BÉD
A prayer ⬩ supplication ⬩ religious worship ⬩ oratio ⬩ supplicatio ⬩ Dei cultus
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A prayer, supplication, religious worship; oratio, supplicatio, Dei cultus Ðæt he sceolde ða bédu [MS. B. byldo constancy] anescian that he should diminish [weaken] the prayers, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 43. Béd is chiefly found in composition, as in, - Béd-hús
Linked entry: bédu
bed-stede
A BEDSTEAD ⬩ sponda
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A BEDSTEAD; sponda
bed-þén
A chamberlain ⬩ a servant who has the care of a chamber ⬩ lecti minister ⬩ camerarius
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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-wahrift
A curtain ⬩ cortina
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A curtain; cortina, Cod. Dipl. A. D. 995 ; Kmbl. vi. 133, 9
Linked entry: wág-rift
a-þreát
Irksomeness ⬩ disgust ⬩ tædium
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Irksomeness, disgust; tædium Eów wæs lungre aþreát you had soon disgust [at this], Elen. Kmbl. 736; El. 368
Linked entry: a-þrǽt
áþ-stæf
An oath ⬩ juramentum
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An oath; juramentum, Ps. Spl. C. 104, 8
áþ-sweord
A sword-oath ⬩ a warrior's oath ⬩ an oath ⬩ jusjurandum
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A sword-oath, a warrior's oath, an oath; jusjurandum Ðonne bióþ brocene áþsweord eorla then will be broken the oaths of the warriors, Beo. Th. 4134; B. 2064
ÁÐUM
A son-in-law ⬩ a daughter's husband ⬩ a brother-in-law ⬩ a sister's husband ⬩ gener ⬩ sororis ⬩ ut et patris ⬩ sororis maritus
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A son-in-law, a daughter's husband, a brother-in-law, a sister's husband; gener; sororis, ut et patris, sororis maritus Áðum gener, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 18. Hæfst ðú suna oððe dóhtra oððe áðum habes filios aut filias aut generum, Gen. 19, 12. Cwæþ to
atol
Terribleness ⬩ terror ⬩ horror ⬩ wretchedness ⬩ diritas ⬩ terror ⬩ horror ⬩ miseria
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Terribleness, terror, horror, wretchedness; diritas, terror, horror, miseria Sceal atol þrówian must suffer terror, Cd. 222; Th. 289, 10; Sat. 395. Is ðes windiga sele atole gefylled this windy hall is filled with horror, 216 ; Th. 273, 16 ; Sat. 137
Linked entry: atelíc
átor-cræft
Poison-craft ⬩ the art of poisoning ⬩ sorcery ⬩ veneficium
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Poison-craft, the art of poisoning, sorcery; veneficium,Lye
átor-cyn
The poison-kind ⬩ veneni genus
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The poison-kind; veneni genus, Salm. Kmbl. 437; Sal. 219
átor-drinc
Poisonous drink ⬩ poison ⬩ potio venenata ⬩ venenum
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Poisonous drink, poison ; potio venenata, venenum
átor-spere
A poisoned spear ⬩ telum venenatum
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A poisoned spear; telum venenatum. Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, to; Rä. 18, 9
Linked entry: spere
bearn-gestreón
Child procreation ⬩ liberorum procreatio
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Child procreation; liberorum procreatio Ðæt ic þolian sceal bearngestreóna : ic wið brýde ne mót hǽmed habban that I shall lack child-procreation : with a bride I may not have intercourse, Exon. 105 b; Th. 402, 9; Rä. 21, 27
bearn-teám
A succession of children ⬩ issue ⬩ posterity ⬩ liberorum ordo vel successio ⬩ soboles
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A succession of children, issue, posterity; liberorum ordo vel successio, soboles Ðæt hí to raðe woldon fultumleáse beón æt hiora bearnteámum that they should very soon be without help from posterity, Ors. 1, 14; Bos. 37, 19
Linked entry: teám
beátere
A BEATER ⬩ fighter ⬩ champion ⬩ pugil
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A BEATER, fighter, champion; pugil, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 8
be-beódend
One who commands ⬩ a master ⬩ præceptor
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One who commands, a master; præceptor, Lk, Bos. 5, 5 : 9, 33
Linked entry: beódende
be-bod
A command ⬩ mandate ⬩ decree ⬩ order ⬩ mandatum ⬩ jussum
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A command, mandate, decree, order; mandatum, jussum Hwilc ðære geógoþe gleáwost wǽre bóca bebodes which of the youth was most skilful in the precepts of books, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 2; Dan. 82. Eall ðín bebodu omnia mandata tua, Ps. Th. 118, 172. Ealra beboda
Linked entry: bi-bod
bec
A brook ⬩ BECK or small rapid stream ⬩ rivulus
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A brook, BECK or small rapid stream; rivulus Of ðan bece [MS. bæce] from the beck, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. iii. 121, 16
Linked entry: becc
bécn
A sign ⬩ beacon ⬩ signum
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A sign, beacon; signum Mín gebéd nú gyt bécnum standeþ ðæt him on wísum is wel lýcendlíce adhuc est oratio mea in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Th. 140, 8 : Beo. Kmbl. 6314; B. 3161