?) ara, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 43

wǽl-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl-bed, wǽl-bedd, es; n.

The bed of the slain

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The bed of the slain Ic hine heardan clammum on wælbedde wríþan þóhte I had thought to bind him on the couch of the slain (i.e. to kill him ), Beo. Th. 1932; B. 964. Hwæt befealdest ðú folmum ðínum on wælbedd bróðor ðínne? Cd. Th. 62,8; Gen. 1011

wíþig-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-bed, wíþig-bedd, es; n.

A bed of willowsan osier-bed

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A bed of willows, an osier-bed On ðæt wíðigbed, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 437, 21

ge-béd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd, -bédd; gen. es; pl. nom. acc. -béd, -bédu, -bédo; n. [The other dialects seem to point to 'gebed :' O. Sax. gibed : O. H. Ger. gabet : Ger. gebet.]

a prayerpetitionsupplicationōrātioprĕcessupplĭcātioa religious servicean ordinanceverbum legĭtĭmumcærĭmōnia

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Ðú mínes gebédes béne gehýrdest exaudīvisti vōcem orātiōnis meæ, 114, 1 : 129, 1. Beald in gebéde bold in prayer, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 28; Jul. 388. Wæs wacigende on Godes gebéde ĕrat pernoctans in orātiōne Dei, Lk. Bos. 6, 12.

Linked entries: beád ge-beod

wyrt-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-bed, wyrt-bedd, es; n.
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A garden-bed Ðeós wyrt bið cenned on begánum stówum and on wyrtbeddum and on mǽdum, Lchdm. i. 96, 22: 184, 6

ǽmet-bed

(n.)
Grammar
ǽmet-bed, ǽmet-bedd, es; n.

An ant-hill

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An ant-hill Genim ǽmetbed mid ealle, ðára ðe hwílum fleogað, beóþ reáde, Lch. ii. 338, 21

Linked entries: bed bed-gerid

fer-bed

(n.)
Grammar
fer-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A bed for a journeyĭtĭnĕris lectus

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A bed for a journey; ĭtĭnĕris lectus Ferbed bajunula? Ælfc. Gl. 66; Som. 69, 78; Wrt. Voc. 41, 32

fór-bed

(n.)
Grammar
fór-bed, fór-bedd, es; n.

A litter

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A litter: -Fórbed (-bæd, v.l.) badanola (lectus in itinere, lectus itineralis: cf. banadola lectus quo in itinere fertur, Gl. Isidor), Hpt. 31, 6, 80

béd-hús

(n.)
Grammar
béd-hús, es; n. [béd a prayer, hús a house]

A chapelan oratorya place for prayeroratorium

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A chapel, an oratory, a place for prayer; oratorium, Fulg. 43

deáþ-bed

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-bed, deáþ-bedd,es; n.

A death-bed, gravemortis stratum, sepulcrum

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A death-bed, grave; mortis stratum, sepulcrum Nú is wilgeofa deáþbedde fæst the kind giver is now fast in his death-bed [ = grave ], Beo. Th. 5795; B. 2901

bed-reda

(n.)
Grammar
bed-reda, -rids, an; m. [bed a bed, reda = rida from riden ridden, pp. of rídan to ride, hence the def. adj. bedreda bedridden, and the noun bedreda, bedrida one bedridden]

One BEDRIDDENclinicus

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One BEDRIDDEN; clinicus Ðǽr læg be ðam wege án bedreda there lay by the way one bedridden, Homl. Th. ii. 422, 4. Arás se bedreda, and arn blissigende the bedridden arose, and ran rejoicing, ii. 422, 9.

bed-þén

(n.)
Grammar
bed-þén, es; m. [bed a bed, þén for þegn a servant]

A chamberlaina servant who has the care of a chamberlecti ministercamerarius

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A chamberlain, a servant who has the care of a chamber; lecti minister, camerarius, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 101

bed-stede

(n.)
Grammar
bed-stede, es ; m. [bed a bed; stede a place, station; locus, situs]

A BEDSTEADsponda

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A BEDSTEAD; sponda

forliger-bed

(n.)
Grammar
forliger-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A bed of fornicationfornĭcātiōnis lectus

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A bed of fornication; fornĭcātiōnis lectus On forligerbeddum in beds of fornication, Homl. Th. i. 604, 30

bed-reda

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Hé læg bæddryda sume nigon geár and of þám bedde ne mihte, búton hine man bǽre, 21, 339. Beddryda, 24, 84. Gemétte hé ánne bædrydan (bed-,v. l.) for eahta geárum lama.

feðer-bed

(n.)
Grammar
feðer-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A feather-bedculcĭta

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A feather-bed; culcĭta Feðerbed culcĭtes [ = culcĭta ], Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 102; Wrt. Voc. 25, 42

gærs-bed

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A grass-bedgravesub cæspĭte lectussepulcrum

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A grass-bed, grave; sub cæspĭte lectus, sepulcrum Ðonne he gást ofgifeþ, syððan hine (?) gærsbedd sceal wunian when he gives up his spirit, then must he inhabit a grave, Ps. Th. 102, 15

bed-felt

(n.)
Grammar
bed-felt, es; m?

A bed-coveringecti pannuslodix

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A bed-covering; lecti pannus, lodix, R. Ben. 55

Linked entry: bed-reáf

ge-béd

Grammar
ge-béd, l. ge-bed, dele <b>II,</b> where for gebed l. gebod,
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On þám twám formum wordum ne synd náne gebedu, ac sind herunga. . . þæt forme gebed (-béd, MS.) is, ' Sý ðín nama gehálgod '. . . þæt óðer gebed (-béd, MS.) is . . . Hml. Th. i. 262, 21-32. Gebed (-bed, MS. ), 264, 16, 29: 266, 19: 268, 5: 270, 7.

bed-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
bed-reáf, es; m.

Bed-clothesbeddinglodixfulcrumlectisternia

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Bed-clothes, bedding; lodix, fulcrum, lectisternia, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 109 : 111; Som. 79, 62, 64 : R. Ben. 55

Linked entry: bedd-reáf