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bearo

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Bearwes nemoris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 65. Bearuwæs, 151, 17. On bearwe in nemore, 46, 6. Hwæt ic ána sæt innan bearwe mid helme beþeht, holte tómiddes, Dóm. L. 1. Þone godcundan bearo divinum lucum, Nar. 27, 10. Hrímige bearwas . . . on dǽm ísgean bearwum

bearm

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Bearm gremium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 65. Hé hlenode on þæs Hǽlendes bearme, Shrn. 32, 19. Hosp þone ic behæfde on bearme (sinu) mínum, Ps. Spl. 88, 49. ¶with the idea of possession, cf. hand:-- Hé bróhte him tó bearme stánas, bæd him for hungre hláfas wyrcan

bécan

(v.)

to book.

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to book

bécen

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On bécenan treówes wyrttruman gewexen, Lch. i. 182, 2. Add

bégan

(v.)

Similar entry: bígan

BEARD

(n.)
Grammar
BEARD, es; m.

a BEARD ⬩ barba

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a BEARD; barba Ne beard ne sciron nec radetis barbam, Lev. 19, 27; nether ge schulen schave the beerd, Wyc. Smyringc niðerfeól on bearde, bearde Aarones unguentum descendit in barbam, barbam Aaronis, Ps. Lamb. 132, 2. the Anglo-Saxons were proud of their

bearm

(n.)
Grammar
bearm, es; m.

The bosom ⬩ lap ⬩ sinus ⬩ gremium

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The bosom, lap; sinus, gremium On eówerne bearm in sinum vestrum, Lk. Bos. 6, 38. Iosep hí nam of ðæs fæder bearme Ioseph eos tulit de gremio patris, Gen. 48, 12 : Cd. 216; Th. 274, 12; Sat. 153. Ðá wæs fæger foldan bearm then was earth's bosom fair,

Linked entries: bærm baorm barm bierm

bécun

(n.)

a beacon

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a beacon, Mk. Skt. Rush. 13, 22

bédan

(v.)

to offer

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to offer, Chr. 1011; Th. 267, 12, col. 1

bearu

(n.)

a grove

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a grove, Wrt. Voc. 32, 38

bécen

(n.)

a beacon

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a beacon, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 22

bécen

(adj.)
Grammar
bécen, adj.

BEECHEN ⬩ made of beech ⬩ fagineus

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BEECHEN, made of beech; fagineus Bécen fagineus, Ælfc. Gl, 45; Som. 64, 101; Wrt. Voc. 32, 36

beóce

(n.)

a beech-tree

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a beech-tree

beorcen

(adj.)
Grammar
beorcen, [Kil. bercken]

birchen ⬩ tiliaceus

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birchen; tiliaceus

beren

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

A barley-place ⬩ a barn ⬩ horreum

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

Linked entries: biren byren bæren

beren

(adj.)
Grammar
beren, adj.

Barley ⬩ made of barley ⬩ hordeaceus

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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 bear ⬩ ursine ⬩ ursinus

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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

bégan

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

to bow ⬩ bend ⬩ turn ⬩ flectere ⬩ inflectere ⬩ deprimere ⬩ to bow to ⬩ to settle ⬩ inflectere ⬩ insistere

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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, restore ⬩ emendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiare ⬩ to mend ⬩ repair a fire ⬩ to light ⬩ make a fire, to kindle ⬩ focum reparare ⬩ to remedy, compensate, make amends ⬩ compensare

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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,

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betre

(adj.)

better

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better Hit is betre it is better, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 5