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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

bed

Grammar
bed, bedd.

a bedcoucha surface on which something rests?

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Add: a bed, couch Bedd, bed culcites, Txts. 50, 243. Bed culcites, culcitatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 52, 53. Wolde beddes neósan gamela Scylding, B. 1791: Jud. 63. Bedde culcita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 14. Ic árás of mínon bedde (lectulo), Coll. M. 33, 23. Swalt

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Dele passage Deut. 21, 20, and add: of movement, trans, to go round a place Lǽssan ymbgang hæfð se mann þe gǽð ábútan án hús þonne sé ðe ealle ðá burh begǽð, Lch. iii. 248, 12. Iosue beeóde ðá burh seofon síðum, Hml. Th. ii. 214, 34. Ðeáh þá unriht-wísan

bégan

(v.)

Similar entry: bígan

berian

(v.)
Grammar
berian, p. ode, ede; pp. od [bær bare]

To baremake nakedexposeexhibitmake a shew ofnudaredenudarein medium proferreostentare

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To bare, make naked, expose, exhibit, make a shew of; nudare, denudare, in medium proferre, ostentare Benc-þelu beredon they made bare the bench floor, Beo. Th. 2482; B. 1239.

folc-sweót

(n.)
Grammar
folc-sweót, es; m. [sweót, m. a band]

A multitude of peoplemultitudepŏpŭli multĭtūdocaterva

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A multitude of people, multitude; pŏpŭli multĭtūdo, caterva Folcsweóta mǽst greatest of multitudes, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 2; Exod. 577

Linked entry: sweót

on-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bítan, p. -bát; pp. -biten (with gen.)

To taste of, partake of

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To taste of, partake of Se ðæs wæstmes onbát, Cd. Th. 30, 21; Gen. 470: 42, 22; Gen. 677. Gif wulf ǽniges cynnes orf tóslíte, and hit forðon deád beo, ne onbíte gustet his nán Cristen man, L. Ecg. P. iv. 29; Th. ii. 212, 26. Anbíte, iv. 28; Th. ii. 212

bindan

to bindto fasten toknit

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Hé nam Simeon and band hine tollens Simeon et ligans, Ger. 42, 24. to be a bond on :-- Bundan nodarent (vincla pios lacertos), Wrt.

BEALD

(adj.)
Grammar
BEALD, bald; adj.

BOLDbraveconfidentof good couragevalidusstrenuusfortisconstansaudaxfidensbono animoliber

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BOLD, brave, confident, of good courage; validus, strenuus, fortis, constans, audax, fidens, bono animo, liber He beald in gebéde bídsteal gifeþ he confident in prayer maketh a stand, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 28 ; Jul. 388. Beald reordade, eádig on elne

Linked entry: bald

bealu

(adj.)
Grammar
bealu, balu; adj.

Balefulperniciouswickedmaliciousdirusperniciosuspravusmalusmalitiosus

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Baleful, pernicious, wicked, malicious; dirus, perniciosus, pravus, malus, malitiosus Awrítaþ hie on his wǽpne bealwe bócstafas they cut baleful letters upon his weapon, Salm. Kmbl. 325; Sal. 162

un-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
un-bindan, p. -band, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden

To unbinduntie

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To unbind, untie Ne eom ic wyrðe ðæt ic unbinde ( soluam ) his sceóþwang, Jn. Skt. 1, 27. 'Æfter his beháte ic ðé unbinde' ... Se engel hire ðá unband, Homl. Th. i. 466, 31. Swá hwæt swá ðú unbindst ( solveres) ofer eorðan, ðæt byð unbunden (solutum)

Linked entry: on-bindan

on-bídan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bídan, p. -bád; pl. -bidon; pp. -biden.

to abide, wait, remainto wait for, expect,to wait on, attend upon

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to abide, wait, remain Onbád óþ ðæt ǽfen cwom, Beo. Th. 4594; B. 2302. Hé onbád ðæt feówertig wintra hweðer hié gecyrran woldan he waited the forty years to see whether they would change, Blickl. Homl. 79, 4. Onbíd her seofon and twentig nihta, 231,

butsa-carlas

(n.)
Grammar
butsa-carlas, [bátes carlas, i. e. bát-sǽ carlas]
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Seamen, sailors; nautæ, Chr. 1066; Ing. 259, 4

folc-truma

(n.)
Grammar
folc-truma, an; m. [truma a band, troop]

A host of peoplepeoplepŏpŭli cohorspŏpŭlus

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A host of people, people; pŏpŭli cohors, pŏpŭlus Cweðe eall folctruma, sý ðæt, sý ðæt oððe beó hit swá dīcet omnis pŏpŭlus, fiat, fiat, Ps. Lamb. 105, 48. Folctruman andettaþ ðé pŏpŭli confĭtēbuntur tĭbi, 44, 18. Drihten démþ folctruman Dŏmĭnus jūdicat

Linked entry: truma

ylpen-bǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
ylpen-bǽnen, -bánen (elpend-); adj.
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Ivory Mid ylpenbánenon (-bǽn-, v. l. ) stæfe, Lchdm. i. 244, 24. Ylpenbánene eburna, Germ. 403, 19. v. elpen(d)-bǽnen (where these passages should be put)

Linked entries: elpend-bǽnen bǽnen

bylg

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

fýr-clom

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-clom, gen. -clommes; m. [clom a band, bond]

A fire-bondvincŭlum ignītum vel igne dūrātum

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A fire-bond; vincŭlum ignītum vel igne dūrātum Ðis is þeóstre [ðeostræ MS.] hám, þearle gebunden fæstum fýrclommum this is a dark home, strongly bound with fast fire-bonds, Cd. 213; Th. 267, 16; Sat. 39

bæcestre

(n.)
Grammar
bæcestre, bæcistre, bæcystre, an; f ? m. [bacan to bake, heó bæc-eþ; estre, v. -isse]

A woman who bakespistrixa bakerpistor

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A woman who bakes; pistrix: but because afýrde men performed that work which was originally done by females, this occupation is here denoted by a feminine termination; hence, a baker; pistor Ðá gelamp hit ðæt twegen afýryde men agylton wið heora hláford

Linked entry: bæcystre

for-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
for-beornan, -byrnan; p. -bearn, -barn, -born, pl. -burnon; pp. -bornen, -burnen; v. n.

To burn upbe destroyed by firebe consumedcombūriignĭbus consūmi

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He geseah, ðæt seó þyrne barn and næs forburnen vĭdēbat, quod rŭbus ardēret et non combūrĕrētur, Ex. 3, 2: Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 20, col. 1. Wǽron ða bende [MS. benne] forburnene the bands were burnt, Cd. 195; Th. 243, 12; Dan. 435

Linked entry: for-byrnan

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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Grammar wís, in a bad sense, cunning Wille gé wesan prættige? Wé nellaþ swá wesan wíse, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 1. Hí án geþeaht ealle ymbsǽtan, and gewitnesse wið ðé wíse gesettan (adversum te testamentum disposuerunt) Ps.