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Anglo-Saxon

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ceác-bán

(n.)
Grammar
ceác-bán, es; n.
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The cheek-bone, jaw; mandibula Ceác-bán vel ceácan vel cin-ban mandibula, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 81; Wrt. Voc. 43, 14

ban-segn

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Voc. ii. 10, 76 read: ban ( = bandum) segn, cf. 101, 57

ylpen-bán

(n.)
Grammar
ylpen-bán, (elpend-), es; n.
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Genim ylpenbán, 368, 19. v. elpend-bán (where these passages should be put)

Linked entries: elpen-bán elpend-bán

bǽr

(n.)
Grammar
bǽr, a pasture.
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D. v. 207, 20. v. den-bǽr, pól-bǽr, weald-bǽr, wer-bǽr, wudu-bǽr

-bald

(suffix)
Grammar
-bald, -bold;

Bold ⬩ courageous ⬩ honourable ⬩ audax ⬩ virtuosus

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Eádbald happily bold, from eád or eádig and bald

balo

(n.)

bale ⬩ evil

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bale, evil,Lye

bær-beáh

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dele, and see bær

hrycg-bán

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg-bán, es; n.

Back-bone ⬩ spine

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Back-bone, spine Hrygcbán spina, Ps. Lamb. 31, 4

bæþ

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Add: v. fant-bæþ, fullwiht-bæþ

BANC

(n.)
Grammar
BANC, e; f.

A bench ⬩ BANK ⬩ hillock ⬩ tumulus

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A bench, BANK, hillock; tumulus,Som

beán

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Sum him mid bær beána mid wætere ofgotene, Hml. S. 23 b, 128. Beána sáwan, Angl. ix. 262, 7. Add

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Both ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ambo ⬩ ambæ ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ⬩ ambo et ambæ vel ambæ et ambo ⬩ of both ⬩ amborum ⬩ ambarum ⬩ amborum ⬩ to both ⬩ ambobus ⬩ ambabus ⬩ ambobus ⬩ both ⬩ ambos ⬩ ambas ⬩ ambo ⬩ both ⬩ ambos et ambas vel ⬩ ambas et amb ⬩ with ⬩ by both ⬩ ambobus ⬩ ambabus ⬩ ambobus

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Grammar BEGEN, Instr. m. f. n. bám, bǽm with or by both; ambobus, ambabus, ambobus Mid bǽm handum with both hands Elen. Kmbl. 1607; El. 805

Linked entries: bá bæga bǽm bám bátwá begra bó

beaf

(n.)

a gad-fly ⬩ œstrus ⬩ οίστροs

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a gad-fly; œstrus = οίστροs,Leo 118

beal

(v.)
Grammar
beal, p. of bellan.

bellowed ⬩ roared

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bellowed, roared;

BEÁM

(n.)
Grammar
BEÁM, es; m.

a tree ⬩ arbor ⬩ the tree ⬩ cross ⬩ patibulum ⬩ crux ⬩ a column ⬩ pillar ⬩ columna ⬩ wood ⬩ a ship ⬩ lignum ⬩ navis ⬩ a BEAM ⬩ splint ⬩ post ⬩ a stock of a tree ⬩ trabs ⬩ stipes ⬩ A ray of light ⬩ a sun-BEAM ⬩ radius ⬩ a trumpet ⬩ tuba

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a tree; arbor Se beám bude wyrda geþingu the tree boded the councils of the fates, Cd. 202; Th. 250, 11; Dan. 545 : 23; Th. 30, 18; Gen. 468 : 24; Th. 31, 1; Gen. 478. On ðæs beámes blédum on the branches of the tree, 200; Th. 248, 4 ; Dan. 508 : Exon

Linked entries: Beám-dún wudu beóm

BEÁN

(n.)
Grammar
BEÁN, bién, e; f.

A BEAN ⬩ all sorts of pulse ⬩ faba ⬩ legumen

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A BEAN, all sorts of pulse; faba, legumen Beán pisan a vetch, Cot. 34 : 122

barm

(n.)

a bosom

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a bosom: On barme in sinu, Jn. Rush. War. 1, 18

barn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
barn, p. of beornan.

burned

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burned,Ex. 3, 2;

beád

(n.)

a prayer ⬩ oratio

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a prayer; oratio

Linked entry: beáda

beád

(n.)
Grammar
beád, es; m.

A table ⬩ mensa

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A table; mensa Of beád de mensa, Lk. Lind. War. 16, 21. Beádas, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 12

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