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sige-beám

(n.)
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sige-beám, es ; m.
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A tree on which a victory is gained, generally the cross Se sigebeám the cross, Rood Kmbl. 25 ; Kr. 13 : 251 ; Kr. 127 : Elen. Kmbl. 1927 ; El. 965. Be ðam sigebeáme, on ðam þrowode þeóda Waldend, 840 ; El. 420 : 885 ; El. 444. Sélest sigebeáma, 2053

sunn-beám

(n.)
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sunn-beám, es; m.
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A sun-beam:?-Ealle ða niht stód swylce beorht sunnbeám tota ea nocte columna lucis stabat, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 24: Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 184. Him gǽþ of se leóma swylce óðer sunnbeám, Lchdm. iii. 272, 5. Hwæt fremaþ ðam blindan seó beorhta sunbeám? Homl.

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sunne-beám

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sunne-beám, es; m.
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A sun-beam Hér æteówede cometa se steorra, and scán iii móuðas swilce sunnebeám, Chr. 678; Erl. 41, 5

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wanan-beám

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wanan-beám, es; m.
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A spindle-tree (v. English Plant Names. E. E. T. S. Pub., and cf; O. H. Ger. spinnel-boum fusarius) Wananbeám (uuanan-, uuonan-) fusarius, Txts. 65, 935 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 5. Wanabeám fus*-*sarius, 36, 58 : fursarius, 1. 286, 3

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wer-beám

(n.)
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wer-beám, es; m.
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A strong man, warrior Ðá slóh mid hálige hand heofonríces weard werbeámas ( the Egyptians in the Red Sea ), wlance ðeóde, Cod. Th. 208, 20; Exod. 486. Cf. the epithets derived from words denoting trees which are applied to men in Icelandic poetry. v.

beg-beám

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Morarius begbeám morarius etiam celsa vocatur, mora haec commune nomen est bergena (cf. heorot-berge), Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, I. Cf. beger. Add

cisten-beám

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Cistenbeám (cistim-) castanea, Txts. 47, 374: Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 25: castaneus, 16, 69. Add

ciris-beám

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Ciserbeám (cysir-, Erf.) cerasius, Txts. 49, 445. Add

dǽd-béta

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Se dǽdbéta ( poenitens ) æfter his dǽdbóte hreównysse ne sceal gecyrran tó þysse worulde, Ll. Th. ii. 170, 13, 11, 15, 20. ' Wylt þú búgan eft tó Chríste?' Se wyþersaca cwæð: 'Ic wylle georne' . . . Cwæð se dǽdbéta: 'Þá deóflu cumað tó mé,' Hml. S. 3,

den-bera

(n.)
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den-bera, pl. n.
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Lat. Substitute: <b>den-bǽre,</b> es; n. A swine-pasture (used only in pl.) Ðis synt ðá denbǽra ðe tó ðissum londe belimpað, C. D. ii. 195, 15. Þis synt þá denbǽra on wealda, 216, 4. Þá denbǽro, 265, 33. Mid ðǽm denbǽrum in Limenwero wealdo

ele-beám

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Oelebeám oliva, Rtl. 65, 35. Úp tó ðám ealdan elebeáme, C. D. v. 194, 3. Tó ðám elebeáme, 297, 20. On ǽnne elebeám, 374, 21. Andlang hagan on ðone elebeám, 70, 23. Mór oelebeáma (-beómes, R.) mons oliuarum, Mk. L. 11, 1: 14, 26. On móre oelebeáma (-beóma

fǽr-béna

(n.)
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fǽr-béna, fær-béna (-u), an; m.
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Substitute: one that has to ask leave to go (faran) from his lord (? v. fær; I 2), a person of the churl class Gif ǽni man ágiten wurðe ꝥ ǽnige hǽðenscipe dreóge . . . gif hé sí cynges þegn . . . Gif hit sí elles landágende man . . . Gif hit sí færbéna

fúl-beám

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fúl-beám, v. fúl;
3.

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mór-beám

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Add: — Cyme tó þám treówe þe man háteþ mórbeám, Lch. i. 330, 19. Heora mórbeámas, Ps. L. 77, 47. [ Lat. morus.] See next word, and múr-beám

múr-beám

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múr-beám, es; m.
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A mulberry tree Hé ofslóg múrbeámas hira on forste occidit moros eorum in pruina Ps. Vos. 77, 47

pín-beám

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Hí begunnon tó ceorfenne þone heágan pínbeám, Hml. S. 31, 407. Add

sunn-beám

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Add: sunshine Heó cóm geglenged mid golde and scínendum gymstánum swilce sunbeám, Hml, S. 35, 90. Þá gesæt hé sumedæge under sunnbeáme (cf. sunne, ), Hml. Th. ii. 134, 25

beám-wer

(n.)
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a weir made of logs Beneoðan beámwer on ðone norðere steð, C. D. v. 148, 31

web-beám

(n.)
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web-beám, es; m.

a weaver's beamthe treadle of a loom

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a weaver's beam Lorh vel webbeám liciatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 19: 281, 73. the treadle of a loom Webbeámas insubula, 59, 43: insubuli, ii. 49, 56. [A webbemne laciatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 218, 3 (15th cent.).]

hnut-beám

(n.)
Grammar
hnut-beám, es; m.

A nut tree;corylus avellana

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A nut tree; corylus avellana Hnutbeám nux velnucarius, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 38; Wrt. Voc. 33, 35. Hnutbeámes rind, L. M. i. 3, 6; Lchdm. ii. 42, 3; 52, 1. Hnutbeámes leáf, Lchdm. iii. 6, 15