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beón

(v.)
Grammar
beón, beónn p. of bannan.

commanded ⬩ assembled

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commanded, assembled;

beora

(n.)
Grammar
beora, an; m.

A grove ⬩ lucus vel nemus

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A grove; lucus vel nemus Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 39; Wrt. Voc. 59, 11

beorh

Grammar
beorh, impert. of beorgan.
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save Ps. Th. 16, 8;

beorn

(n.)

children

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children Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 466, 5

Linked entry: biorn

be-gan

began

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began Gen. 9, 20

be-gán

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-gán, pp. of be-gán

tilled ⬩ cultivated

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tilled, cultivated On begánum landum in cultivated lands Herb. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 94, 6;

be-hát

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Add: a promise 'On sunnandæge þú cymst tó mé.' Se apostol blissode on ðám beháte, Hml. Th. i. 74, 20: 466, 30. Hé gefylde his behát þe hé gecwæð, ii. 284, 17. Hé þæt behát mid weorcum gefylde, 486, 24. Gif ðú ðás behát mid weorcum gefylst, i. 380, 13

beorc

(n.)
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a bark Wiþ hundes beorc (gebeorc, v. l. ). Lch. i. 28, 20

Linked entry: birce

beót

Grammar
beót,
  • Chr. 1006
    • ;
  • P. 137, 5
    • .

Similar entry: beótian

be-hát

Similar entry: feoh-behát

béne

Similar entry: eáþ-béne

beón

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add : with adv., expressing motion Beón hí on ofeste útweard cum festinatione egrediantur foras , Chrd. 21, 28; 33. Add Hí gesáwon Thesali of hiora horsum beón feohtende wið hié, Ors. 1, 9; S. 42, 33

beorg

Grammar
beorg, v. gemǽr-beorg, gemót-beorg, heáfod-beorg, hearm-beorg, mearc-beorg, meox-beorg, sealh-beorg.

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bétan

put right ⬩ to mend ⬩ repair ⬩ restore ⬩ cure ⬩ to correct ⬩ to amend ⬩ make amends ⬩ reparation for

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Add: to make good, put right, to mend, repair, restore Hí béttan heora scipa, Chr. 1009; P. 140, 4. Wyrcan wé brycge and þá bétan (cf. brycg-bót), Wlfst. 239, 9. Uton bétan úre cyrcean, 303, 5. of a fire or light (v. beet in D. D.), to attend to a fire

bígan

(v.)

To bend ⬩ to incline ⬩ to humiliate ⬩ subdue ⬩ to turn ⬩ incline ⬩ To bend

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Add: trans. To bend, of shape, attitude Ic bége míne cneówa, Bl. H. 187, 18. of direction, to incline þá þá hé bígede cum (membra sopori) dedisset .i. inclinasset, An. Ox. 2105. figurative, to humiliate, subdue Líchama mín in nédhérnisse ic bégo corpus

Linked entries: býgan bégan

beld

(n.)
Grammar
beld, beldo

boldness ⬩ rashness ⬩ audacia

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boldness, rashness; audacia

bell

(n.)

a bellowing ⬩ roar ⬩ cry

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a bellowing, roar, cry ? Cd. 148; Th. 185,12; Exod. 121

BENC

(n.)
Grammar
BENC, e; f.

A BENCH ⬩ scamnum ⬩ abacus

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A BENCH; scamnum, abacus Bugon to bence they turned to a bench Beo. Th. 659; B. 327. On bence wæs helm a helm was on the bench Beo. Th. 2491; B. 1243

Linked entries: bænc BANC

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

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