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-becc

(suffix)
Grammar
-becc, -bec, -beck,
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used for the name of places, or as a termination to the names of places, denotes the situation to be near a brook or river

bearn

(n.)
Grammar
bearn, es; n.

A BEARNchildsonissueoffspringprogenynatusinfanspuerfiliussobolesproles

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Geseah his bearna bearn vidit filios filiorum suorum, Job Thw. 168, 35. Ge Godes bearn, bringaþ Gode ramma bearn filii Dei, afferte Domino filios arietum, Ps. Th. 28, 1

Linked entries: barn beærn byre beorn

fugles beán

(n.)
Grammar
fugles beán, e; f.

Vetch

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Vetch, Gl. Mett. 919

beard

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Beard barba, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 42. Beard him beón bescoren hearm hit getácnað, Lch. iii. 198, 28. Se beard and ꝥ feax wǽron oþ þá fét síde, Shrn. 120, 25. Mid sídum bearde, Hml. Th. i. 466, 24. Ælfsige mid þám berde, Cht. E. 257, 1.

Béme

(n.)
Grammar
Béme, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The BohemiansBohēmi

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The Bohemians; Bohēmi Riht be eástan syndon Béme right to the east are the Bohemians Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 33

fugeles beán

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

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

BEÓR

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓR, es; m.

BEERnourishing or strong drinkcerevisiasiceraa beverage made of honey and watermeadmetheglinhydromeliĭtisydromellummulsum

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BEER, nourishing or strong drink; cerevisia, sicera. Beer, made from malted barley, was the favourite drink of the Anglo-Saxons. In their drinking parties, they pledged each other in large cups, round at the bottom, which must be emptied before they could

Linked entry: biór

béce

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Boecae, boeccae, boece aesculus, Txts. 36, 22: fagus, 62, 417. Béccae, boece esculus, 60, 391. Béce, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 9: fagus. 34, 71. Tó þaere mearcbécean, of ðǽre bécean, C. D. B. i. 295, 9. On þá ealdan mearcebécan, 296, 26. Bécum fagis, Wrt. Voc.

bégan

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

to bowbendturnflectereinflecteredeprimereto bow toto settleinflectereinsistere

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Fox 13, 6; Met. 13, 3 : Cd. 221; Th. 288, 15; Sat. 381 : Bd. 4, 11; S. 580, 10 . to bow to, to settle; inflectere, insistere Ðara bearn swylce bégaþ æðelum settum beámum, samed anlíce, standan on staðule stíðe wið geóguþe quorum filii sicut novellæ plantationes

Linked entries: a-bégan bígan bégean

BEARD

(n.)
Grammar
BEARD, es; m.

a BEARDbarba

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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.

bend

(n.)
Grammar
bend, bænd, e; f : es; m.

A bandbondribbona chapletcrownornamentvinculumligamendiadema

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A band, bond, ribbon, a chaplet, crown, ornament; vinculum, ligamen, diadema; What ties, binds, or bends Ðæt benda onlýseþ that looseneth bonds Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 12; Cri. 68. On láþne bend in a loathsome bond Cd. 225; Th. 298, 27; Sat. 539. Heora bendas

Linked entries: bænd beand BEN

bealo

(adj.)
Grammar
bealo, bealu; adj.
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Hine sár hafað befongen balwon bendum (cf. bealo-bend), B. 977. Sé inc forgeaf balewe geþóhtas, Sat. 488. Add

BEÓD

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓD, es; m.

A tablemensa

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A table; mensa Ðá ða gebróðru æt beóde sǽton sedentibus ad mensam fratribus Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 9. Ðú gearcodest befóran mínre gesihþe beód vel beódwyste vel mýsan parasti in conspectu meo mensam Ps. Lamb. 22, 5. Beódas lances Cot. 123

Linked entries: beád beódas

beót

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Hié tó beóte (bote, MS.) balde gecwǽdon þæt hié þæs wíges wihte ne róhton, Dan. 200. Heó (the vestal virgin) hiere beót (vow; gehát, v. l.) áleág, Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 19. Dele bracket, and add under III:

bealo-bend

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-bend, es; m.

A grievous bondchain

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A grievous bond, chain Swá hwæt swá gé gebindab hér ofer eorðan fæstum bealubendum (cf. B. 977) for yfelum gewyrhturn, Wlfst. 178, 2

BEADO

(n.)
Grammar
BEADO, beadu; g. d. beadowe, beadwe, beaduwe; f.

Battlewarslaughtercrueltypugnastrages

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Battle, war, slaughter, cruelty; pugna, strages Gúþ-Geáta leód, beadwe heard the War-Goths' prince, brave in battle, Beo. Th. 3082; B. 1539. Wit ðære beadwo begen ne onþungan we both prospered not in the war, Exon. 129b; Th. 497, 2; Rä. 85, 23. Beorn

Linked entry: beadu

BELL

(n.)
Grammar
BELL, e; f: belle, an : f.

A BELLcampanatintinnabulumcymbalum

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A BELL; campana, tintinnabulum, cymbalum Cyrice bell the church-bell. Hleóðor heora bellan a sound of their bell Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, note 40. Belle tintinnabulum Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 39. Hériaþ hine on bellum laudate eum in cymbalis Ps. Lamb. 150, 5.

Linked entry: belle

beáw-hyrnet

(n.)
Grammar
beáw-hyrnet, = beó-hyrnet, -hyrnett, e; f.

A bee-hornetgad-flyhorse-flyœstrusoίττρos

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A bee-hornet, gad-fly, horse-fly; œstrus = oίττρos Beáw-hyrnet œstrus [MS. beáw-hyrnette œstrum, acc? ], Ælfc. Gl. 22; Som. 59, 108; Wrt. Voc. 23, 64

bearg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bearg, bearh

savedsecured

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saved, secured,Exon. 55 a; Th. 195, 21; Az. 159;