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beren

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Beren gebered corn tipsane. Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 27. Cruman berenes hláfes, Lch. ii. 134, 8. Fasten tó berenan hláfe, Wlfst. 173, 10. Genim beren mela gód, Lch. ii. 50, 3. Beren eár 54, 11. þá hlafas wǽron berene, Hml. Th. i. 188, 4. Add:

BERIE

(n.)
Grammar
BERIE, berge, berige, berigie, an; f.

a BERRY ⬩ bacca ⬩ a grape ⬩ uva

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Though wín-berie, q. v. a wine-berry, is generally used in Anglo-Saxon for a grape, yet berge, berige are sometimes found, as, - Gif ðú gange binnan ðínes freóndes wíneard, et ðæra bergena swá fela, swá ðú wylle, and ne ber ðú ná má út mid ðé if thou

betre

(adj.)

better

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better Hit is betre it is better, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 5

Béme

(n.)
Grammar
Béme, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The Bohemians ⬩ Bohēmi

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The Bohemians; Bohēmi Riht be eástan syndon Béme right to the east are the Bohemians Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 33

béte

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Béte beta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 68 : prosopes, i. 68, 31. Add:

beren

(n.)
Grammar
beren, es; n. [bere-ærn, q.v.]

A barley-place ⬩ a barn ⬩ horreum

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A barley-place, a barn; horreum, Lk. Jun. 3, 17 : 12, 18, 24

Linked entries: biren byren bæren

béme

(n.)
Grammar
béme, an; f.

A trumpet ⬩ tuba ⬩ salpinx

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A trumpet; tuba, salpinx Béman bláwan to blow the trumpet Cd. 227; Th. 302, 19; Sat. 602. Béme barbita Cot. 27

beren

(adj.)
Grammar
beren, byren; adj. [bera a bear]

Belonging to a bear ⬩ ursine ⬩ ursinus

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Belonging to a bear, ursine; ursinus Se byrdesta sceall gyldan berenne cyrtel [kyrtel MS.] oððe yterenne the richest must pay a bear - or otter-skin vest, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 37

bedu

(n.)
Grammar
bedu, e; f.

Request ⬩ prayer

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Request, prayer Góddra þinga bedu ys bonarum rerum postulatio est, Scint. 170, 13. Ðínre béne ic wille onfón, and for ðínre bede ic ne tóweorpe ðá burg, Past. 399, 31

Linked entry: béd

beáh

(n.; part.)
Grammar
beáh, beág, bǽh, bég, béh; gen. beáges; dat. beáge; pl. beágas; m. [beáh, beág; p. of búgan to bend]

Metal made into circular ornaments ⬩ A ring ⬩ bracelet ⬩ collar ⬩ garland ⬩ crown ⬩ anulus ⬩ armilla ⬩ diadema ⬩ corona

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Metal made into circular ornaments, as A ring, bracelet, collar, garland, crown; anulus, armilla, diadema, corona. Bracelets were worn about the arms and wrists; rings on the fingers, round the ankles, the neck, and about the head. See Guide to Northern

berie

a berry ⬩ a grape

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Add: a berry: Berige vaccinia, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 25. Bergan bacce, 285, 66 : ii. 10, 66. Mora commune nomen est bergena, 59, 4. Bergan corimbos, 104, 40. Berian, 14, 62. a grape Ne bið þæt wín of Sure berian, ac of manegum, Hml. Th. ii. 276, 27.

béce

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Boecae, boeccae, boece aesculus, Txts. 36, 22: fagus, 62, 417. Béccae, boece esculus, 60, 391. Béce, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 9: fagus. 34, 71. Tó þaere mearcbécean, of ðǽre bécean, C. D. B. i. 295, 9. On þá ealdan mearcebécan, 296, 26. Bécum fagis, Wrt. Voc.

berwe

(n.)
Grammar
berwe, dat. of bearo q. v.

a grove

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a grove

BEARG

(n.)
Grammar
BEARG, bearh, es; m.

A castrated boar ⬩ a barrow pig ⬩ majālis

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A castrated boar, a barrow pig; majālis Amæsted swín, bearg bellende on bóc-wuda a fattened swine, a barrow pig [castrated boar] grunting in beech woods, Exon. 111 b ; Th. 428, 10 ; Rä. 41, 106. Bearh majalis, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 31; Wrt. Voc. 22,

Linked entries: bearug berg

bearg

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Berg, Mt. L. 7, 6. Add

BEARO

(n.)
Grammar
BEARO, bearu; gen. bearwes; dat. bearwe, bearowe, bearuwe; acc. bearo; pl. nom. acc. bearwas; gen. -wa; dat. -wum; m.

A grove ⬩ wood ⬩ nemus ⬩ lucus ⬩ silva ⬩ virgultum

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A grove, wood; nemus vel lucus, silva, virgultum Se hálga bearo sette the holy man planted a grove, Cd. 137; Th. 172, 7; Gen. 2840. Wæter wynsumu bearo ealne geondfaraþ pleasant waters pervade all the grove, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 10; Ph. 67. Bearu nemus

berge

(n.)
Grammar
berge, an; f.

A berry ⬩ grape

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A berry, grape, Deut. 23, 24

bera

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On beran del, C. D. v. 86, 20. Add

beard

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Ælfsige mid þám berde, Cht. E. 257, 1. Lǽdes mannes tácen is þæt þú þé mid ealre hande be þínum cynne nime, swilce þú þé be bearde niman wille, Tech. ii. 129, 17. Wé lǽrað ꝥ ǽnig gehádod man . . . his beard ǽnige hwíle ne hæbbe, Ll. Th. ii. 254, 13.

beer

(n.)

a bier ⬩ bed

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a bier, bed, Cot. 23 : Jn. Lind. War. 5, 8