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Anglo-Saxon

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beadu-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
beadu-cræftig, beado-cræftig; adj.

War-crafty ⬩ warlike ⬩ bellicosus

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War-crafty, warlike; bellicosus Fugel beaducræftig the warlike bird, Exon. 60a; Th. 217, 26; Ph. 286. Beaducræftig beorn Bartholameus a warlike chief, Bartholomeus, Apstls. Kmbl. 87; Ap. 44

Linked entry: beado-cræftig

Beard-sǽtan

(n.)
Grammar
Beard-sǽtan, Beard-sǽte; pl.

The people (or district) of Bardney

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The people (or district) of Bardney Æþel-réde, se wæs ǽr cyning, wæs ðá Beardsǽtena abbud, Bd. 5, 19; S. 641, 5

bearn-eácen

(adj.)
Grammar
bearn-eácen, [bearn a child, eácen increased]

Increased ⬩ pregnant ⬩ auctus ⬩ gravidus

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Increased, pregnant; auctus, gravidus Bearneácen wíf þrówaþ micel earfoðu a pregnant woman suffers much trouble, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 2, note 2, Cott: L. Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 66, 23

BERA

(n.)
Grammar
BERA, an; m.

A BEAR ⬩ ursus

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A BEAR; ursus Dauid gewylde ðone wíldan beran David subdued the wild bear, Ælfc. T. 13, 26. Eofor oððe beran onginnan to attack a boar or bear, Exon. 92 a; Th. 344, 21; Gn. Ex. 177.

Linked entries: bar byrene bere

berh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berh, p. of beorgan.

for bearh shunned ⬩ vitavit

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for bearh shunned; vitavit, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 28;

bere

(n.)
Grammar
bere, an; f.

A female bear ⬩ ursa

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A female bear; ursa

Linked entries: bære-flór bærlíc bere-hláf beren bere-sǽd

beór

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Beár, Lk. L. R. i. 15

bearn-teám

progeny ⬩ offspring ⬩ issue ⬩ child-bearing ⬩ procreation of children

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Ꝥ hí heora bearn-teám gebringon tó Críste þurh fulluht, 34, 254.

ge-bearg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bearg, -bearh

secured ⬩ protected

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secured, protected,Beo. Th. 5134; B. 2570 : 3101; B. 1548;

beád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beád, p. of beódan.

commanded

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commanded,Cd. 111; Th. 147, 1; Gen. 2432;

bédu

(n.)

prayers ⬩ orationes

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

beer

(n.)

a bier ⬩ bed

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a bier, bed, Cot. 23 : Jn. Lind. War. 5, 8

beág

(n.)

a ring ⬩ crown ⬩ anulus ⬩ corona

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a ring, crown; anulus, corona, Exon. 91a; Th. 341, 24; Gn. Ex. 131

Linked entry: HRING

beág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beág, p. of búgan.

gave way

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gave way,Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 2; Ruin. 17;

beáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beáh, p. of búgan.

submitted

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submitted,Chr. 1015; Th. 276, 22;

berc

(n.)

a birch-tree ⬩ betula

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a birch-tree; betula Nim birc rinde take birch-tree rind, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 9

BERE

(n.)
Grammar
BERE, es; m.

Barley ⬩ hordeum

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Barley; hordeum Ðá hét he him bere sǽd bringan inde hordeum jussit afferri, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 36 : Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 63. Hira flex and hira beras [MS. bernas] wǽron fordóne eorum linum et hordea læsa sunt, Ex. 9, 31

bére

(n.)
Grammar
bére, acc. sing. of bér.

a bed

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a bed;

berg

(n.)

a hill ⬩ mountain

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a hill, mountain, Som

bern

(n.)
Grammar
bern, es; n.

A barn ⬩ horreum

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A barn; horreum Nabbaþ ða hrefnas héddern ne bern the ravens have not store-house nor barn[cellarium neque horreum] Lk. Bos. 12, 24 : 12, 18 : 3, 17 : Mt. Bos. 3, 12 : 13, 30. Bern horreum, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 78, 131

Linked entry: bærn

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