slíþ-heard
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With baleful hand, animal, with fell paw Bera bið slíþhende deór (see Mod. Lang. Rev. xv. 70), Gn. Ex. 177
hǽþ
A heath, waste, desert, uncultivated land ⬩ a low barren heath or fell
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Bera sceal on hǽþe the bear shall [live] on the heath, Menol. Fox 518; Gn. C. 29
Linked entry: for-hǽþan
hæt
A hat, covering for the head ⬩ pileus, mitra, tiara ⬩ a hood, cowl ⬩ hat
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Terrentius bær hæt on his heáfde, for ðon Rómáné hæfdon gesett ðæt ða ðe hæt beran móston móston ǽgþer habban ge feorh ge freódóm Terentius pileatus, quod indultæ sibi libertatis insigne fuit, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 202, 25-29
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heofon-cyning
The king of heaven ⬩ heavenly king
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Heofoncining on heora heortum beran to bear the king of heaven in their hearts, Blickl. Homl. 79, 32. Heofoncyning hýhst most exalted of heavenly kings, Exon. 117 b; Th. 451, 23; Dóm. 108
flet
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Ic seah in heall, þǽr hæleð druncon, on flet beran wudutreów, 56, 2: 57, 12: B. 1647: 1036. Hé mid fǽmnan on flet gǽð, 2034: 2054. Þæt hié him óðer flet eal gerýmdon, healle and heáhsetl, 1086. Land eal geondhwearf, . . . Méda máddumselas, . . .
dell
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On ðæt twigbutme del; of ðám delle on beran del, 86, 20. Of úlan delle, 180, 3. On ðet del; of ðám dellæ, 242, 28. Oð ðane myclan del, C. D. B. ii. 202, 8
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carte
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Sum hrefen þá cartan genam . . . geseah hé þone hrefen þá cartan beran . . . hangode seó carte on þám hreóde. . . and hé sóna féng tó þǽre cartan, Guth. 48, 22-50, 18. Hé sceáwode þá cartan and clypode tó ðám wífe: 'Þeós carte is ádílegod,' Hml.
hlæst
Burden, ⬩ freight, ⬩ lading
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Hlæst beran to bear a burden, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 23; Rä. 2, 15. Ic ástíge mín scyp mid hlæstum mínum ego ascendo navem cum mercibus meis, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 31
hlæd
A heap, ⬩ pile, ⬩ mound
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A heap, pile, mound Beraþ hiere hlæd tó comportabis aggerem, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 5; 163, 10, 11
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sigle
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In mínum sweoran ic mé gemon beran ða ýdlan byrþenne gyldenra sigla in collo me memini supervacua monitium pondera portare, Bd. 4, 19 ; S. 589, 27 : Beo. Th. 2318 ; B. 1157. Hí on beorg dydon bég and siglu . . . hyrsta, 6308 ; B. 3164
heáfod-segn
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Hét þá in beran eafor heáfodsegn, . . . helm, herebyrnan, gúðsweord, B. 2152-4. These are the ' feówer maðmas' (l. 1027), given to Beowulf by Hrothgar, of which the first is elsewhere (1021-2) described as 'segen gyldenne, hroden hiltecumbor'.
borian
to perforate ⬩ To bore into
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Þurhþýnde, bori[gende] transver-berans, An. Ox. 230. to insert into a hole bored Borige man on þám beáme stór and finol, Lch. i. 400, 19. intrans. To bore into : Dó þú mid þínum fingre swilce þú borige inn on þíne hand, Tech. ii. 123, 11
nest
provisions ⬩ victuals ⬩ provisions served out at fixed times ⬩ rations
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Sum sceal on feorwegas gongan, and his nest beran, 329, 3; Vy. 28. On ðæm fætelse ðe hyre foregenga hyra begea nest þyder lǽdde, Judth.
blǽd
fruit.
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Beran ðá bléda gódra weorca ferre fructum boni operis, Past. 339, 21. Hé ábyrgde ðá forbodenan fíctreówes blǽda, Sal. K. 182, 34. Bléda, Nic. 17, 20. Ic sylle eów in eówrum bernum blǽde, Wlfst, 228, 15.
gúþ-fana
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Beran þá gfiðfanan (vexilla) in on ðá ceastre, Prud. 74. ¶ in the following instances the form gúþ-fan ; n. seems to be used :-- Gúþfan labarum, An. Ox. 2130. Sigefæst gúþfana uictricia uexilla, 1746. Segnes gúðfana labara, Wrt.
nunne
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Add: of a Christian woman Þá berád mon þæt wíf þæt hé hæfde ǽr genumen . . . ofer þára biscopa gebod, for ðon ðe heó wæs ǽr tó nunnan gehálgod, Chr. 901; P. 92, 14. Nunnena sanctimonialium, An.
an-leofa
food ⬩ nourishment ⬩ victus ⬩ cibus ⬩ a gift ⬩ alms ⬩ wages ⬩ stips
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food, nourishment; victus, cibus Beón beraþ árlícne anleofan bees carry delicious food, Frag. Kmbl. 36; Leás. 20. a gift, alms, wages; stips, Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 55, 105
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firen-weorc
A wicked work ⬩ crime ⬩ scŭlestum ŏpus ⬩ scĕlus
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A wicked work, crime; scŭlestum ŏpus, scĕlus Hí firenweorc beraþ they bear their wicked works, Exon. 26b; Th. 80, 1; Cri. 1301: 28a; Th. 85, 30: Cri. 1399
byrn-hom
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A coat of mail; lorica Beraþ bord fór breóstum and byrnhomas bear shields before your breasts and coats of mail, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 17; Jud. 192
ge-þingan
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D. 206, 15.] to appoint to an office Hraðe sóna wæs æfter mundgripe méce geþinged þæt hit sceáden mǽl scýran móste, cwealmbealu cýðan, B. 1938. to assign an office to a person Seó heordelice gýming tó þám beran wæs geþungen (for a similar incorrect