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BELT

(n.)
Grammar
BELT, es; m.

A BELTgirdlebalteus

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A BELT, girdle; balteus Cot. 25

bendan

(v.)
Grammar
bendan, p. bende; pp. bended; v. trans. [bend a band] .

to BENDflecteretendereintendereto bindfettervincire

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He bende his bogan arcum suum tetendit 7, 13. to bind, fetter; vincire Sume hí man bende some they bound Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 6, col. 2; Ing. 208, 28; Ælf. Tod. 4

Benesing-tún

(n.)

Bensington

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Bensington Chr. 571; Th. 33, 28, col. 1

be-norþan

(adv.)
Grammar
be-norþan, adv.

In the northpartibus borealibus

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In the north; partibus borealibus Ofer eall benorþan everywhere in the north Chr. 1088 ; Th. 357, 10

bén-tíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
bén-tíðe, bén-tigðe, bén-tiðige; adj. [bén a prayer; tíða, tíðe possessing, having obtained; compos] .

having obtained a prayerbenefittedfavouredsuccessfulprecum vel supplications composfortunatusaccepting a prayerexorablegraciousdeprecabilis

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very successful after that vow Chr. 883; Th. 152, 9, col. 3. accepting a prayer, exorable, gracious; deprecabilis Beó ðú béntýðe vel gehlystfull ofer ðíne þeówan deprecabilis esto super servos tuos Ps.

Linked entry: tíþe

BEÓD

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓD, es; m.

A tablemensa

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Beódas lances Cot. 123

Linked entries: beád beódas

beódas

(n.)
Grammar
beódas, pl. m.

Dishesplatesscaleslances

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Dishes, plates, scales; lances Cot. 123

beód-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
beód-sceát, es; m : beód-scýte, es; m.

A table-clothtable-napkinhand-towelmantilemappa

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A table-cloth, table-napkin, hand-towel; mantile, mappa Cot, 136

Linked entry: sceát

Beofer-lic

(n.)
Grammar
Beofer-lic, Beofor-lic, es; m. [beofer, lic ? = lie, leá, leáh, q. v. Ric. A. D. 1184, Beverli : Brom. 1330, Beverlith]

BEVERLEYYorkshireBeverlea in agro Eboracensi

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D. 721, the holy bishop John died, and his body resteth at Beverley Chr. 721; Erl. 45, 25; Th. 73, 15, col. 2; Beoforlic, col. 1

Linked entry: Befor-leág

beóm

(n.)
Grammar
beóm,

a beam

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a beam, Chr. 1137; Erl. 262, 13

Beorg-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Beorg-ford, Beorh-ford, es; m. [beorg a hill, ford a ford; collis ad vadum]

BURFORD in Oxfordshire

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Beorhforda], wið Æðelbald, Myrcena cing, and hine geflýmde here, in 752 Cuthred, king of the West-Saxons, fought in the twenty-second year of his reign, at Burford, with Æthelbald, king of the Mercians, and conquered him Chr. 752; Erl. 49, 13

Beornice

(n.)
Grammar
Beornice, gen.a; dat. um; pl. m.

The BerniciansBernicii

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The Bernicians; Bernicii Man gehálgode twegen biscopas on his stal, Bosan to Derum and Eátan to Beornicum two bishops were hallowed in his stead, Bosa over the Deirians and Eata over the Bernicians Chr. 678; Th. 61, 17, col. 1 : Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 45

beorþ

(n.)
Grammar
beorþ, berþ, byrþ, e; f : es; n? [beorþ bears, from beoran, as byrþ birþ from beran]

A BIRTHthe act of coming into lifethe thing bornnativitaspartusfetus

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A BIRTH, the act of coming into life, the thing born; nativitas, partus, fetus Cot. 87. Found in the compounds berþ-estre, berþ-ling : v. also beorþor, beorþor-cwelm, -þínen; hyse-beorþor

Linked entries: byrþ byrþ-ling

beorþor

(n.)
Grammar
beorþor, byrþor, berþor, borþor, es; n?

Child-birththat which is borna fetuspartusfetus

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Mid beorþre fetu Cot. 87

beorþor-cwelm

(n.)
Grammar
beorþor-cwelm, es; m.

A dead birthan abortiona miscarriagefetus mortuus vel abortivusabortus

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A dead birth, an abortion, a miscarriage; fetus mortuus vel abortivus, abortus Cot. 11

Linked entry: byrþor-cwelm

BEÓST

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓST, býst, býsting, es; m?

BIESTINGSthe first milk of a cow after calvingcolostrum

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BIESTINGS, the first milk of a cow after calving; colostrum Beóst biestings;obesta, Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 102. Býst colostrum Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 102. Býsting, þicce meolc biest, biestings, thick milk, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 20

Linked entries: býst býsting

beótian

(v.)
Grammar
beótian, p. ode; pp. od [from bót a restoring, cure]

To become or grow bettermelius fiericonvalescere

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To become or grow better; melius fieri, convalescere Ðá sóna gefélde ic me beótiende and wyrpende then I felt myself soon getting better and turning, confestim me melius habere sentirem, Bd. 5, 6; S. 620, 12

be-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rǽdan, p. -rǽdde; pp. -rǽd [be- dis-, rǽdan to possess]

To dispossessdeprive ofprivare

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Earnulf hine berǽdde æt ðam ríce Arnulf deprived him of the kingdom Chr. 887; Th. 156, 32, col. 1; 33, col. 2, 3 : Bt. titl. 1; Fox x. 3

Beran burh

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

BANBURYOxfordshire

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D. 556, Cynric and Ceawlin fought with Britons at Banbury, Chr. 556; Th. 30, 9, col. 1, 2, 3

Linked entry: Bearan burh

berende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berende, part.

Bearingfruitfulferensgerensabundansferax

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Spl. 127, 3 : Cot. 85. Berende bóh germen, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 32

Linked entry: bǽrende