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beorn

(n.)

children

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children Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 466, 5

Linked entry: biorn

BERAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERAN, beoran, ic bere, beore, ðú birest, birst, byrst, he bireþ, byreþ, birþ, byrþ, pl. beraþ; p. ic, he bær, ðú bǽre, pl. bǽron; pp. boren; v. a.

to BEARcarrybringbear or carry a sacrificeofferbear offcarry outextendwearsupportenduresufferferreportareafferreofferredeferreproferreextenderegereretolerareto BEARproducebring forthfacereferreedereparere

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to BEAR, carry, bring, bear or carry a sacrifice, offer, bear off, carry out, extend, wear, support, endure, suffer; ferre, portare, afferre, offerre, deferre, proferre, extendere, gerere, tolerare Ðú eall þing birest thou bearest all things Bt. Met.

beren

(n.)
Grammar
beren, es; n. [bere-ærn, q.v.]

A barley-placea barnhorreum

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A barley-place, a barn; horreum, Lk. Jun. 3, 17 : 12, 18, 24

Linked entries: byren biren bæren

beren

(adj.)
Grammar
beren, adj.

Barleymade of barleyhordeaceus

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Barley, made of barley; hordeaceus Genim smæl beren mela take fine barley-meal, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 24. Hæfþ fíf berene hláfas habet quinque hordeaceos, Jn. Bos. 6, 9 : 6, 13

bégan

(v.)
Grammar
bégan, he bégþ; p. de; pp. ed.

to bowbendturnflectereinflecteredeprimereto bow toto settleinflectereinsistere

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to bow, bend, turn; flectere inflectere, deprimere Ðeáh ðú teó hwelcne bóh of dúne to ðære eorþan, swelce ðú bégan mǽge though thou pull any bough down to the earth, such as thou mayest bend Bt. 25; Fox 88, 23. Se Ælmihtiga bégþ ðider he wile mid his

Linked entries: a-bégan bígan bégean

bétan

(v.)
Grammar
bétan, ic béte; p. bétte; pp. béted; trans. [Goth. ó = A. Sax. ó, é, thus Goth. bótyan = bótan = A.Sax. bétan]

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restoreemendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiareto mendrepair a fireto lightmake a fire, to kindlefocum reparareto remedy, compensate, make amendscompensare

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to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restore; emendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiare Ðæt he bétte that he should improve, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 11: Ex. 21, 22. Hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan how thou mayest improve thy fields, Lchdm. i. 398,

Linked entry: bétte

bétan

put rightto mendrepairrestorecureto correctto amendmake amendsreparation for

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Add: to make good, put right, to mend, repair, restore Hí béttan heora scipa, Chr. 1009; P. 140, 4. Wyrcan wé brycge and þá bétan (cf. brycg-bót), Wlfst. 239, 9. Uton bétan úre cyrcean, 303, 5. of a fire or light (v. beet in D. D.), to attend to a fire

beren

(n.)

a barn

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a barn

beren

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of a bear

beald

(adj.)
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Tó beald (bald, v.l.) and tó scomleás presumptione percussus, Past. 61, 2. Add

-beámen

(suffix)

Similar entry: ele-beámen

beran

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Fótlástas beran to bend one's footsteps, take one's way , B. 846. Add

bealcan

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Dæg dæges bealceþ wurd, Ps. L. 18, 3. To balke ructo, Wülck. Gl. 608, 31. Add

becca

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Ligo becca vel palus, vel fustis, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 15. Becca ligo, 84, 67. v. beck in N. E. D. Add:

beácen-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
beácen-fýr, es; n.

A signal-firelighthouse

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A signal-fire, lighthouse Bǽcenfýr farans ( = farus), Txts. 180, 7

Linked entry: fýr

fóster-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-bearn, féster-bearn, es; n.

A FOSTER-BEARN or childălumnus

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A FOSTER-BEARN or child; ălumnus, Cot. 9

Linked entry: féster-bearn

bearn-lest

Grammar
bearn-lest, bearn-leást.
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Bearnleás(t)e orbitatis, An. Ox. 4873. Add

Bearan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Bearan burh, gen. burge; dat. byrig; f.

Banbury, Oxfordshire

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Banbury, Oxfordshire

beán-belgas

(n.)
Grammar
beán-belgas, beán-coddas; pl. m. [beán a bean, belg or codd a bag]

Bean-podshuskscodsshellsfabarum sacculisiliquæ

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Bean-pods, husks, cods or shells; fabarum sacculi, siliquæ Of ðám beáncoddum de siliquis, Lk. Bos. 15, 56: Cot. 200

Linked entry: bién-codd

fugeles beán

(n.)
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vetch Fuglaes beán, flugles beán vicium, Txts. 106, 1085. Fugles beáne viciam, pisas agrestes, 112, 35