Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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barm

(n.)

a bosom

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a bosom: On barme in sinu, Jn. Rush. War. 1, 18

barn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
barn, p. of beornan.

burned

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burned,Ex. 3, 2;

bǽre

(n.)

a bier ⬩ feretrum

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a bier; feretrum, Wrt. Voc. 49, 26

bǽte

(n.)
Grammar
bǽte, es; n.

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

-bald

(suffix)
Grammar
-bald, -bold;

Bold ⬩ courageous ⬩ honourable ⬩ audax ⬩ virtuosus

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as the incipient or terminating syllable of proper names denotes Bold, courageous, honourable; audax, virtuosus - Baldwin from bald, and win a contest, battle. Cúþbold, Cúþbald from cúþ known, bald bold. Eádbald happily bold, from eád or eádig and bald

balo

(n.)

bale ⬩ evil

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bale, evil,Lye

band

(v.; part.)
Grammar
band, p. of bindan.

bound

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bound,Cd. 143; Th. 178, 22; Exod. 15;

-bǽne

(suffix)

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-bǽre

(suffix)
Grammar
-bǽre, es; n.
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Dele

bana

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Add:

bælca

(n.)
Grammar
bælca, balca (-e ?), bælcan; m. (f. ?).
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Some kind of wooden fetter (? cf. D. D., s. v. balk, 'a wooden frame for securing the cow's head while being milked') Mistlice þreála gebyriað for synnum, bendas oððe dyntas, lobban oððe bælcan, Ll. Th. ii. 278, 27. Þá Regulus hí swíðost forslagen hæfde

bær-synnig

(adj.)
Grammar
bær-synnig, -sinnig, -suinnih, -sunig; adj. [bær bare, open; synnig sinful, wicked]

Openly-wicked ⬩ an open or public sinner ⬩ a publican ⬩ apertus vel publicus peccator ⬩ publicanus

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Openly-wicked; used substantively, an open or public sinner, a publican; apertus vel publicus peccator, publicanus Síe ðé swǽ bærsynnig sit tibi sicut publicanus, Mt. Lind. Stv. 18, 17: 21, 32: Mk. Lind. War. 2, 16: Lk. Lind. War. 15, 1: Mt. Lind. Stv

Linked entries: bear-swinig synnig beor-swinig

bǽde-wég

(n.)
Grammar
bǽde-wég, -wíg, es; n.

A cup ⬩ poculum

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A cup; poculum Heó scencte bittor bǽde-wég she poured out the bitter cup, Exon. 47a; Th. 161, 13; Gú. 958

Linked entry: wǽge

bacen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bacen, pp. of bacan.

baked

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baked;

bædd

(n.)

a bed

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a bed,Vit. Swith

bæga

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

of both

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of both, Th. Diplm. A.D. 804-829; 462, 17

bælg

(n.)
Grammar
bælg, bælig, es; m.

A bulge ⬩ bag ⬩ bulga

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A bulge, bag; bulga, Cot. 27

barn

(n.)

a child

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a child, Th. Diplm. A.D. 830; 465, 30

bærm

(n.)

a bosom ⬩ lap ⬩ sinus

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a bosom, lap; sinus,Som. Lye

bærn

(n.)

a barn

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a barn, Wrt. Voc. 84, 55

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