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bearg

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Bearug, berg majalis, Txts. 78, 652: magialis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 51. Bearg porcaster, 97, 19. Bearh magalis, 78, 35. Worn berga . . . in ðá bergas (ðám bergum, L.) grex porcorum . . . in porcos, Mk. R. 5, 11, 12, 13. Sunor bergana grex porcorum, Lk. L

wǽl-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl-bed, wǽl-bedd, es; n.

The bed of the slain

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The bed of the slain Ic hine heardan clammum on wælbedde wríþan þóhte I had thought to bind him on the couch of the slain (i.e. to kill him ), Beo. Th. 1932; B. 964. Hwæt befealdest ðú folmum ðínum on wælbedd bróðor ðínne? Cd. Th. 62,8; Gen. 1011

ǽmet-bed

(n.)
Grammar
ǽmet-bed, ǽmet-bedd, es; n.

An ant-hill

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An ant-hill Genim ǽmetbed mid ealle, ðára ðe hwílum fleogað, beóþ reáde, Lch. ii. 338, 21

Linked entries: bed bed-gerid

béd

(n.)

a prayerbed

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a prayer. l. bed, Blinde men hé mid his bedum gehǽlde, Bl. H. 173, 27. Beaddum precibus, Rtl. 91, 31. Sing þú ðǽr þíne bedu, Wlfst. 290, 14. Gibér beodo exaudi preces, Rtl. 97, 14: 103, 38: 90, 20. dele passage from Bede, and add

þeów-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów-byrde, -berde; adj.
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Of servile birth Wéron ðǽr ðreó wíte-þeówe men búrbærde, and ðreó ðeówberde, Chart. Th. 152, 20

beorg

(n.)
Grammar
beorg, berg

a protectionrefugepræsidiumrefugium

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a protection, refuge; præsidium, refugium

BELLAN

(v.)
Grammar
BELLAN, part. bellende; ic belle, ðú bilst, he bilþ, pl. bellaþ; p. ic, he beal, ðú bulle, pl. bullon; pp. bollen

To BELLOWto make a hollow noiseto roarbarkgruntboarelatraregrunnire

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To BELLOW, to make a hollow noise, to roar, bark, grunt; boare, latrare, grunnire Bearg bellende a roaring [grunting] boar Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 10; Rä. 41, 106

Linked entries: beal bylgean BELL bilst

feorh-ben

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-ben, -benn, e; f. [ben a wound]

A life-woundmortal woundlētāle vulnus

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A life-wound, mortal wound; lētāle vulnus Feorhbennum seóc sick with mortal wounds, Beo. Th. 5473; B. 2740

Linked entry: ben

wǽl-ben

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl-ben, wǽl-benn, e; f.

A wound inflicted by the sea,

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A wound inflicted by the sea, Gársecg wédde ... egesan stódon, weóllon wǽlbenna (wæl- ?) (the reference is to the death of the Egyptians in the Red Sea), Cd. Th. 208, 30; Exod. 491

an-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
an-búgan, p. -beáh, -beág, pl. -bugon; pp. -bogen; v. intrans.

To bend or bow one's self insubmit to any onese inflecterese submittere alicui

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To bend or bow one's self in, submit to any one; se inflectere, se submittere alicui To ðon ðæt hí him anbugon that they might submit to him, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 25

Linked entry: on-búgan

in-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
in-beódan, p. -beád; pp. -boden

To announcedeclareproclaim

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To announce, declare, proclaim Inboden fæsten indicto jejunio, Mt. Kmbl. p. 9. 5

benst

(v.)
Grammar
benst, he benþ, 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of bannan.

summonestsummons

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summonest, summons;

bylg

(n.)
Grammar
bylg, a bulge, bag, Cot. 27. v. belg.

bég

(n.)
Grammar
bég, es; m.

A braceletringcrownarmillacorona

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A bracelet, ring, crown; armilla, corona Hie feredon brýd and bégas they conveyed bride and bracelets Cd. 90; Th. 112, 25; Gen. 1876. Hí on beorg dydon bégas [MS. beg] and siglu they placed in the mound rings and jewels Beo. Th. 6308, note; B. 3164

Linked entry: béh

BANNAN

(v.)
Grammar
BANNAN, bonnan; ic banne, ðú bannest, banst, benst, he banneþ, banþ, benþ, pl. bannaþ; p. bén, bénn, beón, beónn, pl. beónnon; pp. bannen

To summonjuberecitareconvocare

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To summon; jubere, citare, convocare Leóde tosomne bannan to summon the people together, Andr. Kmbl. 2189; An. 1096: Elen. Grm. 45

Linked entries: a-bannan banst bonnan

beónde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beónde, part. of beón.

being

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being Cot. 77;

berian

(n.)
Grammar
berian, pl. of berie

berries

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berries, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 30;

bera-scinn

(n.)
Grammar
bera-scinn, es; n.

A bear-skin

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A bear-skin iii berascin, Cht. Th. 429, 27

Linked entry: scinn

bile-wit

(adj.)
Grammar
bile-wit, bele-wit, bil-wit; adj. [bile, wit mind, wit]

Merciful, mild, gentle, simple, honestæquanimus, mansuetus, mitis, simplex, honestus

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Merciful, mild, gentle, simple, honest; æquanimus, mansuetus, mitis, simplex, honestus Bilewit Dryhten merciful Lord, Ps. C. 50, 99; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 99: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 138; Met. 20, 69: 20, 510; Met. 20, 255: 20, 538; Met. 20, 269. We bletsiaþ bilewitne

ge-béd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd, -bédd; gen. es; pl. nom. acc. -béd, -bédu, -bédo; n. [The other dialects seem to point to 'gebed :' O. Sax. gibed : O. H. Ger. gabet : Ger. gebet.]

a prayerpetitionsupplicationōrātioprĕcessupplĭcātioa religious servicean ordinanceverbum legĭtĭmumcærĭmōnia

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a prayer, petition, supplication; ōrātio, prĕces, supplĭcātio Gebéd mín on bósme mínum sý gecyrred ōrātio mea in sĭnum meum convertētur, Ps. Spl. 34, 16. Gehýr mín gebéd exaudi orātiōnem meam, Ps. Th. 54, 1. Ðú mínes gebédes béne gehýrdest exaudīvisti

Linked entries: beád ge-beod