æsc-bedd
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an ash-bed, C. D. v. 120, 27
bealo-full
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rest-bedd
A bed, couch
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; A bed, couch; Ðeáh ic on mín restbedd gestíge ;si ascendero in lectum stratus mei,; Ps. Th. 131, 3
rysc-bedd
A bed of rushes
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A bed of rushes On ðæt riscbed, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 428, 31
wæl-bend
A deadly, mortal band
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A deadly, mortal band Wǽlbende handgewriþene deathband hand-twisted (i.e. death at a person's hands), Beo. Th. 3876; B. 1936
Linked entry: wæl-clam
wǽpned-bearn
A male child ⬩ a boy
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A male child, a boy For wǽpnedbearne . . . for wífcilde pro masculo . . . pro femina, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 14
Linked entry: bearn
hand-bell
A hand-bell
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A hand-bell Ðǽr nǽron ǽr búton vii upphangene bella and nú sind xiii upphangene and xii handbella before there were but seven hung-up bells, and now there are thirteen hung-up bells and twelve hand-bells, Th. Chart; 430, 6
hirde-belg
A shepherd's bag
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A shepherd's bag Ðá nam he fif stánas on his herdebelig then he took five stones in his shepherd's bag, Blickl. Homl. 31, 17
hlín-bedd
A couch
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A couch Fundon on sande sáwulleásne hlin- [MS. hlim-] bed healdan they found him without life occupying his couch, Beo. Th. 6060; B. 3034
fóster-bearn
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Fóstorbearn (fóstar-, fóstri-barn, v.ll.) alumnae, Txts. 39, 131. Fósterbearn, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 62: 5. 45. For Cot. 9 Substitute
friþ-béna
a criminal
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a criminal who asks for asylum, Similar entries v. friþ, (5 b α), or for reconciliation with the law
seonu-bend
A bond made of sinews
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A bond made of sinews (?) Siððan hine Níðhád on néde legde swoncre seonobende (Grein would read -benne, which is more in accordance with the story in the Edda, that Völund had the sinews of the knees cut: v. Thorpe's note on this passage, and his Northern
sigor-beácn
A symbol of victory
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A symbol of victory, applied to the cross.Elen. Kmbl. 1967; El. 985
Linked entry: sige-beác
god-bearn
a divine child ⬩ the Son of God ⬩ divinus filius ⬩ Dei Filius ⬩ a god-child ⬩ a god-son ⬩ filius lustricus ⬩ ex sacro fonte baptismi jam primum susceptus
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a divine child, the Son of God; divinus filius, Dei Filius Ahangen wæs Godbearn on galgan God's Son was hanged on the cross, Elen. Kmbl. 1434; El. 719. Geségon hí on heáhþu hláford stígan Godbearn of grundum they saw the Lord, the Son of God, ascend
grund-bedd
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The ground; solum, Exon. 128 a; Th. 493, 3; Rä. 81, 24
bealo-full
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bealo-leás
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Wæs á blíðemód bealuleás kyng (Edward the Confessor), þeáh hé wunode wræclástum, Chr. 1065; P. 194, 3. Add
bearn-cennicge
a mother ⬩ genetrix
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a mother; genetrix Bearncennices genetricis, Rtl. 70, 17. Bearncen, 66, 35
bearn-eácnigende
Being with child ⬩ pregnant
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Being with child, pregnant Bearneácnigende wíf forbúgan, Hml. Th. ii. 94, 3
BEÓT
a threatening ⬩ threat ⬩ command ⬩ menace ⬩ comminatio ⬩ minæ ⬩ peril ⬩ periculum ⬩ a boasting ⬩ boasting promise ⬩ promise ⬩ jactantia ⬩ promissio gloriosa ⬩ promissum
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a threatening, threat, command, menace; comminatio, minæ He ne wæs ondredende ða beótunge [beót, MSS. B. C.] ðæs ealdormannes minas principis non metuit, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477. 23 : Exon. 68 a; Th. 253, 7; Jul. 176. peril; periculum Ðenden [ðen, MS.] in