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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

beren

(adj.)
Grammar
beren, byren; adj. [bera a bear]

Belonging to a bearursineursinus

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Belonging to a bear, ursine; ursinus Se byrdesta sceall gyldan berenne cyrtel [kyrtel MS.] oððe yterenne the richest must pay a bear - or otter-skin vest, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 37

berian

(v.)
Grammar
berian, p. ode, ede; pp. od [bær bare]

To baremake nakedexposeexhibitmake a shew ofnudaredenudarein medium proferreostentare

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To bare, make naked, expose, exhibit, make a shew of; nudare, denudare, in medium proferre, ostentare Benc-þelu beredon they made bare the bench floor, Beo. Th. 2482; B. 1239. Ða ðe me fór werode wisdóm bereþ who to me make a shew of wisdom before the

bernan

(v.)

to burnardere

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to burn; ardere, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 5

behát

(n.)
Grammar
behát, es; n.

A promisevowpromissumvotum

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A promise, vow; promissum, votum Ic sende on eów mínes fæder behát ego mitto promissum Parris mei in vos Lk. Bos. 24, 49. Ðonne ðú behát behǽtst Drihtene cum votum voveris Domino Deut. 23, 21

beþan

Similar entry: beþian

beren

(n.)

a barn

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a barn

beren

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of a bear

berian

(v.)

to beatberry

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to beat, berry (v. N. E. D. )

bellan

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Bellende rugiens, Mt. p. 9, 14. Add

bendan

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Add: to bend Þonne bende ic mínne bogan, Wlfst. 229, 8. Hí bendað. Ps. Th. 10, 2: 36, 13. Bogan bendan oððe flán ásendan geswinc getácnað. Lch. iii. 198, 19. Bendende, Ps. Spl. T. 77, 12. to bind Hý hergiað and heáwað, bændað and bismriað. Wlfst. 163

bearn

Similar entry: cild-bearn

-bedian

(v.; suffix)
Grammar
-bedian, bedigan.

beágian

(v.)
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bearn

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Bearn soboles, bearn (má = pl.) liberi, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 26, 27: pignus, ii. 66, 64. Bearna bearn pronepotibus, 76, 69. Nefena bearnum, An. Ox. 850. Betwuh bearnum inter natos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 46. Add

Beran burh

(n.)
Grammar
Beran burh, gen. burge; dat. byrig; f. [Hunt. Beranbiri : Kni. Banbyry]

BANBURYOxfordshire

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BANBURY, Oxfordshire Hér Cynríc and Ceawlin fuhton wið Brettas æt Beran byrig here, A. D. 556, Cynric and Ceawlin fought with Britons at Banbury, Chr. 556; Th. 30, 9, col. 1, 2, 3

Linked entry: Bearan burh

fugles beán

(n.)
Grammar
fugles beán, e; f.

Vetch

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Vetch, Gl. Mett. 919

fugeles beán

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

Bedan ford-scír

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

BEDFORDSHIREcomitatus 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

beád

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

commanded

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