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bát-weard

(n.)
Grammar
bát-weard, es; m. [bát boat, weard keeper]

Keeper or commander of a shipnavis custos

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Keeper or commander of a ship; navis custos He ðæm bátwearde swurd gesealde he gave a sword to the keeper of the ship, Beo. Th. 3804; B. 1900

Linked entry: weard

beó-breád

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Ger. bí-brót.]. v. beón-breád in Dict

feld-beó

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Feldbeó, dora adticus, beó apis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 66. Feldbeón hunig, Lch. ii. 308, 6: 313, 4. Feld-beóna hunig, i. 348, 7: 366, 14. Dele'locust,' and add

be-wenian

(v.)
Grammar
be-wenian, p. ede; pp. ed [be, wenian to accustom, draw to one's self, honour]

To entertain, take care ofhospitio accipere

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To entertain, take care of; hospitio accipere We wǽron hér tela bewenede we were here kindly entertained, Beo. Th. 3646, note; B. 1821.

Linked entry: be-þénede

dǽd-béta

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Drihten cwæð þæt micel blis wǽre on heofenum be ánum dǽdbétan, 350, 8. Þæt forbod húslganges and inganges intó cyrican is eal þearflic þám dǽdbétan, Wlfst. 155, 3. Be dǽdbétan, Ll. Th. ii. 278, 1. Add

be-nǽman

(v.)
Grammar
be-nǽman, be-néman; p. -nǽmde, -némde; pp. -nǽmed, -némed [be, niman to take]

To deprivetake awayauferreprivare

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To deprive, take away; auferre, privare He ne meahte hí ðæs landes benǽman he could not deprive them of their land Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 35 : Cd. 98; Th. 129, 32; Gen. 2152. Ealdre benǽman to deprive of life Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 24; Jud. 76. Wuldre benémed

Linked entry: be-néman

be-byrgednes

Grammar
be-byrgednes, be-byrigednes (-byrgen-, -byr(i)g-).
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Tó cýþnesse mínre bebyrgednesse, Bl. H. 69, 18. Tó bibyrgnisse (bebyrgennese, L.) sepulturam, Mk. R. 14, 8. Bibyrignisa, Mt. L. 27, 7. Add

bén-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
bén-lic, adj.
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That may be entreated Boenlic uæs ðú deprecabilis esto, Rtl. 172, 39

twi-bót

(adv.)
Grammar
twi-bót, (?) double 'bót.' Perhaps in the passages given under twibóte; adv.
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the word might be taken as a case of this noun. Cf. twi-gilde

Linked entry: twibóte

bót-leás

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Substitute: Not to be expiated by the payment of bót, that cannot be compensated for by payment of bót; and add

dǽd-bót

Grammar
dǽd-bót, penitence, penance.
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Ben. 21, 6. Þá men þe dǽdbóte underfóð for hefelicum gyltum homines qui poenitentiam pro gravibus peccatis suscipiunt; Ll. Th. ii. 174, 17. Hreówe and dǽdbóte dón þæs mycclan yfeles and mánes, Bl. H. 79, 5. Add

bricg-bót

(n.)
Grammar
bricg-bót, e; f.

A repairing of a bridge pontis instauratio

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A repairing of a bridge; pontis instauratio Bricg-bóta aginne let the repairings of bridges be begun, L. G. S. 10; Th. i. 380, 27

ge-bit

(n.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bit, -bitt, es; n. [ge-, biten, pp. of bitan to bite]

A bitingbiting togethergrindinggnashingmorsusstrīdor

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A biting, biting together, grinding, gnashing; morsus, strīdor Ðǽr biþ wóp and tóþa gebitt there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, Homl. Th. 126, 20

be-gang

(n.)
Grammar
be-gang, be-gong, bi-gang, bi-gong, bi-gencg, es ; m. [be, gang a step, proceeding].

a coursewaypassagecircuitdistrictcursusviatenorcircuitusan undertakinga businessexerciseservicereligious worship negotiumexercitatiocultus

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a course, way, passage, circuit, district; cursus, via, tenor, circuitus Ofer geofenes begang over the course of ocean Beo. Th. 729; B. 362. Holma begang the passage of the deeps Andr. Kmbl. 390; An. 195.

hlóþ-bót

(n.)
Grammar
hlóþ-bót, e; f.

Compensation or fine to be paid by a member of a 'hlóþ' for the wrong committed by any one of them,

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Compensation or fine to be paid by a member of a 'hlóþ' for the wrong committed by any one of them, L. Alf. pol. 29; Th. i. 80, 9

be-dón

(v.)
Grammar
be-dón, [be, dón to do]

To shutclaudere

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To shut; claudere Ðæt ðú ðíne doru mihtest bedón fæste that thou mightest shut fast thy doors, Ps. Th. 147, 2

be-druncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-druncen, pp. of be-drincan.

drunk inabsorbed

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drunk in, absorbed,Med. ex Quadr. 2, 10; Lchdm. i. 336, 4, MS. B;

be-arn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-arn, p. of be-yrnan.

occurred

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occurred,Wanl. Catal. 154, 5;

be-bond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-bond, p. of be-bindan.

bound

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bound,Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, note 9;

be-brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-brocen, pp. of be-brecan.

brokenconsumed

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broken, consumed,Gr. Dial. 2, 21;