bed-reáf
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Ben. 47, 3. Ðonne þú bedreáf habban wylle, þonne wege þú þín reáf, Tech. ii. 126, 4. Add
a-bet
Better ⬩ melius
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Better; melius Hwæðer ðé se ende abet lícian wille whether the end will better please thee. Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 23
ǽ-bær
notorious
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notorious, L. Eth. vi. 36; Th. i. 324, 11
am-byr
Favourable ⬩ fair ⬩ æquus ⬩ secundus
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Favourable, fair; æquus, secundus Gyf man hæfde ambyrne wind if a man had a favourable wind, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 20
bear-swinig
openly wicked ⬩ a publican
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openly wicked, a publican, Lk. Rush. War. 3, 12 : 15, 1
bár-spreót
A boar spear ⬩ venabulum
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A boar spear; venabulum
bær-synnig
Openly-wicked ⬩ an open or public sinner ⬩ a publican ⬩ apertus vel publicus peccator ⬩ publicanus
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Openly-wicked; used substantively, an open or public sinner, a publican; apertus vel publicus peccator, publicanus Síe ðé swǽ bærsynnig sit tibi sicut publicanus, Mt. Lind. Stv. 18, 17: 21, 32: Mk. Lind. War. 2, 16: Lk. Lind. War. 15, 1: Mt. Lind. Stv
Linked entries: bear-swinig synnig beor-swinig
bere-sǽd
Barley-seed ⬩ barley ⬩ hordeum
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Barley-seed, barley; hordeum, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 36
bere-wíc
A barley-village ⬩ a corn-village ⬩ hordeaceus vel frumentarius vicus,
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A barley-village, a corn-village; hordeaceus vel frumentarius vicus, Th. Diplm. A. D. 1060; 382, 12 : A. D. 1093; 443, 31
berg-ælfen
mountain-elves ⬩ oreades
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mountain-elves; oreades
búr-þegen
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A chamber-servant, chamberlain, chancellor, secretary; cubicularius, cancellarius, scriniarius Búrþén cubicularius, Ǽlfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 100; Wrt. Voc. 25, 40. His þeóden þanc gessǽde ðum búrþéne his chief gave thanks to the chamberlain, Byrht. Th.
fýr-bǽr
Igniferus
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Igniferus, Hpt. Gl. 509
irfe-béc
A will ⬩ testament
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A will, testament Uncwedene yrfebéc ruptum testamentum : forswíged yrfebéc suppressum testamentum : underne yrfebéc nuncupatio : samhíwna yrfebéc jus liberorum, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 102-8 ; Wrt. Voc. 20, 42-6: ii. 49, 14. Áwǽgune yrfebéc inritum testamentum
lyni-bór
a gimlet ⬩ auger
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[v. Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 7 boor dasile] a gimlet, auger Lynibór terebellus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 287, 14
prod-bor
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On prodbore in foro, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 11, 16. On protbore, 20, 3. [Cf.(?) bor and prod a pointed instrument; to prod to prick, Jamieson, and common in many parts of England, as if foro were connected with forare.] (?)
gift-búr
A wedding-chamber ⬩ bride-chamber
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A wedding-chamber, bride-chamber Swá swá brýdguma forþ gewítende of giftbúre his tanquam sponsus procedens de thalamo suo, Ps. Spl. T. 18, 5
ge-beór
A guest ⬩ hospes ⬩ convīva
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A guest; hospes, convīva Ðá ðæt ða gebeóras gesáwon quod cum convīvæ conspĭcĕrent, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534. 33. Gebeór convīva, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 45 : Scint. 63 : Homl. Th. i. 484, 1; 528, 9
ge-berg
A defence ⬩ refuge ⬩ refŭgium
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A defence, refuge; refŭgium Geworden is Dryht geberg þearfena factus est Dŏmĭnus refŭgium pauperum, Ps. Surt. 9, 10 : 58, 17 : 89, 1