-bera
Similar entry: wróht-bera
mearc-béce
A beech-tree which forms part of a boundary
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A beech-tree which forms part of a boundary Ðis synd ðæra viii. hída landgeméra ... tó ðære mearcbécean; of ðære bécean, Cod. Dip. B. i. 295, 9. On ða ealdan mearce bécan, 296, 26
Linked entry: béce
Bedcan ford
Bedford
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Bedford, Chr. 571; Th. 32, 27, col. 1
Bec
an abbey in Normandy
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an abbey in Normandy Teodbald, ðe was abbot in ðe Bec Theobald, who was abbot of Bec, Chr. 1140 ; Th. 383, 40
Beada ford-scír
Bedfordshire
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Bedfordshire: Cnut wende him út þurh Buccingahámscíre into Beadafordscíre Canute went out through Buckinghamshire into Bedfordshire, Chr. 1016; Th. 279, 16, col. 1
bel-hringes beácn
A sign by bell-ringing ⬩ signum sonitu campanæ datum
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A sign by bell-ringing; signum sonitu campanæ datum R. Ben. 43
bel-hringes beácn
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Sóna swá þæt beácn þæs belhrincges gehýred bið, R. Ben. 67, 20. Add
bec
a brook.
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a brook
béc
books
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books, Hy. 7, 20; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 20
consula béc
Books of consuls ⬩ kings' annals ⬩ calendars ⬩ fastorum libri ⬩ fasti
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Books of consuls, or kings' annals, calendars; fastorum libri, fasti Cot. 92
beala-níþ
Baleful malice ⬩ evil ⬩ wickedness
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Baleful malice, evil, wickedness, Ps. C. 50, 111; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 111
ge-beácn
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Signs, movements intended to express a meaning Twégen seólas mid heora flýse his fét drygdon, ... and siððan mid gebeácne his bletsunge bǽdon, Hml. Th. ii. 138, 13
ge-bécan
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Ðá gesealde se cyng and gebécte ðæt land Æðelstáne ealdormenn tó hæbbenne and tó syllanne for lífe and for legere ðám him leófost wǽre. Æfter ðám getídde ðæt Ecgferð gebóhte bóc and land æt Æðelstáne ealdormenn, Cht. E. 202, 22-26. Æðelstán cyning gebécte
ge-bedda
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Substitute: ge-bedda, an ; m. this is the usual form, but gebedde occurs in C. D. iii. 50, 3. Cf. ge-maca, [ ge-mæcca for gender], and add: one who lies in bed with another, a bedfellow. of a married woman Migdonia leng nolde cuman tó hire weres bedde
Bebba-burh
Bamborough
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Bamborough, Chr. 1095 ; Th. 361, 39, 40 : 362, 1
ge-bedda
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add: (1 a) of a husband Ǽlc wíf ðe cild gebǽre ... sceolde forhabban ... fram hire gebeddan, Hml. Th. i. 134, 20. add Hafað him þrý gebeddan, ꝥ is greót and molde and wyrmas, Verc. Först. 92, 9. Cf. ge-resta
ge-bécan
to grant by book or charter ⬩ to charter
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to grant by book or charter, to charter, Hem. p. 480
Linked entry: bécan
ge-bedda
A bed fellow ⬩ consort ⬩ wife ⬩ consors tŏri ⬩ uxor
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A bed fellow, consort, wife; consors tŏri, uxor His gebedde [MS. gebedda] wæs gecíged Elisabeth his wife was named Elizabeth, Wanl. Catal. 4, 13 : Cd. 86; Th. 109, 25; Gen. 1828. Wolde wígfruma sécan cwén to gebeddan the martial leader would seek the
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sigor-beácn
un-beceás
Not giving occasion to litigation ⬩ indisputable ⬩ incontestable
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Not giving occasion to litigation, indisputable, incontestable Bidde hé ða hond ðe ðæt ierfe hafaþ, ðæt hé him gedó ðone ceáp unbeceásne ( that he shew the chattel to be his by incontestable right ), L. In. 53; Th. i. 136, 7
Linked entry: be-ceás