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bécan

(v.)

to book.

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to book

bégan

(v.)

Similar entry: bígan

beátan

(v.)

to beat with (mid)to beat onTo beat on

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Gif man hiné beáte, Ll. Th. i. 348, 5. Þone þe þé beáton sceolde, Hml. S. 4, 148. Sí beáten pulsetur, Angl. xiii. 390, 357. where the instrument is given, to beat with (mid):-- Ic mid fýste breóst míne beáte, Dóm. L. 30.

beaf

(n.)

a gad-flyœstrusοίστροs

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a gad-fly; œstrus = οίστροs,Leo 118

beád

(n.)

a prayeroratio

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a prayer; oratio

Linked entry: beáda

bédan

(v.)

to offer

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to offer, Chr. 1011; Th. 267, 12, col. 1

bern

Similar entry: bere-ærn

béna

(n.)
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Add:, béne (?); f. Hé áforhtode for ðǽre geornfullan bénan (for hire hálsiendlican béne, v. l.) and wolde ꝥ wíf forbúgan expavit petitionis illius juramentum, declinare mulierem voluit, Gr. D. 17, 30

beám

Similar entry: ciris-beám

bearn

Similar entry: cild-bearn

beón

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add : with adv., expressing motion Beón hí on ofeste útweard cum festinatione egrediantur foras , Chrd. 21, 28; 33. Add Hí gesáwon Thesali of hiora horsum beón feohtende wið hié, Ors. 1, 9; S. 42, 33

beran

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Fótlástas beran to bend one's footsteps, take one's way , B. 846. Add

BEARO

(n.)
Grammar
BEARO, bearu; gen. bearwes; dat. bearwe, bearowe, bearuwe; acc. bearo; pl. nom. acc. bearwas; gen. -wa; dat. -wum; m.

A grovewoodnemuslucussilvavirgultum

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Bearu nemus vel lucus, Wrt. Voc. 32, 38. Se fugel of ðæs bearwes beáme gewíteþ the fowl departs from the tree of the grove, Exon. 57 b ; Th. 206, 5; Ph. 122 : 58 a ; Th. 207, 27; Ph. 148.

Bedan ford-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford-scír, Bæda-ford-scír, Beada-ford-scír, Bede-ford-scír, e ; f.

BEDFORDSHIREcomitatus nomen

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BEDFORDSHIRE; comitatus nomen Hí hæfdon ofergán Bedan fordscíre they had subjugated Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 2. Wende him út into Bedan fordscíre egressus est in Bedanfordsciram, 1016; Th. 278, 16, col. 1

bealo-ben

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-ben, -benn, e; f.

A baleful wound

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A baleful wound

bealu-ben

(n.)
Grammar
bealu-ben, -benn, e; f.

A baleful woundlethale vulnus

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A baleful wound; lethale vulnus, Cd. 154; Th. 192, 27; Exod. 238

Linked entry: bealo-ben

béce

(n.)
Grammar
béce, bǽce, beóce, an; f.

A beech-treea tree bearing mastfagusæsculus

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A beech-tree, a tree bearing mast; fagus, æsculus Béce fagus, Wrt. Voc. 285, 21

Linked entries: bǽce beóce

Bedan heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan heáfod, es; m.

Beda's headBedwin? in Wiltshire

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Beda's head, Bedwin? in Wiltshire,Chr. 675; Erl. 37, 6

Beran burh

(n.)
Grammar
Beran burh, gen. burge; dat. byrig; f. [Hunt. Beranbiri : Kni. Banbyry]

BANBURYOxfordshire

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BANBURY, Oxfordshire Hér Cynríc and Ceawlin fuhton wið Brettas æt Beran byrig here, A. D. 556, Cynric and Ceawlin fought with Britons at Banbury, Chr. 556; Th. 30, 9, col. 1, 2, 3

Linked entry: Bearan burh

BEALO

(n.)
Grammar
BEALO, bealu, balu; gen. bealowes, bealwes, bealuwes, baluwes; dat. bealuwe, bealwe, baluwe, bealo; acc. bealu, balu, bealo; instr. bealwe, bealuwe; pl. gen. bealwa, bealuwa, baluwa; dat. instr. balawum; balawun; n.

BALEwoeharmevilmischiefmalumcalamitasperniciesdamnumnoxatribulatiowickednessdepravitymalitiesnequitia

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BALE, woe, harm, evil, mischief; malum, calamitas, pernicies, damnum, noxa, tribulatio Hæfdon bealo they had woe, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 10; Sat. 71. Bealowes gást spirit of evil [diabolus], Cd. 228; Th. 307, 19; Sat. 682.

Linked entries: balewe balo balw bealu