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bearm-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
bearm-cláþ, es; n.

A BARME-CLOTHa bosom-clothan apronsinui imposita mappula

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A BARME-CLOTH [Chauc. The Milleres Tale, 3237], a bosom-cloth, an apron; sinui imposita mappula Bearmcláþ mappula, Wrt. Voc. 26, 68

bearm-rægl

(n.)
Grammar
bearm-rægl, es; m.

A bosom-garmentsinui imposita vestis vel mappula

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A bosom-garment; sinui imposita vestis vel mappula, Wrt. Voc. 26, 28

bán-sele

(n.)
Grammar
bán-sele, es; m.

A bone-house or dwellingthe bodyossium aulacorpus

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A bone-house or dwelling, the body; ossium aula, corpus Gǽst and bánsele soul and body, Exon. 117b; Th. 451, 12; Dóm. 102

bár-spere

(n.)
Grammar
bár-spere, es; n.

A BOAR SPEARvenabulum

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A BOAR SPEAR; venabulum Bárspere vel huntig-spere venabulum, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 22

baso-popig

(n.)
Grammar
baso-popig, es; n? [astula regia, Glos. Brux. Recd. 40, 57; Mone A. 354; Wrt. Voc. 66, 65]

Corn or red poppypapaver rhœ́as,

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Corn or red poppy; papaver rhœ́as, L. Prior, p. 279

baswa stán

(n.)
Grammar
baswa stán, es; m. [basu purple, stán stone]

A topaz, a precious stone varying from a yellow to a violet colourtopazium

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A topaz, a precious stone varying from a yellow to a violet colour; topazium Ofer gold and ðone baswon stán [ = baswan stán] super aurum et topazion, Ps. Spl. 118, 127

bát-swán

(n.)
Grammar
bát-swán, es; m.

A BOATSWAINscaphiariusproreta

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A BOATSWAIN; scaphiarius, proreta

bát-weard

(n.)
Grammar
bát-weard, es; m. [bát boat, weard keeper]

Keeper or commander of a shipnavis custos

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Keeper or commander of a ship; navis custos He ðæm bátwearde swurd gesealde he gave a sword to the keeper of the ship, Beo. Th. 3804; B. 1900

Linked entry: weard

beácen-stán

(n.)
Grammar
beácen-stán, es; m.

A stone whereon the beacon fire was madea stone or tower whereon to set the beacon firespeculapharus

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A stone whereon the beacon fire was made, a stone or tower whereon to set the beacon fire; specula, pharus;Cot. 88

beád

(n.)
Grammar
beád, es; m.

A tablemensa

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A table; mensa Of beád de mensa, Lk. Lind. War. 16, 21. Beádas, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 12

beado-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
beado-hrægl, es; n.

A war-garmentcoat of mailbellica vestislorica

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A war-garment, coat of mail; bellica vestis, lorica Beadohrægl on breóstum læg the coat of mail lay on my breast, Beo. Th. 1108; B. 552

Linked entry: beadu-hrægl

beado-méce

(n.)
Grammar
beado-méce, es; m.

A battle-swordsword of slaughterpugnæ ensis

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A battle-sword, sword of slaughter; pugnæ ensis Ðæt hine nó beadomécas bítan ne meahton that no battle-sword might bite it, Beo. Th. 2912; B. 1454

Linked entry: beadu-méce

beado-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
beado-weorc, es; n.

A war-workwarlike operationbellicum opus

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A war-work, warlike operation; bellicum opus Ic eom beadoweorca sæd I am tired of war-works, Exon. 102b; Th. 388, 4; Rä. 6, 2: Chr. 937; Th. 205, 40, col. 1, 2; Æðelst. 47

Linked entry: beadu-weorc

Beado-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
Beado-wulf, es; m.

Beowulf

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Beowulf,Th. Anlct

Linked entry: Beadu-wulf

beadu-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-cwealm, es; m.

A war-deathviolent deathnex

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A war-death, violent death; nex Ðǽr he sáwulgedál beaducwealm gebád there he awaited the separation of the soul, a war-death, Andr. Kmbl. 3400; An. 1704

beadu-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-hrægl, es; n.

A war-garmentbellica vestislorica

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A war-garment; bellica vestis, lorica

Linked entry: beado-hrægl

beadu-méce

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-méce, es; m.

A battle-swordsword of slaughterpugnæ ensis

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A battle-sword, sword of slaughter; pugnæ ensis

Linked entry: beado-méce

a-werd

(n.; part.)
Grammar
a-werd, es; m.

A spoiled or worthless fellowvappa

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A spoiled or worthless fellow; vappa,Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 113; Wrt. Voc. 18, 61

á-wiht

(n.; pronoun.)
Grammar
á-wiht, á-wyht, á-wuht, á-uht, áht, es; n. [á semper, wiht creatura, animal, aliquid]

AUGHTanythingaliquid

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AUGHT, anything; aliquid Unc gemǽne ne sceal elles áwiht to us two shall not be aught else common, Cd. 91; Th. 114, 16; Gen. 1905: Ps. Th. 55, 9. Handa hí habbaþ, ne hió hwæðere mágon gegrápian gódes áwiht they have hands, and yet they may not touch

be-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
be-cyme, es; m.

A BY-COMINGan event or coming suddenlyeventus

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A BY-COMING, an event or coming suddenly; eventus Ðæs gehátes and ðæs wítedómes sóþ se æfterfyligenda becyme ðara wísena geséðde and getrymde cujus promissi et prophetiæ veritatem sequens rerum astruxit eventus, Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 35