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basu

(adj.)
Grammar
basu, Add: , beasu, beosu
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Baeso, beoso(-u) finicia, Txts. 62, 411. Baso, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 46, 39, 4. Basu, hǽwen (or? basu-hǽwen) indicum, 49, 55. Beasu finicium, i. coccinum luteris, 148, 59. Baso popig astula regia, i. 66, 65. Mið basewium purpureo, Hpt. Gl. 436, 49.

bogung

(n.)
Grammar
bogung, e; f. [bogen bent; pp. of búgan to bow, bend]

Crookedness, perversity ⬩ pravitas, perversitas

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Crookedness, perversity; pravitas, perversitas Þurh heora upahefednysse and ágenre bogunge through their arrogance and own perversity, Homl. Th. ii. 428, 13

Linked entry: bóung

bed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bed, = bæd; p. of biddan.

asked

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asked Ic bed petii, Ps. Spl. 26, 7

béh

(n.)

a crown

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a crown On ðone béh in coronam Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 28

bonnan

(v.)
Grammar
bonnan, p. beónn, pl. beónnon; pp. bonnen

To summon, call together ⬩ citare, convocare

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To summon, call together; citare, convocare Sió býman stefen and se beorhta segn bonnaþ sáwla gehwylce the voice of the trumpet and the bright sign shall summon every soul, Exon. 23 b; Th. 66, 6; Cri. 1067

be-nugan

(v.)
Grammar
be-nugan, he be-neah, pl. be-nugon; p. be-nohte; subj. pres. benuge [Goth. binauhan, binah; pp. binauht, δεî, oportet]

To need ⬩ want ⬩ require ⬩ enjoy ⬩ indigere ⬩ frui

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To need, want, require, enjoy; indigere, frui Ðonne he bega beneah when he requires both Elen. Kmbl. 1233; El. 618 : Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 12; Bo. 46. Gif hí ðæs wuda benugon if they enjoy [have enjoyment of] the wood Bt. 25; Fox 88, 19. Wið ðan ðe mín

Linked entries: be-neah ge-nugan

beterung

(n.)
Grammar
beterung, e; f.

Improvement

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Improvement Hé anbidað úre betrunge, Hml. Th. i. 350, 19. Hé leofode on mynstre for neóde swídor þonne for bete*-*runge, 534, 2. For úre beterunge, 272, 1 : 414, 26. Ús tó beterunge, 360, 30. tó fire beterunge, Hml. A. 8, 211

þaca

(n.)
Grammar
þaca, þeaca, an; m.

A covering ⬩ roof

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A covering, roof Ðone song hé gehýrde tó him neálǽcan, óð ðæt hé becom tó ðeacan ðære cyricean (ad tectum oratorii), Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 43. Cf. Bordðeaca, brodthaca testudo, Txts. 101, 1999. Bordþacan latrariis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 52

Linked entry: þeaca

bǽl

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Bǽl focus, An. Ox. 17, 49. Pyre béle, id est fýr, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 42. Bǽla pyrarum, 85, 39. On bǽl gearu, B. 1109. On bǽl dón, hladan, áhebban, 1116: 2126: Gen. 2903. Add

bearg

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Bearug, berg majalis, Txts. 78, 652: magialis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 51. Bearg porcaster, 97, 19. Bearh magalis, 78, 35. Worn berga . . . in ðá bergas (ðám bergum, L.) grex porcorum . . . in porcos, Mk. R. 5, 11, 12, 13. Sunor bergana grex porcorum, Lk. L

ge-bíwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bíwan, ge-beówan.
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To rub, polish Gebeówed confricatus, i. lima*-*tus, exprimatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 25

Linked entry: ge-beówed

a-beátan

(v.)
Grammar
a-beátan, p. -beót; pp. -beáten

To beat ⬩ strike ⬩ tundere ⬩ percellere

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To beat, strike; tundere, percellere Stormum abeátne beaten by storms, Exon. 21b; Th. 58, 26; Cri. 941

býst

(v.)
Grammar
býst, 2nd pers. pres. of beódan

commandest, offierest

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commandest, offierest. ;

být

(v.)
Grammar
být, 3rd pers. pres. of beódan,

commands, bid's, offers

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commands, bid's, offers, Ex. 5, 10

byrst

(v.)
Grammar
byrst, 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of beran

he byrþ bearest, he bears, produces ⬩ facit

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he byrþ bearest, he bears, produces; facit, Mt. Bos. 7, 17

býtst

(v.)
Grammar
býtst, 2nd pers. pres. of beódan

commandest, offerest

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commandest, offerest

Beorg-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Beorg-ford, Beorh-ford, es; m. [beorg a hill, ford a ford; collis ad vadum]

BURFORD in Oxfordshire

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BURFORD in Oxfordshire Hér Cúþréd, Wæst-Seaxna cining, gefeaht ðý xxii geára his ríces, æt Beorgforda [MS. Beorhforda], wið Æðelbald, Myrcena cing, and hine geflýmde here, in 752 Cuthred, king of the West-Saxons, fought in the twenty-second year of his

cwæstednys

(n.)
Grammar
cwæstednys, a trembling, Som. Ben. Lye.

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icge gold

(n.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
icge gold,
  • Beo. Th. 2219
  • ;
  • B. 1107.
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The translation of this phrase is difficult. Thorpe has 'moreover,' Kemble 'heaped up;' Heyne suggests comparison with Sskr. ic dominare, imperare, and gives 'Schatzgold, reiches gold;' Grein's note is as follows : 'Sollte vielleicht zu icg das Altn.

sund-flite

Grammar
sund-flite, Beo. Th. 1019; B. 507.

Similar entry: sund