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barn

(n.)

a child

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a child, Th. Diplm. A.D. 830; 465, 30

bat

(n.)
Grammar
bat, e; f.

contentionstrifecontentioa batclubstaffstickfustis

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contention, strife; contentio, R. Ben. 21. a bat, club, staff, stick; fustis, Som

bát

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bát, e; f.

Foodesca

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What can be bitten,- Food; esca,Ettm. 305

bed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bed, = bæd; p. of biddan.

asked

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asked Ic bed petii, Ps. Spl. 26, 7

beer

(n.)

a bierbed

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a bier, bed, Cot. 23 : Jn. Lind. War. 5, 8

ban

(n.)
Grammar
ban, bann, es; n.

A commandedictinterdictmandatumedictuminterdictum

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A command, edict, interdict; mandatum, edictum, interdictum, Grm. 3rd edit. i. 359, 8

BEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓ, indecl. in s; pl. nom. acc. beón; gen. beóna; dat. beóum, beóm ; f.

A BEEapis

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A BEE; apis. The keeping of bees was an object of much care in the economy of the Anglo-Saxons. The great variety of expressions, taken from the flavour of honey, sufficiently account for the value they placed upon it. While the bee-masters [beó-ceorlas

Linked entries: beáw-hyrnet beón bió

beó

I am or shall bebe thousumerosis

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I am or shall be, be thou; sum, ero, sis Gefultuma me fæste, ðonne beó ic fægere hál adjuva me, et salvus ero Ps. Th. 118, 117. Ic beó ero Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 29. Beó ðú sis: Beó he sit 32; Som. 36, 30 : Beo. Th. 777; B. 386

beóm

am

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am Exon. 30 a; Th. 91, 13; Cri. 1491

beón

(n.)

bees

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bees Ps. Spl. 117, 12 : L. R. S. 5; Th. i. 434, 35

beorc

(n.)
Grammar
beorc, e; f.

a birch-treebetula

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a birch-tree; betula. the Anglo-Saxon Rune ᛒ = b, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is beorc a birch-tree, hence this Rune not only stands for the letter b, but for beorc a birch-tree, as, ᛒ byþ blǽda leás a birch-tree is void of fruit Hick. Thes

Linked entries: byrc B berc birce

beorg

(n.)
Grammar
beorg, berg

a protectionrefugepræsidiumrefugium

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a protection, refuge; præsidium, refugium

beorn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beorn, p. of beornan. for bearn

burned

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burned Beo. Th. 3764, note; B. 1880;

BEÓT

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓT, es; n.

a threateningthreatcommandmenacecomminatiominæperilpericuluma boastingboasting promisepromisejactantiapromissio gloriosapromissum

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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

beót

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beót, p.of beátan.

beathurt

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beat, hurt Cd. 187; Th. 232, 24; Dan. 265;

berc

(n.)

a birch-treebetula

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a birch-tree; betula Nim birc rinde take birch-tree rind, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 9

BERE

(n.)
Grammar
BERE, es; m.

Barleyhordeum

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Barley; hordeum Ðá hét he him bere sǽd bringan inde hordeum jussit afferri, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 36 : Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 63. Hira flex and hira beras [MS. bernas] wǽron fordóne eorum linum et hordea læsa sunt, Ex. 9, 31

bére

(n.)
Grammar
bére, acc. sing. of bér.

a bed

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a bed;

berg

(n.)

a hillmountain

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a hill, mountain, Som

béh

(n.)

a crown

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a crown On ðone béh in coronam Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 28