Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

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benn

(n.)
Grammar
benn, e; f.
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A wound; vulnus, Cd. 9; Th. 12, 6; Gen. 181

beóm

am

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

beót

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

beat ⬩ hurt

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

BERA

(n.)
Grammar
BERA, an; m.

A BEAR ⬩ ursus

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A BEAR; ursus Dauid gewylde ðone wíldan beran David subdued the wild bear, Ælfc. T. 13, 26. Eofor oððe beran onginnan to attack a boar or bear, Exon. 92 a; Th. 344, 21; Gn. Ex. 177. Sceall gyldan án beran fel shall pay one bear's skin, Ors. 1, 1; Bos

Linked entries: bar bere byrene

berc

(n.)

a birch-tree ⬩ betula

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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.

Barley ⬩ hordeum

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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;

-bera

(suffix)

Similar entry: wróht-bera

birgness

(n.)
Grammar
birgness, e; f.

Tasting ⬩ taste

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Mid byrinesse (byrig-, beorh-, v. ll.) ðæs wæteres aquae gustum, Bd. 5, 18; Sch. 649, 16

beorende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
beorende, part. of beoran.

bringing forth

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bringing forth;

bircen

(adj.)
Grammar
bircen, beorcen; adj.

BIRCHEN ⬩ betulaceus

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BIRCHEN, belonging to birch; betulaceus, Som. Lye

Linked entry: beorcen

burne

(v.)
Grammar
burne, subj. p. of beornan;

burned

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burned.Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 88, 45

býd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
býd, p. of beódan.

commanded, bid

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= Similar entries beád? commanded, bid Gen. 50, 5

byrcþ

Grammar
byrcþ, pres. of beorcan.

barks

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barks, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 8

bude

(v.)
Grammar
bude, p. s. and pl. of beódan.

hast offered ⬩ offered

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hast offered, Cd.111; Th. 147, 7; Gen. 2435: budon offered, Beo. Th. 2175; B. 1085;

burgon

(v.)
Grammar
burgon, p.pl. of beorgan,

preserved

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preservedElen. Kmbl. 268; El. 134;

burne

(v.)
Grammar
burne, p. of beornan

hast burnt, wast on fire

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hast burnt, wast on fire ;

býst

(v.)
Grammar
býst, 2nd pers. pres. of beódan

commandest, offierest

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commandest, offierest. ;

býtst

(v.)
Grammar
býtst, 2nd pers. pres. of beódan

commandest, offerest

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commandest, offerest

být

(v.)
Grammar
být, 3rd pers. pres. of beódan,

commands, bid's, offers

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commands, bid's, offers, Ex. 5, 10

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