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breneþ

(v.)
Grammar
breneþ, =berneþ; 3rd sing. pres. of bernan.

burns

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burns, Runic pm. 15; Kmbl. 342, 11; Hick. Thes. i. 135

Linked entries: bærnan bærnan

bed-bolster

(n.)
Grammar
bed-bolster, gen. -bolstres; m.

A pillowbolsterplumacium

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A pillow, bolster; plumacium Bed-bolster plumacium, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 103; Wrt. Voc. 25, 43

be-frinan

(v.)
Grammar
be-frinan, l. be-frignan, -frinan; p. -frán, pl. -frúnon, -frinon; pp. -frúnen, -frinen,

to ask a person a question,to askquestion,to ask about somethingto ask a person about somethingto ask for some-thingto ask of a person what one wishes to be told

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and add: to ask a person a question, the question stated Gif eówre bearn eów befrínað, 'Hwæt dóð þá stánas hér?', Jos. 4, 6. Þá befrán se cyning his cnihtas and cwæþ, 'Hwylce méde hæfde Mardocheus?', Hml. A. 98, 216: 99, 257. question in-direct Hé befrán

bærwe

(n.)
Grammar
bærwe, dat. of bearo.

a grove

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a grove,Som;

in-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
in-beornan, p. -bearn

To burn

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To burn, be on fire Inbiorne wé inardescamus, Rtl. 95. 27

beren-hulu

(n.)
Grammar
beren-hulu, e; f.

A barley-husk

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A barley-husk Berenhula tipsanas, Scint. 95, 19

Linked entry: hulu

beór-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
beór-scipe, es; m.

A feast

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A feast Beárscip convivium, Mt. p. 16, I. Æfter þæs beórscipes geendunge, Ap. Th. 17, 19. Gelaðod tó lustfullum beórscype, Hml. S. 8, 98. Hig wrohton him beórscipe (cenam), Jn. 12, 2. Hé ðone beórscipe mid blóde gemencgde, Hml. Th. i. 484, 2. Gé eówerne

tó-beátan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-beátan, p. -beót

To beat to pieces,destroy by beating

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To beat to pieces, destroy by beating Hig gebundon ðone bysceop be ðám fótum on sumne fearr and ðone gegremedon, ðæt hé hleóp on unsméðe eorðan and ðam bysceope ðæt heáfod tóbeót, Shrn. 152, 2. Com him swilc wind ongeán, swilce nán mann ǽr ne gemunde

feld-beó

(n.)
Grammar
feld-beó, f.

A field-beelocustăpis campestrisattăcusάττακόs

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A field-bee, locust; ăpis campestris, attăcus = άττακόs Feld-beó adticus [ = attăcus ], Wrt. Voc. 281, 38

Linked entry: beó

be-rípan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rípan, p. te

To stripdespoilplunder

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berýp ðú þeów wísne ne defraudes seruum sensatum, Scint. 190, 1. þæt hé ðá unstrangan berýpe. Hml. Th. i. 164, 4. ꝥ hé inne oþþe úte cirican berýpe, Ll. Th. i. 334, 31.

Linked entry: be-rýpan

ge-þyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þyldan, (?); p. -de to bear patiently, consent to do,
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tolerate Geþylde (geþylde[gode] ?) consentiret, i. succumberet (nisi ethnicorum ritu thurificare consentiret, Ald.), An. Ox. 3238. [O. H. Ger. dulten tolerare, sustinere, subire; gedulten pati.] Cf. for-þyldian

Linked entry: ge-þyldigian

burg-stal

(n.)
Grammar
burg-stal, -stól, es; m. [burg = beorg, beorh a hill, stal a place, seat, dwelling]
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A hill-seat, dwelling on a hill; sedes super collem vel clivum. Cot. 209. The name of places built on a hill, as Burstall in Suffolk, Borstall in Kent and Oxfordshire, etc

Linked entry: beorh-stal

ful-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
ful-bétan, full-bétan; p. -bétte; pp. -béted

To make full amendsgive satisfactionpĕnĭtus compensāresătisfăcĕre

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To make full amends, give satisfaction; pĕnĭtus compensāre, sătisfăcĕre Ðæt he fulbéte till he make full amends, L. Pen. 12; Th. ii. 280, 29

Linked entry: full-bétan

berigeblæ

farcille

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farcille [for beri-geblæ (= bere-gafle) furcille ? ? This form, however, which might be possible in the Erfurt Glossary, is quite out of keeping with the glossary in which it occurs]Wrt. Voc. ii. 40. 1

Linked entry: gafol

bítel

(n.)
Grammar
bítel, bítela, bétl; m.

A beetleblatta

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A beetle; blatta Ða blacan bétlas the black beetles, Cot. 141

ge-bétt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bétt, pp. of ge-bétan.

amendedreformed

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amended, reformed,Bd. 1, 21; S. 485, 8: 1, 27; S. 492, 17;

wyrt-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-bed, wyrt-bedd, es; n.
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A garden-bed Ðeós wyrt bið cenned on begánum stówum and on wyrtbeddum and on mǽdum, Lchdm. i. 96, 22: 184, 6

blæc-berie

(n.)
Grammar
blæc-berie, l. blæc berie.

Similar entry: BLÆC

fóre-beón

Grammar
fóre-beón, l. fore beón,

Similar entry: fore

fóre-bétan

Grammar
fóre-bétan, l. fore bétan,

Similar entry: fore