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Anglo-Saxon

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fór-bed

(n.)
Grammar
fór-bed, fór-bedd, es; n.

A litter

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A litter: -Fórbed (-bæd, v.l.) badanola (lectus in itinere, lectus itineralis: cf. banadola lectus quo in itinere fertur, Gl. Isidor), Hpt. 31, 6, 80

breóst-beorh

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-beorh, -beorg, es; m.

A breast-defence, breast-plate ⬩ pectoris tutamen

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A breast-defence, breast-plate; pectoris tutamen

Linked entry: breóst-gebeorh

bere

(n.)
Grammar
bere, an; f.

A female bear ⬩ ursa

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A female bear; ursa

Linked entries: bære-flór bærlíc bere-hláf beren bere-sǽd

bylg

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

beðing

(n.)
Grammar
beðing, e; f.

A fomentation ⬩ fomentum

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A fomentation, an assuaging or nourishing medicine; fomentum,Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 20; MS. B

Linked entry: beðen

for-beran

(v.)
Grammar
for-beran, p -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren [for for; beran to bear]

To FORBEAR ⬩ abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ restrain ⬩ bear with ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer ⬩ abstĭnēre ⬩ sustĭnēre ⬩ comprĭmĕre ⬩ reprĭmĕre ⬩ tŏlĕrāre ⬩ păti ⬩ ferre

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Beo. Th. 3759; B. 1877. Hí firenlustas forberaþ in breóstum they restrain sinful lusts in their breasts, Exon. 44b; Th. 150, 9; Gú. 776.

Linked entries: for-bæran for-bearan for-byrd

byreþ

(v.)
Grammar
byreþ, bears, Beo. Th. 598; B. 296;
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3rd pers. pres. of beran

fast

(adj.)
Grammar
fast, fast, Som. Ben. Lye. v. fæst

fast, firm

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fast, firm

ge-radian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-radian, (= ge-hradian), R. Ben. 73, 14.

birgness

(n.)
Grammar
birgness, e; f.

Tasting ⬩ taste

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Mid byrinesse (byrig-, beorh-, v. ll.) ðæs wæteres aquae gustum, Bd. 5, 18; Sch. 649, 16

a-bær

(v.)
Grammar
a-bær, p.of a-beran.

bore ⬩ took away ⬩ sustulit

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bore or took away; sustulit,Ps. Spl. 77, 76;

beódende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beódende, part. of beódan.

commanding

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commanding R. Ben. 5

beorende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
beorende, part. of beoran.

bringing forth

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bringing forth;

á-bíwan

(v.)
Grammar
á-bíwan, -beówan (-býwan, v.
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Dict. ), to rub up, polish, burnish, scour Ǽren fæt nyþewerd ábýwed, Lch. iii. 292, 10. Ábeówed defricatum Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 26

Linked entries: á-beówed a-býwan

beorm-teág

(n.)
Grammar
beorm-teág, e; f.
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A yeast-box Man sceal habban . . . bearmteáge, Angl. ix. 264, 20

Linked entry: bearm-teág

bera-scinn

(n.)
Grammar
bera-scinn, es; n.

A bear-skin

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A bear-skin iii berascin, Cht. Th. 429, 27

Linked entry: scinn

bere-brytta

(n.)
Grammar
bere-brytta, an; m.
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The guardian of a granary Be berebryttan (-e,MS. ). Berebryttan gebyreð corngebrot on hærfæste æt bernes dure, Ll. Th. i. 440, 2

bere-healm

(n.)
Grammar
bere-healm, es; n.

Barley-straw

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Barley-straw Genim æscrinde and berehalm. Lch. iii. 28, 7

Linked entry: healm

belene

(n.)
Grammar
belene, beolone, belone, an; f.

Henbell ⬩ henbane ⬩ hyoscyamus niger

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Henbell, henbane; hyoscyamus niger Belenan meng wið rysele mix henbane with lard L. M. 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 72, 1. Dó belenan seáw apply the juice of henbane 3, 3; Lchdm. ii. 310, 7. Genim beolonan sǽd take the seed of henbane 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 1

Linked entries: belune beolone

ge-béd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd, -bédd; gen. es; pl. nom. acc. -béd, -bédu, -bédo; n. [The other dialects seem to point to 'gebed :' O. Sax. gibed : O. H. Ger. gabet : Ger. gebet.]

a prayer ⬩ petition ⬩ supplication ⬩ ōrātio ⬩ prĕces ⬩ supplĭcātio ⬩ a religious service ⬩ an ordinance ⬩ verbum legĭtĭmum ⬩ cærĭmōnia

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a prayer, petition, supplication; ōrātio, prĕces, supplĭcātio Gebéd mín on bósme mínum sý gecyrred ōrātio mea in sĭnum meum convertētur, Ps. Spl. 34, 16. Gehýr mín gebéd exaudi orātiōnem meam, Ps. Th. 54, 1. Ðú mínes gebédes béne gehýrdest exaudīvisti

Linked entries: beád ge-beod

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