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Bedan ford

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford, Beda-ford, Bedcan ford, Bede-ford, Bedican ford, Biedcan ford, es ; m : dat. -forde, -forda [Hunt. A. D. 1148 Bedeford : West. 1377 Bedford : Kni. 1395 Bedforde, Bedeforde : bedan = bedum lectis, ford vadum: lectos et diversoria ad vadum sonans, Camd.]

BEDFORD ⬩ oppidi nomen

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BEDFORD; oppidi nomen Ða yldestan men to Bedan forda hyrdon the first men belonged to Bedford, Chr. 918; Ing. 133. 2. Eádweard cyning fór to Bedan forda king Edward went to Bedford, 919; Ing. 133. 13. Hie gedydon æt Bedan forda pervenirent ad Bedanfordam

bealo

(n.)
Grammar
bealo, n.
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Add: v. cwealm-bealo, dryhten-bealo

beber

(n.)

a beaver

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a beaver,Som. Lye

beald

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

bera-scinn

(n.)
Grammar
bera-scinn, es; n.

A bear-skin

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A bear-skin iii berascin, Cht. Th. 429, 27

Linked entry: scinn

gleó-beám

Grammar
gleó-beám, glig-beám, es; m.

A glee-beam ⬩ harp ⬩ musicum lignum ⬩ harpa

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A glee-beam, harp; musicum lignum, harpa Nis hearpan wyn, gomen gleóbeámes there is no joy of harp, the mirth of the glee-beam, Beo. Th. 4518; B. 2263.

beán-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
beán-sǽd, es; n.

Bean-seed ⬩ beans for sowing

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Bean-seed, beans for sowing Tó beánsǽde xl. pene[ga], Cam. Phil. Soc. 1902, p. 15

Bedan ford-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford-scír, Bæda-ford-scír, Beada-ford-scír, Bede-ford-scír, e ; f.

BEDFORDSHIRE ⬩ comitatus nomen

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BEDFORDSHIRE; comitatus nomen Hí hæfdon ofergán Bedan fordscíre they had subjugated Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 2. Wende him út into Bedan fordscíre egressus est in Bedanfordsciram, 1016; Th. 278, 16, col. 1

beán-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
beán-cynn, es; n.

A kind of bean

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A kind of bean Beáncyn cicer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 39

bedd

(n.)

a bed ⬩ stratum ⬩ lectus

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a bed; stratum, lectus, Cd. 101; Th. 134, 33; Gen. 2234

Linked entry: BIDDAN

bédu

(n.)

prayers ⬩ orationes

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prayers; orationes,Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 43

beel

(n.)
Grammar
beel, es; n.

A pile ⬩ rogus

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A pile; rogus, Gl. E. 6, Lye

beærn

(n.)

a son

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a son, Ps. Spl. T. 28, 1

bealh

(v.)
Grammar
bealh, p. of belgan.

was angry ⬩ irritated

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was angry, irritated;

bealu

(adj.)
Grammar
bealu, balu; adj.

Baleful ⬩ pernicious ⬩ wicked ⬩ malicious ⬩ dirus ⬩ perniciosus ⬩ pravus ⬩ malus ⬩ malitiosus

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Baleful, pernicious, wicked, malicious; dirus, perniciosus, pravus, malus, malitiosus Awrítaþ hie on his wǽpne bealwe bócstafas they cut baleful letters upon his weapon, Salm. Kmbl. 325; Sal. 162

Linked entry: þanc

beand

(n.)
Grammar
beand, es; m.

A band ⬩ bond ⬩ vinculum

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A band, bond; vinculum On beandon in bonds or captivity; in vinculis, Chr. 1069; Erl. 207, 15

bearht

(adj.)

bright

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bright, Ps. Spl. 22, 7

beger

(n.)
Grammar
beger, (-ir), es; n.
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A berry Beger baccinia (begir bucina ), Txts. 43, 266. Begir baccinia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 65. Cf. berige vaccinia (bacinia, Wülck. Gl. 296, 26), Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 25, and

beáda

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Dele

bearwe

(n.)
Grammar
bearwe, an; f.

A barrow

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A barrow Bærwan, Angl. ix. 263, 6

Linked entry: bærwe