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Anglo-Saxon

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berning

(n.)
Grammar
berning, e; f.

A burningcombustioustio

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A burning; combustio, ustio, Som. Lye

bersting

(n.)
Grammar
bersting, e; f.

A BURSTINGrentruptura

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A BURSTING, rent; ruptura

berðen

(n.)
Grammar
berðen, e; f.

A burthenloadsarcina

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A burthen, load; sarcina Seám vel berðen sarcina, Wrt. Voc. 16, 27

berþ-estre

(n.)
Grammar
berþ-estre, an; f.

A bearer of childrengenetrix

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A bearer of children; genetrix, Leo 110

Linked entry: berþ

be-sceáwodnes

(n.)
Grammar
be-sceáwodnes, -ness, e; f.
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A seeing, vision, sight; visio, Ps. Spl. T. 9, 11

be-scyrednes

(n.)
Grammar
be-scyrednes, -ness, e; f.
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An abdication, a casting off, depriving; abdicatio, Cot. 14

be-wrigennes

(n.)
Grammar
be-wrigennes, -ness, e; f.
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A hiding, keeping close or concealing; occultatio

birgen

(n.)
Grammar
birgen, birgenn, e; f.
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A burying-place, sepulchre; sepulcrum, Gen. 23, 4, 6: 49, 30: 50, 5: Num. 11, 34

biter-nys

(n.)
Grammar
biter-nys, -nyss, e; f.
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BITTERNESS; amaritudo Híg cómon to ðære stówe, ðe ys Mara genemned, ðæt ys on úre lýden biternys; ðá ne mihton híg drincan ðæt wæter, forðamðe hit wæs biter: ðá héton híg ealle his naman Mara, ðæt ys on úre lýden biternys venerunt in Mara, nec poterant

Linked entry: bitter-nes

bláwen-nys

(n.)
Grammar
bláwen-nys, -nyss, e; f.
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A blowing or puffing up, a windy swelling; inflatio, sufflatio

bletsung

(n.)
Grammar
bletsung, bledsung, e; f.
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A BLESSING; benedictio Sí bletsung Drihtnes ofer eów sit benedictio Domini super vos, Ps. Spl. 128, 7: Exon. 9 a; Th. 7, 12; Cri. 100. He onfón sceal mínre bletsunge he shall receive my blessing, Cd. 106; Th. 140, 22; Gen. 2331. Cyn his on bletsunge

Linked entry: bledsung

blinnes

(n.)
Grammar
blinnes, blinness, e; f.
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Rest; cessatio, Som. Ben. Lye

bóc-sumnes

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-sumnes, -ness, e; f.
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Obedience, pliantness, BUXOMNESS; obedientia

Linked entry: búh-somnes

bræc-seócnes

(n.)
Grammar
bræc-seócnes, -ness, e; f.
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Epilepsy; epilepsia

brǽd-nys

(n.)
Grammar
brǽd-nys, -nyss, e; f.
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Broadness; latitude

Briten

(n.)
Grammar
Briten, Britten, e; f.
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Britain; Britannia Britene ígland ys eahta hund míla lang the island of Britain is eight hundred miles long, Chr. Th. 3, 1, col. 3. Brittene ígland the island of Britain, Chr. Th. 3, 1, col. 2

bróðor-þínen

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-þínen, -þínenu, e; f.
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A midwife at the birth of twin-brothers; fratres geminos parturienti obstetrix, Gen. 38, 28

Linked entry: beorþor-þínen

BRYCG

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCG, bricg, e; f.
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A BRIDGE ; pons Ðeós brycg hic pons, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 39; Som. 12, 59. Ðæt he ne myhte to ðære brycge cuman that he could not come to the bridge, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 14. Eádweard cyning hêt gewyrcan ða brycge ofer Treontan king Edward commanded the bridge

Linked entries: bricg bryc brygc

bryrdnys

(n.)
Grammar
bryrdnys, -nyss, e; f.
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A pricking, goading, stimulation, instigation; compunctio, stimulatio, instigatio Mid bryrdaysse ðæs upplícan éðles by stimulation from the country above, Bd. Whelc. 173, 16

Linked entry: a-bryrdnes

burh-geþingþ

(n.)
Grammar
burh-geþingþ, -geþincgþ, e; f.
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The city council or assembly, L. Eth. iii. 1; Th. i. 292, 7