be-rídan
to surround ⬩ invest ⬩ to seize ⬩ arrest
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Substitute: to surround, invest Hé hine þǽr berád, Chr. 755 ; P. 46, 29. Gif hé mægnes hæbbe, þæt hé his gefán beríde and inne besitte si vim habeat, ut hostem suum circumveniat et obsideat, Ll. Th. i. 90, 4. [Bruttes þa burȝen gunnen biriden, Laym.
bér
A bed ⬩ lectus ⬩ grabatus
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A bed; lectus, grabatus Nim bér ðín tolle grabatum tuum, Jn. Lind. War. 5, 12. Nim bére ðíne, Jn. Rush. War. 5, 12
Linked entry: bǽr
a-berstan
To burst ⬩ break ⬩ to be broken ⬩ perfringi
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To burst, break, to be broken; perfringi
byrig-berge
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A mulberry; morum Byrigbergena seáw selle drincan give him to drink juice of mulberries, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 230, 12
disc-berend
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A dish-bearer; discĭfer, Cot. 65
forþ-berstan
To burst or break forth ⬩ erumpĕre
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To burst or break forth; erumpĕre, Som. Ben. Lye
ful-berstan
To burst fully or thoroughly ⬩ plēne rumpi
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To burst fully or thoroughly; plēne rumpi, Off. Reg. 3
gǽst-berend
A spirit-bearer ⬩ man ⬩ is qui spīrĭtum vel ănĭmum fert ⬩ hŏmo
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A spirit-bearer, man; is qui spīrĭtum vel ănĭmum fert, hŏmo Ðás gǽstberend gíman nellaþ these spirit-bearers will not heed, Exon. 31 a; Th. 97, 33; Cri. 1600 : 78 a; Th. 293, 17; Crä. 2. Ic gǽstberend cwelle compwǽpnum I kill the living with battle-weapons
Linked entry: gást-berend
gást-berend
a spirit-bearer ⬩ soul-bearer ⬩ living person ⬩ man
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a spirit-bearer, soul-bearer, living person, man
helm-berend
One who wears a helmet
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One who wears a helmet Ne róhte hé helm-berendra he recked not of helmeted warriors, Exon. 120 a; Th. 461, 18; Hö. 37. Gegrétte hwate helmberend he greeted the bold warriors, Beo. Th. 5027; B. 2517: 5277; B. 2642
líg-berend
fiery
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Flame-bearing, fiery Lígberend flammiger, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 9. Légberend, 36, 52
óþ-berstan
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to break away, escape Hé óþbærst tó wuda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 291, 17. [Rannulf út of ðam týre on Lunden nihtes óðbærst, ðǽr hé on hæftneþe wæs, Chr. l 101; Erl. 237, 40.] Gif se bana óþbyrste, L. H. E. 2 ; Th. i. 28, l. Cf. æt-berstan
blæc-berie
A BLACKBERRY, mulberry ⬩ vaccinium, morus
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A BLACKBERRY, mulberry; vaccinium, morus Blace berian mori, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 30; Wrt. Voc. 33, 29
Linked entry: blace berian
ge-berst
A bursting ⬩ eruption ⬩ eruptio
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A bursting, eruption; eruptio Wið ómena geberste against bursting of erysipelas, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 100, 2
Linked entry: -berst
tapor-berend
An acolyte
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An acolyte (v. Similar entries tapor) Taporberend accolitus, Anglia xiii. 418, 759. Taporber[n]endum accolitis, 424, 840
tácn-berend
A standard-bearer
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A standard-bearer Tácnberend signifer, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 27, 15
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telg-berend
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that which produces a dye Tæl(g)berend ostriger, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 72
woide-berge
Similar entry: wéde-berge
wróht-berend
An accuser
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An accuser Wróhtberend excussor, accusator, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 14. Bearn wróhtberendra (wórhtberendra, Ps. Lamb. ) filii excussorum, Ps. Spl. M. 126, 5
á-bered
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Feónd ábered hostis callidus Scint. 92, 12 : 209, 2. Ábered, litig callidus Germ. 390, 41. Add