Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

beren

(n.)
Grammar
beren, es; n. [bere-ærn, q.v.]

A barley-place ⬩ a barn ⬩ horreum

Entry preview:

A barley-place, a barn; horreum, Lk. Jun. 3, 17 : 12, 18, 24

Linked entries: biren byren bæren

beren

(adj.)
Grammar
beren, adj.

Barley ⬩ made of barley ⬩ hordeaceus

Entry preview:

Barley, made of barley; hordeaceus Genim smæl beren mela take fine barley-meal, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 24. Hæfþ fíf berene hláfas habet quinque hordeaceos, Jn. Bos. 6, 9 : 6, 13

beren

(adj.)
Grammar
beren, byren; adj. [bera a bear]

Belonging to a bear ⬩ ursine ⬩ ursinus

Entry preview:

Belonging to a bear, ursine; ursinus Se byrdesta sceall gyldan berenne cyrtel [kyrtel MS.] oððe yterenne the richest must pay a bear - or otter-skin vest, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 37

berende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berende, part.

Bearing ⬩ fruitful ⬩ ferens ⬩ gerens ⬩ abundans ⬩ ferax

Entry preview:

Bearing, fruitful; ferens, gerens, abundans, ferax Wíneard berende vitis abundans, Ps. Spl. 127, 3 : Cot. 85. Berende bóh germen, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 32

Linked entry: bǽrende

be-reófan

(v.)
Grammar
be-reófan, bi-reófan; p. -reáf, pl. -rufon; pp. -rofen [be, reófan to reave, rob]

To bereave ⬩ deprive ⬩ spoliare ⬩ privare

Entry preview:

To bereave, deprive; spoliare, privare Since berofene deprived of treasure, Cd. 144; Th. 179, 30; Exod. 36 : Beo. Th. 5855; B. 2931

be-reótan

(v.)
Grammar
be-reótan, p. -reát, pl. -ruton; pp. -roten

To deplore ⬩ deplorare

Entry preview:

To deplore; deplorare Æðelinges deáþ bereótan to deplore the death of the noble, Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 27; Hö, 6

bere-tún

(n.)
Grammar
bere-tún, es; m. [bere barley, corn; tún an inclosure, a place shut in]

A barley-enclosure ⬩ court-yard ⬩ threshing-floor ⬩ corn-farm ⬩ grange ⬩ corn-village ⬩ BARTON ⬩ hordei area ⬩ villa frumentaria

Entry preview:

Vox in Devonia, inquit Spelmannus, et plaga Angliæ Occidentali bene note,' Du Cange Glos Þerh-clǽnsade beretún his permundavit aream suam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 12

Linked entries: Barton bere-wíc

berge

(n.)
Grammar
berge, an; f.

A berry ⬩ grape

Entry preview:

A berry, grape, Deut. 23, 24

bergena

(n.)
Grammar
bergena, g. pl. of berie.

of berries,

Entry preview:

of berries, Deut. 23, 24;

bergyls

(n.)
Grammar
bergyls, es; m.

A burial-place ⬩ a sepulchre ⬩ sepulcrum

Entry preview:

A burial-place, a sepulchre; sepulcrum, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 33

berh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berh, p. of beorgan.

for bearh shunned ⬩ vitavit

Entry preview:

for bearh shunned; vitavit, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 28;

berian

(v.)
Grammar
berian, p. ode, ede; pp. od [bær bare]

To bare ⬩ make naked ⬩ expose ⬩ exhibit ⬩ make a shew of ⬩ nudare ⬩ denudare ⬩ in medium proferre ⬩ ostentare

Entry preview:

Ða ðe me fór werode wisdóm bereþ who to me make a shew of wisdom before the people, Cd. 179; Th. 224, 27; Dan. 142

BERIE

(n.)
Grammar
BERIE, berge, berige, berigie, an; f.

a BERRY ⬩ bacca ⬩ a grape ⬩ uva

Entry preview:

Though wín-berie, q. v. a wine-berry, is generally used in Anglo-Saxon for a grape, yet berge, berige are sometimes found, as, - Gif ðú gange binnan ðínes freóndes wíneard, et ðæra bergena swá fela, swá ðú wylle, and ne ber ðú ná má út mid ðé if thou

berig

(n.)
Grammar
berig, dat.of burh.= byrig;

to a city

Entry preview:

to a city, Wrt. Voc. 84, 45

berig-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
berig-drenc, es; m. [berige a berry, drenc a drink]

Drink made of mulberries ⬩ diamoron

Entry preview:

Drink made of mulberries; diamoron, Wrt. Voc. 20, 23

berigean

(n.)
Grammar
berigean, nom. pl.of berige.

berries ⬩ grapes

Entry preview:

berries, grapes, Ps. Th. 127, 3;

be-rindan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rindan, p. de; pp. ed [be off rind the bark]

To bark ⬩ peel or strip off the bark ⬩ decorticare

Entry preview:

To bark, peel or strip off the bark; decorticare Berende decorticavit, Cot. 62

Linked entry: -rindan

be-riówsian

(v.)

to repent

Entry preview:

to repent, Ælfc. Gr. 33, MS. D; Som. 37, 22

bernan

(v.)

to burn ⬩ ardere

Entry preview:

to burn; ardere, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 5

bernet

(n.)
Grammar
bernet, bernett, es; n.

A burning ⬩ incendium

Entry preview:

A burning; incendium, R. Ben. interl. 28