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beán-belgas

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Of beánbælgum, Lk. L. 15, 16. Þá swín ǽton beánbelgas (-bylgas, -coddas, v. ll.), Gr. D. 106, 31. Add

beán-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
beán-sǽd, es; n.

Bean-seed ⬩ beans for sowing

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Bean-seed, beans for sowing Tó beánsǽde xl. pene[ga], Cam. Phil. Soc. 1902, p. 15

beán-stede

(n.)
Grammar
beán-stede, es; m.

A place where beans are grown?

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A place where beans are grown? Tó beánstede . . . of beánstede, C. D. iii. 425, 19

beán-melu

(n.)
Grammar
beán-melu, wes; n.

Bean-meal

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Bean-meal Genim beánmela, Lch. ii. 84, 4

beáw-hyrnet

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Dele, and see preceding word

bece

(n.)

a brook.

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a brook

bedd-

(prefix)

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a-bád

expected ⬩ waited

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expected, waited And abád swá ðeáh seofon dagas expectavitque nihilominus septem alios dies, Gen. 8, 12

a-bæd

(v.)
Grammar
a-bæd, abǽdon

asked

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asked; p. of abiddan

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;

a-beág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-beág, p. of a-búgan.

bowed down

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bowed down,Beo. Th. 1555; B. 775

ǽ-bær

notorious

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notorious, L. Eth. vi. 36; Th. i. 324, 11

anan-beám

(n.)
Grammar
anan-beám, es; m.

The spindle-tree ⬩ prick-wood ⬩ prick-timber ⬩ euonymus Europæus

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The spindle-tree, prick-wood, prick-timber; euonymus Europæus, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm, ii. 78, 13

B

Grammar
B, THE sound of b is produced by the lips; hence it is called a labial consonant, and has the same sound in Anglo-Saxon as in English. In all languages, and especially in the dialects of cognate languages, the letters employing the same organs of utterance are continually interchanged. In Anglo-Saxon, therefore, we find that b interchanges with the other labials, f and
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p Ic hæbbe I have, he hæfþ he hath. When words are transferred into modern English, b is sometimes represented by f or v :-- Beber or befor a beaver; Ober, ofer, over. In comparing the Anglo-Saxon aspirated labial f with the corresponding letter in Old

bac-slitol

(n.)
Grammar
bac-slitol, es; m.

A backbiter ⬩ detractor

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A backbiter; detractor, Off. reg. 15

bád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bád, p. of bídan.

expected ⬩ waited

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expected, waited,Cd. 132; Th. 167, 32; Gen. 2774;

bæc-bord

(n.)
Grammar
bæc-bord, es; m.

The larboard or left-hand side of a ship, when looking towards the prow or head ⬩ navigii sinistra pars

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The larboard or left-hand side of a ship, when looking towards the prow or head; navigii sinistra pars Burgenda land wæs us on æcbord the land of the Burgundians was on our larboard or left, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 44

bæc-hús

(n.)
Grammar
bæc-hús, es; n.

A BAKEHOUSE ⬩ pistrinum

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A BAKEHOUSE; pistrinum, Ælfc. Gl. 22?

bæc-slitol

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bæc-slitol, es; m. [bæc a back; slitol a biter, from sliten, pp. of slítan to slit, bite]

A backbiter ⬩ detractor

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A backbiter; detractor, Off. reg. 15

Linked entries: bac-slitol slítan slitol

bæd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bæd, pl. bǽdon

asked ⬩ besought

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asked, besought,Cd. 94; Th. 122, 12; Gen. 2025: 37; Th. 48, 24; Gen. 780;

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