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bémere

Similar entry: bímere

beren

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of barley. Beren gebered corn tipsane. Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 27. Cruman berenes hláfes, Lch. ii. 134, 8. Fasten tó berenan hláfe, Wlfst. 173, 10. Genim beren mela gód, Lch. ii. 50, 3. Beren eár 54, 11. þá hlafas wǽron berene, Hml. Th. i. 188, 4. Add:

bécen

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On bécenan treówes wyrttruman gewexen, Lch. i. 182, 2. Add

bégan

(v.)

Similar entry: bígan

bécen

(n.)

a beacon

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a beacon, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 22

bécen

(adj.)
Grammar
bécen, adj.

BEECHEN ⬩ made of beech ⬩ fagineus

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BEECHEN, made of beech; fagineus Bécen fagineus, Ælfc. Gl, 45; Som. 64, 101; Wrt. Voc. 32, 36

beren

(n.)
Grammar
beren, es; n. [bere-ærn, q.v.]

A barley-place ⬩ a barn ⬩ horreum

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A barley-place, a barn; horreum, Lk. Jun. 3, 17 : 12, 18, 24

Linked entries: byren biren bæren

beren

(adj.)
Grammar
beren, adj.

Barley ⬩ made of barley ⬩ hordeaceus

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Barley, made of barley; hordeaceus Genim smæl beren mela take fine barley-meal, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 24. Hæfþ fíf berene hláfas habet quinque hordeaceos, Jn. Bos. 6, 9 : 6, 13

beren

(adj.)
Grammar
beren, byren; adj. [bera a bear]

Belonging to a bear ⬩ ursine ⬩ ursinus

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Belonging to a bear, ursine; ursinus Se byrdesta sceall gyldan berenne cyrtel [kyrtel MS.] oððe yterenne the richest must pay a bear - or otter-skin vest, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 37

berge

(n.)
Grammar
berge, an; f.

A berry ⬩ grape

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A berry, grape, Deut. 23, 24

betera

(adj.)
Grammar
betera, betra; m : betere, betre; f. n. adj. [from bet good, v. bet-líc good-like, comp. betera, betra better; sup. betest, betst best, v. besta, gód]

BETTER ⬩ melior

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BETTER; melior Ðæt hý wǽron beteran þegnas that they were better thanes, Ors. 4, 9; Bos. 92, 23. Ða betran tída the better times, 4, 9; Bos. 92, 18. To beteran tíde to a better time, Bd. 3. 14; S. 539, 39. Wítodlíce micle má mann ys sceápe betera? hou

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betre

(adj.)

better

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better Hit is betre it is better, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 5

bezera

(n.)
Grammar
bezera, an; m : bezere, es; m.

The baptist

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The baptist Se bezera, Mt. Rush. Stv. 3, 1

bétel

Similar entry: bítel

betera

(adj.)
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Add Hé conn wel emn bión wið óðre menn, ond hine ná bettran (betran, v. l.) ne déð. Past. 113, 23. Ic me bættran hám ne wéne, Sat. 49. Weorc micle beteran (beteran, v. l.), Past. 75, 4. ꝥ beo beaduweorca beteran wurdun, Chr. 937,P. 109, 6. ꝥ ám lárum

-bered

(suffix)

Similar entry: á-

beren

(n.)

a barn

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a barn

beren

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of a bear

berere

Similar entry: wæter-berere

berge

protection ⬩ antidote

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protection, antidote

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