beorh-stede
A mountain-place ⬩ place on a mountain ⬩ a mountain ⬩ mound ⬩ locus in monte ⬩ mons ⬩ collis
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A mountain-place, place on a mountain, a mountain, mound; locus in monte, mons, collis On beorhstede on the mound Exon. 60 a; Th. 217, 22; Ph. 284
beorht
Brightness ⬩ a glistening ⬩ light ⬩ sight ⬩ glance ⬩ twinkling ⬩ splendor ⬩ lumen ⬩ lux
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Brightness, a glistening, light, sight, glance, twinkling; splendor, lumen, lux Ðis leóhte beorht cymeþ morgna gehwám this pure brightness cometh each morn Exon. 93 a; Th. 350, 6; Sch. 59. Onféng ðam beorhte hire eágena received the sight [full sight
beorht-ródor
The bright firmament ⬩ heaven ⬩ æther
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The bright firmament, heaven; æther Cd. 146; Th. 183, 19; Exod. 94
beorn-cyning
A king of men ⬩ virorum rex
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A king of men; virorum rex Máðmas ic ðe, beorncyning, bringan wylle I will bring thee treasures, king of men Beo. Th. 4302; B. 2148
Beornica ríce
The kingdom or province of the Bernicians ⬩ regnum vel provincia Berniciorum,
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The kingdom or province of the Bernicians, that part of Northumbria which lies between the river Tees and the Scottish sea or frith; regnum vel provincia Berniciorum, a Tesi ad fretum Scoticum olim pertingens Oswio ðone óðerne dǽl Norþanhymbra ríces
beór-scealc
A beer-server ⬩ a butler ⬩ cerevisiæ minister
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A beer-server, a butler; cerevisiæ minister Beórscealca sum some one of the beer-servers Beo. Th. 2485; B. 1240
beór-setl
A BEER-SETTLE ⬩ bench ⬩ scamnum cerevisiam bibentium
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A BEER-SETTLE or bench; scamnum cerevisiam bibentium Ofer beórsetle [MS. -sele] on the beer-bench Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 28; Jul. 687
beorþ
A BIRTH ⬩ the act of coming into life ⬩ the thing born ⬩ nativitas ⬩ partus ⬩ fetus
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A BIRTH, the act of coming into life, the thing born; nativitas, partus, fetus Cot. 87. Found in the compounds berþ-estre, berþ-ling : v. also beorþor, beorþor-cwelm, -þínen; hyse-beorþor
beorþor
Child-birth ⬩ that which is born ⬩ a fetus ⬩ partus ⬩ fetus
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Child-birth, that which is born, a fetus; partus, fetus Æfter beorþre after child-birth Med. ex Quadr. 4, 6; Lchdm. i. 344, 1 : L. M. 3, 37; Lchdm. ii. 330, 1. Ðe him hyra beorþor losie quibus fetus pereat Med. ex Quadr. 4, 4; Lchdm. i. 342, 21. Mid
Linked entries: byrþor hyse-beorþor berþor borþor
beorþor-cwelm
A dead birth ⬩ an abortion ⬩ a miscarriage ⬩ fetus mortuus vel abortivus ⬩ abortus
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A dead birth, an abortion, a miscarriage; fetus mortuus vel abortivus, abortus Cot. 11
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BEÓST
BIESTINGS ⬩ the first milk of a cow after calving ⬩ colostrum
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BIESTINGS, the first milk of a cow after calving; colostrum Beóst biestings;obesta, Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 102. Býst colostrum Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 102. Býsting, þicce meolc biest, biestings, thick milk, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 20
bere-corn
BARLEY-CORN ⬩ a grain of barley ⬩ hordei granum
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BARLEY-CORN, a grain of barley; hordei granum IX bere-corna nine barley-corns, L. Ath. iv. 5; Th. i. 224, 11
bere-flór
A BARLEY-FLOOR ⬩ barn floor ⬩ hordei area
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A BARLEY-FLOOR, barn floor; hordei area, Lk. Lind. Rush. War. 3, 17
bere-gafol
Barley-rent ⬩ a tribute of barley ⬩ hordei tributum
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Barley-rent, a tribute of barley; hordei tributum. One of the rents paid in kind, which, by the following enactment, is fixed at the rate of six pounds weight for every labourer employed in the barley harvest Mon sceal simle to bere-gafole agifan æt
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bere-græs
BARLEY-GRASS ⬩ a farrago ⬩ hordei gramen
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BARLEY-GRASS, a farrago; hordei gramen Gréne beregræs green fodder for cattle [farrago], Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 67, 124
bere-hláf
A BARLEY-LOAF ⬩ barley-bread ⬩ hordeaceus panis
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A BARLEY-LOAF, barley-bread; hordeaceus panis
beren
A barley-place ⬩ a barn ⬩ horreum
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A barley-place, a barn; horreum, Lk. Jun. 3, 17 : 12, 18, 24
bere-tún
A barley-enclosure ⬩ court-yard ⬩ threshing-floor ⬩ corn-farm ⬩ grange ⬩ corn-village ⬩ BARTON ⬩ hordei area ⬩ villa frumentaria
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A barley-enclosure, court-yard, threshing-floor, corn-farm, grange, corn-village, BARTON; hordei area, villa frumentaria. 'BARTON, Prædium dominicum, vel terræ quas vocant Dominicales, hoc est, quas in distributione manerii dominus non elocavit hæreditarie
bergyls
A burial-place ⬩ a sepulchre ⬩ sepulcrum
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A burial-place, a sepulchre; sepulcrum, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 33
berig-drenc
Drink made of mulberries ⬩ diamoron
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Drink made of mulberries; diamoron, Wrt. Voc. 20, 23