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BÆST

(n.)
Grammar
BÆST, es; m? n?

The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were made ⬩ tilia

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The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were made; tilia Bæst vel lind tilia, Lye

bán

bone ⬩ a bone ⬩ the bone of a limb ⬩ a leg ⬩ or arm

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Add Bán os. Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 22: 70, 46. bone Þú eart mín bán and mín flǽsc, Gen. 29, 14: Ps. Th. 138, 13. Ne bán ne blód, Dóm. 40. Þæt gafol bið on hwales báne, Ors. 1, 1;S. 18, 17. Hié habbað swíþe æþele bán on hiora tóþum, 17, 36. Hrepa his bán and

bare

(adj.)
Grammar
bare, acc. pl. of bær, adj.

bare ⬩ naked

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bare, naked,Cd. 37; Th. 48, 30; Gen. 783;

BANA

(n.)
Grammar
BANA, bona, an; m.

A killer ⬩ murderer ⬩ manslayer ⬩ the devil ⬩ interfector ⬩ occisor ⬩ homicida ⬩ diabolus

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A killer, murderer, manslayer, also applied to the devil; interfector, occisor, homicida, diabolus Ðam wearþ Weohstán bana to whom Weohstan became a murderer, Beo. Th. 5220; B. 2613: Cd. 144; Th. 180, 3; Exod. 39. Banena byre the son of the murderers

Linked entry: bona

baso

(n.)
Grammar
baso, basu

a berry ⬩ bacca

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a berry; bacca, Grm. i. 244, 36

basu

(n.)
Grammar
basu, e; f.

A scarlet robe ⬩ coccinum

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A scarlet robe; coccinum, Grm. i. 254, 2

bǽre

(n.)
Grammar
bǽre, es; n.

Gesture ⬩ movement

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Gesture, movement Bǽrum gestibus, An. Ox. 45. Styllum bǽrum quietis lapsibus, Germ. 400, 487

BÁT

(n.)
Grammar
BÁT, e; f: es; m. A

BOAT ⬩ ship ⬩ vessel ⬩ linter ⬩ scapha ⬩ navicula

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BOAT, ship, vessel; linter, scapha, navicula Ðeós bát glídeþ on geofene this boat glideth over ocean, Andr. Kmbl. 992; An. 496. He bát gestág he ascended a boat, Exon. 52a; Th. 181, 33; Gú. 1302

Linked entry: bát-swán

bád

(n.)
Grammar
bád, e; f. [from bǽdan compellere]

A pledge ⬩ stake ⬩ a thing distrained ⬩ pignus

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A pledge, stake, a thing distrained; pignus Gif bád genumen sý, ðonne begyte ða báde hám if a pledge be taken, then shall he obtain the pledge home again, or back, L. O. D. 3; Th. i. 354, 6, 7

bán-ece

(n.)
Grammar
bán-ece, es; m.

Pain in the thigh

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Pain in the thigh. Similar entries v. bán Wið bánece, Lch. i. 252, 1: ii. 68, 25: 70, 1

bæd-þearm

(n.)
Grammar
bæd-þearm, es; m.

Mentera ⬩ entera ⬩ έντερa

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Bæd-þearm seems to be an error of the copyist for bæcþearm, Ælfc. Gl. 76; Som. 71, 122; Wrt. Voc. 45, 27

ban

(n.)
Grammar
ban, bann, es; n.

A command ⬩ edict ⬩ interdict ⬩ mandatum ⬩ edictum ⬩ interdictum

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A command, edict, interdict; mandatum, edictum, interdictum, Grm. 3rd edit. i. 359, 8

bár

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Baar porcus dimisus, Txts. 110, 1163: berrus, 44, 151. Bár, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 2: 126, 1: verrus, i. 286, 44. Wilde bár aper, tam bár verres, 22, 70, 71. On bára bróc, C. D. iii. 82, 5. Báras fýran, Lch. iii. 184, 19. Add

bær-líc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
bær-líc, es; m.? Substitute: bær-lic; adj.

Of barley

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Of barley Of hláwe tó bærlice crofte, C. D. vi. 79, 10. [ꝥ acersǽd hwǽte . . . ꝥ (acersǽd) bærlic . . . ꝥ acersǽd áten, Chr. 1124; P. 254, 15.]

bǽl-blys

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-blys, e; f.

Blaze of a fire ⬩ flammæ ardor

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Blaze of a fire; flammæ ardor, Cd. 184; Th. 230, 12; Dan. 232: 162; Th. 203, 9; Exod. 401

bær-fót

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Bær-fisce (-fót?) nudapes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 19. Add

-bǽre

(suffix)
Grammar
-bǽre, an adjective termination signifying

Producing ⬩ bearing

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Producing, bearing, from beran to bear, produce; as, wæstm-bǽre fruit-bearing, fruitful; frugifer: æppel-bǽre apple-bearing; pomifer: horn-bǽre horn-bearing; corniger: leóht-bǽre light-bearing

Linked entry: -bora

bæþ

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Add: v. fant-bæþ, fullwiht-bæþ

bæce-ring

(n.)
Grammar
bæce-ring, bæcering, es; m.

A gridiron

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A gridiron Bæcering craticula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 53: 42, 6. Substitute:

bád

a pledge ⬩ expectation ⬩ waiting

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Add: a pledge Be bádum, Ll. Th. i. 354, 5. expectation, waiting Hwet is bád (expectatio) mín ?, Ps. Srt. 38, 8. Hé generede mé of þǽre báde (expectatione) Judéa folces, Gr. D. 107, 26. For þǽre báde his ændes, 282, 10. Hit neálǽhte þǽre tíde his deáþes