beón
bees
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R. S. 5; Th. i. 434, 35
Beó-wulf
BEOWULF
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Intelligence of this calamity having reached the heroic Beowulf, a relation of Hrothgar, Beowulf resolves to rid the Danish land of this monster; and, in pursuance of this design, sails from home with a company of fifteen warriors.
Linked entry: Beado-wulf
be-rídan
to ride round ⬩ to surround ⬩ besiege ⬩ perequitare ⬩ præcingere ⬩ to ride after ⬩ pursue ⬩ persequi
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He hine berád he rode after him, 755; Ing. 70, 1
búte
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both; ambo Búte ða þinc ambá res, R. Ben. interl. 5
býdel
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R. S. 18; Th. i. 440, 6. He þurh his býdelas his gafoles myngaþ he reminds him of his tribute by his messengers [lit. beadles ], L. Edg. S. l; Th. i. 270, 19.
Linked entry: bǽdel
býsenung
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R. Ben. 61
býtlian
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Býtlode ædificavit, R. Ben. in proœm. Hí worhton ðæt geweorc æt Tæmeseforda, and hit búdon, and býtledon they wrought the work at Tempsford, and inhabited it, and built, Chr. 921; Erl. 106, 18
Linked entry: byggan
cæn-ryn
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A generation, Ps. Spl. 47, 12
calc-rond
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Round of hoof; calceis vel soleis ferreis marginatus Calcrondes, Exon. 91a; Th. 342, 15; Gn. Ex. 143
car-leás
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He on ðam dóme freoh and carleás biþ injudicio liber erit, R. Ben. 2
Linked entries: carleás-nes cear-leás
CARR
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a stone, rock, SCAR ; petrus = πέτρος petra = πέτρα Ðæt is getrahtad carr quod interpretatur petrus, Jn. Lind. War. l, 42. Ðæt wæs geheáwen of carre oððe stáne quod erat excisum de petra, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 46.
Linked entry: Carrum
ceáp-gyld
bargain money ⬩ justum rei venditæ pretium ⬩ rei furto ablate pretium
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bargain money; justum rei venditæ pretium Þolige ðæs ceápgyld perdat pretium emptionis, L.
CEÓSAN
to CHOOSE, select, elect ⬩ legere, seligere, eligere ⬩ to accept ⬩ oblatum accipere, accipere
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Ðæt se cyning him ceóse sumne wísne man ut provideat rex virum sapientem, Gen. 41, 33: Ps. Th. 105, 5. Ceósan us eard in wuldre may we choose us a dwelling in glory, Cd. 217; Th. 277, 14; Sat. 204.
CÉPAN
To observe, keep, regard, await, desire, take, betake oneself to, meditate, bear ⬩ observare, tenere, manere, appetere, captare, se conferre, meditari, portare
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Geþyldelíce synd to cépanne patienter portandi sunt, R. Ben. interl. 36
Linked entry: ge-cépan
clough
cleft of a rock ⬩ down the side of a hill
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a cleft of a rock, or down the side of a hill, Som. Ben. Lye
CLÚD
A stone, rock, hill ⬩ saxum, rupes, collis
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A stone, rock, hill; saxum, rupes, collis Clúdas feóllan of muntum stones fell from the mountains, Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 117, 12. Clúd rupes, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Som. II. 24. Mid clúdum ymbweaxen surrounded with rocks, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 22.
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clyf
a cliff, rock
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a cliff, rock, Ps. Spl. M. C. 113, 8
CLINGAN
to wither, pine, to CLING ⬩ shrink up ⬩ se contrahere, marcescere ⬩ to CLING, stick close ⬩ circumcludere, includere
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to wither, pine, to CLING [in this sense, rarely used in English] or shrink up; se contrahere, marcescere Clang wæteres þrym ofer eástreámas: ís brycgade blǽce brimráde the glory of water shrank over river streams: ice bridged a pale water*-*road, Andr
cliof
a cliff, rock, pointed rock, crag ⬩ cautes
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a cliff, rock, pointed rock, crag; cautes, Cot. 30
Clod-hangra
Clodhanger
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Clodhanger Þurhút Clodhangran; of ðan hangran andlang róde út on Mules dene out through Clodhanger; from the meadow along the road out to Mule's dean, Cod. Dipl. 1198; A. D. 956; Kmbl. v. 374, 28