BÉD
A prayer ⬩ supplication ⬩ religious worship ⬩ oratio ⬩ supplicatio ⬩ Dei cultus
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A prayer, supplication, religious worship; oratio, supplicatio, Dei cultus Ðæt he sceolde ða bédu [MS. B. byldo constancy] anescian that he should diminish [weaken] the prayers, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 43. Béd is chiefly found in composition, as in, - Béd-hús
Linked entry: bédu
béd-dagas
Prayer-days ⬩ Rogation-days
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Prayer-days, Rogation-days;
bed-wahrift
A curtain ⬩ cortina
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A curtain; cortina, Cod. Dipl. A. D. 995 ; Kmbl. vi. 133, 9
Linked entry: wág-rift
a-þrotennes
Tediousness ⬩ loathsomeness ⬩ wearisomeness ⬩ tædium
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Tediousness, loathsomeness, wearisomeness; tædium, Cot. 91
Linked entry: æ-þrýtnes
áþ-sweord
A sword-oath ⬩ a warrior's oath ⬩ an oath ⬩ jusjurandum
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A sword-oath, a warrior's oath, an oath; jusjurandum Ðonne bióþ brocene áþsweord eorla then will be broken the oaths of the warriors, Beo. Th. 4134; B. 2064
a-þundenes
A tumour ⬩ swelling ⬩ puffing up ⬩ tumor
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A tumour, swelling, puffing up; tumor Wið lifre swyle and aþundenesse for swelling and puffing up of the liver, L. M. cont. 2, 18; Lchdm. ii. 160, 18. Wið aþundenesse magan windigre for windy swelling of the stomach, 2, 11; Lchdm. ii. 158, 23
atol
Terribleness ⬩ terror ⬩ horror ⬩ wretchedness ⬩ diritas ⬩ terror ⬩ horror ⬩ miseria
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Terribleness, terror, horror, wretchedness; diritas, terror, horror, miseria Sceal atol þrówian must suffer terror, Cd. 222; Th. 289, 10; Sat. 395. Is ðes windiga sele atole gefylled this windy hall is filled with horror, 216 ; Th. 273, 16 ; Sat. 137
Linked entry: atelíc
átor-cyn
The poison-kind ⬩ veneni genus
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The poison-kind; veneni genus, Salm. Kmbl. 437; Sal. 219
átor-spere
A poisoned spear ⬩ telum venenatum
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A poisoned spear; telum venenatum. Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, to; Rä. 18, 9
Linked entry: spere
áttor
Poison ⬩ venom ⬩ venenum
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Poison, venom; venenum, Beo. Th. 5423; B. 2715: Ps. Spl. 13, 5
be-bod
A command ⬩ mandate ⬩ decree ⬩ order ⬩ mandatum ⬩ jussum
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A command, mandate, decree, order; mandatum, jussum Hwilc ðære geógoþe gleáwost wǽre bóca bebodes which of the youth was most skilful in the precepts of books, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 2; Dan. 82. Eall ðín bebodu omnia mandata tua, Ps. Th. 118, 172. Ealra beboda
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-becc
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used for the name of places, or as a termination to the names of places, denotes the situation to be near a brook or river
BÆR
BARE ⬩ naked ⬩ open ⬩ nudus
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BARE, naked, open; nudus On bær líc on the bare body, Exon. 125a; Th. 482, 7; Rä. 66, 4. On barum sondum on bare sands, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 24. Wit hér baru standaþ unwered wǽdo we stand here naked, unprotected by garments, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 20; Gen.
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bǽr-man
A man who bears ⬩ a bearer ⬩ carrier ⬩ porter ⬩ bajulus
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A man who bears, a bearer, carrier, porter; bajulus Ða bǽrmenn gesetton heora fótlǽst the porters set their footstep, Jos. 3, 15
bærnes
A burning ⬩ incendium
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A burning; incendium, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 25
Linked entry: bernes
bærnet
a combustion ⬩ burning up ⬩ combustio ⬩ arson ⬩ incendium
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a combustion, burning up; combustio He wudu gelogode to his sunu bærnytte he laid in order the wood for the burning of his son, Gen. 22, 9. arson; incendium Húsbryce and bærnet ... is bótleás bootless is ... house-breaking and arson, L.C.S. 65; Th.
bǽte
A BIT of a bridle ⬩ a bridle ⬩ trappings ⬩ harness ⬩ lupatum ⬩ frenum
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A BIT of a bridle, a bridle, trappings, harness; lupatum, frenum
BÆÞ
a BATH ⬩ balneum ⬩ balneatio ⬩ a font ⬩ fons lustralis
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a BATH; balneum, balneatio Bæþ háte weól the bath boiled [welled] with heat, Exon. 74a; Th. 277, 16; Jul. 581. On hátum baðum in hot baths, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 6. a font; fons lustralis Hú hí hine bǽdan fullwihtes bæðes how they had asked him for a font
bæþ-hús
A BATH-HOUSE ⬩ thermarum domus
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A BATH-HOUSE; thermarum domus Bæþhús balnearium vel thermarium, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 13; Wrt. Voc. 58, 54. Bæþhús vel bæþstów thermæ, Ælfc. Gl. 107; Som. 78, 75; Wrt. Voc. 57, 53
Linked entry: bæþ-stów
baldsamum
Balsam ⬩ balm ⬩ balsamum
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Balsam, balm; balsamum Swá swá mon héddern ontýnde ða baldsami quasi opobalsami cellaria esse viderentur aperta, Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 19