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deáþ-berende

(adj.)
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Add Þæs réþan and þæs deádberendan funesti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 12. Fram ðǽm deádberendum a funesto, 2, 30. of things, physical, deadly, pestilential Deáðberende smíc gǽð of heora múðe, Wlfst. 201, 1. Se deádberenda drinc pestifer potus, Gr. D. 104, 29

den-berende

(n.; adj.)
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a swine pasture Tresdecem denberende on Andrede, C. D. i. 229, 14. v. preceding word

disc-berend

(n.)
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For Cot. 65 read Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 83: 94, 2: 26, 60

helm-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
helm-berende, adj.

leafy

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Having foliage, leafy Helmberendum wuldor-beágum frondigeris coronis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 19

heorot-berige

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Heorotberge mora, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 27. Heoru berge, 55, 77. Heortberige, Lch. iii. 304. 7. Heortberge celsa agreste, sicomorus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 55. Heorotberge fragas, 38, 63. Add

Linked entry: heorot-beg

leóht-berende

(adj.)
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Steorra leóhtberende lucifer, Ps. Lamb. 109, 3. Add

mór-berige

(n.)
Grammar
mór-berige, an; f.
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A mulberry: — Hí mid mórberium gebyldon þá ylpas (to the end they might provoke the elephants to fight, they showed them the blood of grapes and mulberries, 1 Macc. 6, 34), for ðám ðe mórberian him is metta leófost, Hml. S. 25, 576

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
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sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

wæstm-berende

(adj.)
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wól-berende

(adj.)
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Se wólberenda drync ille pestifer potus, Gr. D. 104, 31. Add

reord-berend

(n.)
Grammar
reord-berend, es; ;m.;

One gifted with speech, a man;

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; One gifted with speech, a man; Tó midre nihte syððan reordberend reste wunedon, Rood Kmbl. 5; Kr. 3 : Cd. Th. 223, 21; Dan. 123. Ealle reordberend, hæleþ geond foldan, Exon. Th. 18, 4; Cri. 278. Reordberende, earme eorþware, 24, 8; Cri. 381 : 63, 26

wǽpen-berend

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-berend, es; m.

An armed man

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An armed man Se stronga woepenberend (wépend-, Rush.) gehealdaþ ceafertún his fortis armatus custodit atrium suum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 21: p. 7, 5

wæter-berend

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-berend, es; m.

A water-bearer

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A water-bearer Wæterberendra lixarum(mercenariorum qui aquam portant), Hpt. Gl. 427, 14

wearg-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg-berende, adj.

Villainous, rascally

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Villainous, rascally Ða weargberendan furcifera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 1

æppel-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
æppel-berende, adj.

Apple-bearing

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Apple-bearing Æppilberende pomiferam, Rtl. 98, 33

hǽþ-berige

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ-berige, an; f.

Heath-berry, bilberry ⬩ vaccinium

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Heath-berry, bilberry; vaccinium Hǽþbergean wísan heath-berry plants, L. M. 3, 61; Lchdm. ii. 344, 10

Linked entry: berie

wín-berige

(n.)
Grammar
wín-berige, -berie, -berge, an; f.

A grape

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A grape Wínberge uva. Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 72. Wínberge te hunige áwylled medus, ii. 59, 34. Híre winberie ys gealla uva eorum uva fellis, Deut. 32, 32. Ne hig wín-berian (uuam) on gorste ne nimaþ, Lk. Skt. 6, 44. Gesoden[e] wínberigan (-en, MS.) fecula

hind-berige

(n.)
Grammar
hind-berige, hind-berie,hind-berge, an; f.

A raspberry

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A raspberry Hyndberige acimus, erimigio, Wrt. Voc. 66, 59: 67, 62. Genim hindbergean take raspberries, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 266, 8. Hindberge ermigio, Lchdm. iii. 302, col. 1

ǽtter-berende

(v.; part.)
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ǽtter-berende, part.

Poison-bearing ⬩ poisonous ⬩ venomous

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Poison-bearing, poisonous, venomous

ǽwisc-berende

(v.; part.)
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ǽwisc-berende, part.

Bearing disgrace ⬩ unchaste ⬩ lewd ⬩ unclean ⬩ shameless ⬩ impudent ⬩ impudicus

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Bearing disgrace, unchaste, lewd, unclean, shameless, impudent; impudicus

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