BREÓST
the breast of man or beast; ⬩ pectus ⬩ the breasts; ⬩ ubera ⬩ The heart, mind, thought ⬩ pectus, cor, mens
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the breast of man or beast; pectus Ðæt míne breóst wereþ that defends my breast, Beo. Th. 911; B. 453. On breóstum læg lay on my breast, 1109; B. 552. He beót his breóst percutiebat pectus suum, Lk. Bos. 18, 13. Blíð on breóstum mild in the breast [stomach
fóre-bétan
To make full amends to or for anyone or anything ⬩ compensāre prō ălĭquo
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To make full amends to or for anyone or anything; compensāre prō ălĭquo Ládige mid his mágan, ðe fǽhþe móton mid-beran, oððe fórebétan let him clear himself with his kinsmen, who must bear the feud with him, or make full amends for it, L.
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béd-rǽden
Prayers
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and substitute: Prayers Bist ðú on úre bedrǽdene we will pray for you, Wlfst. 290, 17. Wé habbaþ heom geunnen þá bedrǽddene for lífe and for déþe we have promised to pray for them while alive and after death, Cht. Th. 436, 15
bet-nes
Satisfaction, amends, amendment, recompence ⬩ satisfactio, compensatio
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Satisfaction, amends, amendment, recompence; satisfactio, compensatio Ðæt ic búton betnesse beó mínra synna that I am, without amendment of my sins, L. De Cf. 10; Th. ii. 264, 16
helle-cǽge
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Hé bereð helleciégan (cf. seó cǽge, 20) on handa, Verc. Först. l 28, 5
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bed-reda
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Bedrida paraliticus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 61. Bedd-reda oððe sé þe hæfð paralisin, 75, 48. Mín cniht líð æt hám bedreda (v. Mt. 8, 6), paralyticus. Hml. Th. i. 126, 6. His cépte sum bedd-ryda þe læg seofon geár tóslopenum limum . . . þá bletsode hé þone beddrydan
byrman
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To ferment with barm, to leaven; fermentare
ge-beót
a threatening ⬩ threat ⬩ boast ⬩ commĭnātio ⬩ mĭnæ ⬩ a promise ⬩ promissum
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a threatening, threat, boast; commĭnātio, mĭnæ Alýs us, Drihten, fram his gebeóte and mihte redeem us, Lord, from his threatening and might, Homl. Th. i. 568, 22. Swá fela þeóda wurdon todǽlede æt ðæle wundorlícan byrig ðe ða entas woldon wircean mid
ge-býrian
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in Dict., and add: to happen. where the subject is a noun (or pronoun) Gif him forðsíð gebyrige, Ll. Th. i. 236, 35: 434, 27. Ǽlc þing cymþ of sumum ðingum, for ðý hit ne biþ weás gebyred; ac þǽr hit of náuhte ne cóme, þonne wǽre hit weás gebyred, Bt
beorh-stal
A hill-seat ⬩ dwelling on a hill ⬩ sedes super collem vel clivum
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A hill-seat, dwelling on a hill; sedes super collem vel clivum
BANNAN
To summon ⬩ jubere ⬩ citare ⬩ convocare
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To summon; jubere, citare, convocare Leóde tosomne bannan to summon the people together, Andr. Kmbl. 2189; An. 1096: Elen. Grm. 45
bétende
Amending, atoning ⬩ reparans, expians
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Amending, atoning; reparans, expians Bétende [MS. betend] crungon hergas to hrusan the atoning bands sank to earth, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 24; Ruin. 29
Berþa
Bertha ⬩ Bercta
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Bertha; Bercta, Lat. f. the queen of Æðelbryht, king of Kent
a-beátan
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
hand-gemǽne
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Germ. handgemein werden to fight hand lo hand) Ðǽr unc hwíle wæs handgemǽne there for a time it was for the two of us hand-to-hand fighting, B. 2137
bet-líc
Good-like, excellent ⬩ eximius
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Good-like, excellent; eximius Bold wæs betlíc the mansion was excellent, Beo. Th. 3854; B. 1925. Betlícast, Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 7; Cri. 66
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ge-rid
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which may mean the food laid up by the ants in the ant-hill Ball seó lustfulnes and swetiies þæs lichaman weorðeþ tó wyrma geride dulcedo illius vermes (Job 24, 20 where the A. V. has, ' the worm shall feed sweetly on him '), Gr. D. 323, 3
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be-witan
watch over
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Add: in a general sense, to take charge of, watch over Wén is ꝥ hé wille bewitan á his menn ge on lífe ge on deá ðe, Hml. S. 17, 187. of official or professional action, to have charge or direction of, persons Se mágister þe þá cild bewát the schoolmaster
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consula béc
Books of consuls ⬩ kings' annals ⬩ calendars ⬩ fastorum libri ⬩ fasti
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Books of consuls, or kings' annals, calendars; fastorum libri, fasti Cot. 92
ge-beorgan
To save ⬩ protect ⬩ defend ⬩ secure ⬩ spare ⬩ preserve ⬩ servāre ⬩ salvāre ⬩ tuēri ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ arcēre ⬩ parcĕre
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To save, protect, defend, secure, spare, preserve; servāre, salvāre, tuēri, defendĕre, arcēre, parcĕre Ne mæg nán man óðerne wyrian and him sylfum gebeorgan no man may curse another and save himself, Homl. Th. ii. 36, 3 : Gen. 19, 19, 20 : Boutr. Scrd