BURH
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the original signification was arx, castellum, mons, a castle for defence. It might consist of a castle alone; but as people lived together for defence and support, hence a fortified place, fortress, castle, palace, walled town, dwelling surrounded by
boren
borne, carried, born
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Fox 26, 92; Met. 26, 46; pp. of beran
six-ecge
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Sixecge bere exaticum, ii. 144, 58
worn-gehát
A promise of a numerous progeny
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A promise of a numerous progeny Ðé beóþ worngehát (cf. patrem multarum gentium constitui te, Gen. 17, 5) mín gelǽsted. Cd. Th. 144, 24; Gen. 2394
crop
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Add: a sprout, berry, &c. Crop caulon, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 1. Ꝥ cropp uvam, Lk. L. 6, 44. Bergan vel croppas bacce, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 73. Croppas corimbos, 21, 67: racemos, An.
a-beornan
To burn ⬩ exardere
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To burn; exardere Fyr abarn exarsit ignis, Ps. Th. 105, 16
tíma
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Hét hé him beran bere tó sǽde, and ofer ǽlcne tíman ðá eorðan seów ( allatum hordeum ultra omne tempus serendi terrae commendavit, Vit. Cuth. 19), Hml. Th. ii. 144, 12.
bed-þén
A chamberlain ⬩ a servant who has the care of a chamber ⬩ lecti minister ⬩ camerarius
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A chamberlain, a servant who has the care of a chamber; lecti minister, camerarius, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 101
sǽtian
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Sǽtiende hí ofslógon þone beran ursum insidiantes occiderunt, Gr. D. 206, 30. Add
undern-mete
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Mid him beran his undernmete (-gereord, v.l., prandium), Gr. D. 150, 14. Add
biereþ
bears, carries
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bears, carries, Exon. 58 b; Th. 211, 18; Ph. 199; for bireþ; Similar entries 3rd pres. of beran
cwæstednys
This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.
icge gold
- Beo. Th. 2219 ;
- B. 1107.
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The translation of this phrase is difficult. Thorpe has 'moreover,' Kemble 'heaped up;' Heyne suggests comparison with Sskr. ic dominare, imperare, and gives 'Schatzgold, reiches gold;' Grein's note is as follows : 'Sollte vielleicht zu icg das Altn.
sund-flite
Similar entry: sund
un-fródness
Ignorance ⬩ rudeness
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Ben. 97, 7) geþyldelíce beran difficultatem patienter portare, R. Ben. Interl. 95, 14
Linked entry: fród-ness
BELLAN
To BELLOW ⬩ to make a hollow noise ⬩ to roar ⬩ bark ⬩ grunt ⬩ boare ⬩ latrare ⬩ grunnire
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To BELLOW, to make a hollow noise, to roar, bark, grunt; boare, latrare, grunnire Bearg bellende a roaring [grunting] boar Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 10; Rä. 41, 106
un-gerádness
Disagreement
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Disagreement Gyf hyne méte, ðæt hé áwiht beran geseó, ðæt byð ungerádnes, Lchdm. iii. 170, 20
Linked entry: ge-rádness
býgan
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To bow, bend, turn, turn back, bow down, humble, abase; flectere, inflectere, incurvare, retorquere, deflectere, humiliare Býgdest ðú ðé fór hæleðum thou bowedst thyself before men, Exon. 100a; Th. 376, 11; Seel. 153. Ðeáh ðú hwilcne boh býge wið eorþan
býtl
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A BEETLE, hammer; malleus Seó wífman án ðæra teldsticcena geslóh mid ánum býtle búfan his þunwengan the woman struck one of the tent-nails with a hammer above his temples, Jud. 4, 21. Nán mon ne gehiérde bítles swég no man heard the sound of hammer,