wǽl-bed
The bed of the slain
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The bed of the slain Ic hine heardan clammum on wælbedde wríþan þóhte I had thought to bind him on the couch of the slain (i.e. to kill him ), Beo. Th. 1932; B. 964. Hwæt befealdest ðú folmum ðínum on wælbedd bróðor ðínne? Cd. Th. 62,8; Gen. 1011
ǽ-bær
Brought to light (of the criminal or the crime where guilt is manifest), notorious, proved
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Substitute: Brought to light (of the criminal or the crime where guilt is manifest), notorious, proved Ǽbǽre (-bére) morð ( apertum murdrum, (Lat. Vers.) Ll. Th. i. 410, 5. Ábǽre, Wlfst. 274, 24. Se ǽbǽra þeóf fur probatus (Lat. Vers.) Ll. Th. i. 390
ǽmet-bed
An ant-hill
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An ant-hill Genim ǽmetbed mid ealle, ðára ðe hwílum fleogað, beóþ reáde, Lch. ii. 338, 21
gúþ-beorn
A man of war, warrior ⬩ vir bellicosus, bellator
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A man of war, warrior; vir bellicosus, bellator Gúþbeorna sum wicg gewende one of the warriors turned his charger, Beo. Th. 634; B. 314
heáh-beorg
A high mountain ⬩ a high rock ⬩ a high fell
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A high mountain Hé ðás heáhbeorgas healdeþ swylce et altitudines montium ipse conspicit, Ps. Th. 94, 4
Linked entry: heáh-torras
heals-beorh
A protection for the neck, gorget, hauberk, ⬩ a gorget ⬩ pectoria, lorica
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A protection for the neck, gorget, hauberk, Hpt. Gl. 521, 423
gafol-bere
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Add: Cf. Similar entries bere-gafol
breóst-beorh
A breast-defence, breast-plate ⬩ pectoris tutamen
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A breast-defence, breast-plate; pectoris tutamen
Linked entry: breóst-gebeorh
brýd-bed
A bride-bed ⬩ genialis torus
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A bride-bed; genialis torus, Ælfc. Gl. 66; Som. 69, 72; Wrt. Voc. 41, 26
Linked entry: brýd-ræst
wíg-bed
An altar
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An altar [from wíg (wíh) and beód; some forms, e.g. wígbeddes, weóbedd, suggest that the word was thought to be derived from bed] Weófod altar vel ara, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 51. Hé scolde ðone Godes alter habban uppan áholodne, ðæt hé meahte on healdan ða
wíl-bec
a stream of misery (?)
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a stream of misery (?) Wuniendo wær wílbec biscær, Exon. Th. 353, 42; Reim. 26
hors-bǽr
A horse-bier; ⬩ feretrum caballarium, ⬩ lectica
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A horse-bier; feretrum caballarium, Bd. 4, 6; S. 574, 5
Linked entry: hors-syðða
on-bén
A prayer asking for something (evil) to come upon a person, an imprecation
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A prayer asking for something (evil) to come upon a person, an imprecation Hí ús mid heora wiðerwordum onbénum and wyrinessum éhtaþ qui adversis nos imprecationibus persequuntur, Bd. 2, 2; S. 504, 4
bær-beáh
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dele, and see bær
bær-líce
plainly ⬩ manifestly ⬩ publicly
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Add:plainly, manifestly, publicly Bærlíce æteáwdon declarant, Mt. p, 7, 4. Bærlíce æteáwas perspicue ostenditur, 10, 8. Bærlíce ðú spreces palam loqueris, Jn. L. 16, 29. Ne on dæge háligum ł bærlíce non in die festo, Mk. L. 14, 2
bær-fót
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Deóplic dǽdbót bið ꝥ lǽwede man weallige bærfót wíde, Ll. Th. ii. 280, 18. Nime hé stæf him on hand and gá bærfót, 286, 20. Cume manna gehwilc bærefót tó circan, Wlfst. 181, 1. Bær-fisce (-fót?) nudapes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 19. Add
bán-bryce
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Bánbryce on heáfode, Lch. ii. 8, 28. Bánbrice, 92, 6. Add
bán-cófa
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bán-cóða
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bán-geberg
A greave
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A greave Baangeberg[um] ocreis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 35
Linked entry: bán-beorgas