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belle

(n.)
Grammar
belle, an; f.

A bell ⬩ tintinnabulum

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A bell; tintinnabulum Hleóðor heora bellan a sound of their bell Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, note 40 : Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 39

BELT

(n.)
Grammar
BELT, es; m.

A BELT ⬩ girdle ⬩ balteus

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A BELT, girdle; balteus Cot. 25

beóm

(n.)
Grammar
beóm,

a beam

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

beón

(v.)
Grammar
beón, beónn p. of bannan.

commanded ⬩ assembled

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commanded, assembled;

belt

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Substitute Belt baltheus, i. cingulum, An. Ox. 486. Gyrdel oððe belt baltheum, Wrt. Voc. ii. II, 51: baltheum, cingulum, 125, 15. Helmstán þá undǽde gedyde þæt hé Æðerédes belt forstæl, Cht. Th. 169, 20

béna

(n.)
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Add:, béne (?); f. Hé áforhtode for ðǽre geornfullan bénan (for hire hálsiendlican béne, v. l.) and wolde ꝥ wíf forbúgan expavit petitionis illius juramentum, declinare mulierem voluit, Gr. D. 17, 30

benc

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Benc spondeus. Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 14: sponda, ii. 121, 2. Wæs on beórsele benc gerýmed, B. 492. Wé on bence beót áhófon, By. 213. Wǽron bollan steápe boran æfter bencum, Jud. 18. Add

bend

(n.)
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Bend columbar, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 44; lunula, 62: vincula vel ligamen, 86, 36. Ic geann mínum feówer cnihtum ánes bendes on twéntegum mancussum goldes, Cht, Th. 531, 3. Bende repagulo, freno, An. Ox. 2399. Gewriðen mid ðǽm bende (ligamine), Past. 123, 14

beód

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Add: I. a table, at which a meal is taken Beód mensa, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 19. Biód, Ps. Srt. 68, 23. Bútan cræfte mínon ( the baker's ) ǽlc beód ǽmtig byþ gesewen, Coll. M. 28, 33. Be abbodes beódes gereorde de mensa abbatis, R. Ben. 93, 2. Críst gehál-gode

beót

Grammar
beót,
  • Chr. 1006
    • ;
  • P. 137, 5
    • .

Similar entry: beótian

beów

(n.)
Grammar
beów, es; n.

barley

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Bigg (v. D. D. s. v.), barley Hondful-beówes (beóuuas, beouaes, baeues) manticum, Txts. 77, 1278. Beowæs, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 45

beám

Similar entry: ciris-beám

belg

Grammar
belg, v. herþ-belg, smiþ-belg.

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belle

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Hangigende bellan teón, Tech. ii. 118, 18. Bellan ringan, 20. Add

bend

Grammar
bend, v. cyne-bend, ge-bend, hose-bend, leoþu-bend, orþanc-bend.

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beón

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add : with adv., expressing motion Beón hí on ofeste útweard cum festinatione egrediantur foras , Chrd. 21, 28; 33. Add Hí gesáwon Thesali of hiora horsum beón feohtende wið hié, Ors. 1, 9; S. 42, 33

bécere

Similar entry: bócere

bedd-

(prefix)

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beber

(n.)

a beaver

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a beaver,Som. Lye

becest

(v.)
Grammar
becest, = bacest; 2nd pers. pres. of bacan.

bakest

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bakest

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