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tó-bǽd

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Substitute: tó-bǽdan to exalt, and add Tóbǽd laudat, An. Ox. 1919

wealh-basu

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Wealhbasu ł mædre uermiculo. An. Ox. 35, 4. Add

weoloc-basu

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Weolcbasewere, An. Ox. 1061. Add

beám-wer

(n.)
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a weir made of logs Beneoðan beámwer on ðone norðere steð, C. D. v. 148, 31

béc-rǽde

(n.)
Grammar
béc-rǽde, an; f.
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Reading of books Heó inne heora leornunge and heora béc-rǽdon beeódon illi intus lectioni uacabant , Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 354, 7 n

Linked entry: rǽde

bed-cláþ

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Preósta bedcláðas ( lectualia ), Chrd. 65, 15. Add

sacerd-bana

(n.)
Grammar
sacerd-bana, an; m.
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One who slays a priest Hér syndan sacerd-banan, Wulfst. 163, 27 : 266, 27

web-beám

(n.)
Grammar
web-beám, es; m.

a weaver's beamthe treadle of a loom

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a weaver's beam Lorh vel webbeám liciatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 19: 281, 73. the treadle of a loom Webbeámas insubula, 59, 43: insubuli, ii. 49, 56. [A webbemne laciatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 218, 3 (15th cent.).]

ǽ-béc

Similar entry: ǽ-bóc

fýr-bǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
fýr-bǽr, adj

Fire-bearing, fiery

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Substitute: fýr-bære; Fire-bearing, fiery Fýrbǽre líga ræscetunga igniferas fulminum coruscationes, An. Ox. 4421: 2, 327

bróðor-bana

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-bana, an; m.

A brother-slayer, fratricidefratricida

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A brother-slayer, fratricide; fratricida Ic monnes feorh seðe to bróðorbanan I will avenge man's life on the fratricide, Cd. 75; Th. 92, 9; Gen. 1526

gylden-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
gylden-beáh, -beág, es; m.

A crown

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A crown Mid gehálgodon gildenbeáge with the hallowed crown, Lev. 8, 9

hand-bana

(n.)
Grammar
hand-bana, -bona, an; m.

A murderer, homicide, one who slays with his own hand[αύτόχειρ]the actual slayer

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A murderer, homicide, one who slays with his own hand [αύτόχειρ], Beo. Th. 925; B. 460: 2665; B. 1330: 4997; B. 2502

Linked entry: hand-bona

heáfod-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-beáh, gen. -beáges; m.

A head-ring, crown

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A head-ring, crown Heáfodbeáh gyldenne a golden crown, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 8

heals-beág

(n.)
Grammar
heals-beág, es; m.

A ring for the neck, necklacemonile, collare,torques

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A ring for the neck, necklace; monile, collare, Beo. Th. 4350; B. 2172

hnut-beám

(n.)
Grammar
hnut-beám, es; m.

A nut tree;corylus avellana

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A nut tree; corylus avellana Hnutbeám nux velnucarius, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 38; Wrt. Voc. 33, 35. Hnutbeámes rind, L. M. i. 3, 6; Lchdm. ii. 42, 3; 52, 1. Hnutbeámes leáf, Lchdm. iii. 6, 15

bæc-slitol

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Sé ðe wǽre bæcslitol, weorðe sé wærsagol, Wlfst. 72, 16. Add

bæc-þearm

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Baecþearm (becdermi) exta, praecordia, Txts. 61, 801. Bæcþearm anus, Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 35: ii. 8, 4: extale, 145, 30. Wiþ leahtras ðæs bæcþearmes, Lch. i. 294, 15. Þá wambseócan men þrowiað on þám bæcþearme, ii. 232, 13. Þurh bæcþearm blód dropað, 278,

bær-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
bær-lic, adj.

Openpublic

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Open, public Bærlic publicam, Lk. p. 3, 8

bǽr-man

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Hé hreopode ðá bǽre, and þá bǽrmenn ætstódon, Hml. Th. i. 492, 25: ii. 150, 13. Hé beád him ꝥ hí ꝥ deófolgild ne bǽron ná furðor . . . and þá bǽrmen sóna stedefæst stódon, Hml. S. 31, 374. Add