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Anglo-Saxon

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beád

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

commanded

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

becst

(v.)
Grammar
becst, = bacest ; 2nd pers. pres. of bacan.

bakest

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bakest

bedd

(n.)

a bed ⬩ stratum ⬩ lectus

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a bed; stratum, lectus, Cd. 101; Th. 134, 33; Gen. 2234

Linked entry: BIDDAN

beden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beden, pp. of biddan.

prayed

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prayed,Bd. 3, 5 ; S. 527, 28 : Th. Diplm. A. D. 743-745; 28, 22;

bédu

(n.)

prayers ⬩ orationes

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prayers; orationes,Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 43

beel

(n.)
Grammar
beel, es; n.

A pile ⬩ rogus

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A pile; rogus, Gl. E. 6, Lye

beer

(n.)

a bier ⬩ bed

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a bier, bed, Cot. 23 : Jn. Lind. War. 5, 8

beág

(n.)

a ring ⬩ crown ⬩ anulus ⬩ corona

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a ring, crown; anulus, corona, Exon. 91a; Th. 341, 24; Gn. Ex. 131

Linked entry: HRING

beág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beág, p. of búgan.

gave way

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gave way,Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 2; Ruin. 17;

beáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beáh, p. of búgan.

submitted

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submitted,Chr. 1015; Th. 276, 22;

beld

(n.)
Grammar
beld, beldo

boldness ⬩ rashness ⬩ audacia

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boldness, rashness; audacia

bell

(n.)

a bellowing ⬩ roar ⬩ cry

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a bellowing, roar, cry ? Cd. 148; Th. 185,12; Exod. 121

beóm

am

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am Exon. 30 a; Th. 91, 13; Cri. 1491

beón

(n.)

bees

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bees Ps. Spl. 117, 12 : L. R. S. 5; Th. i. 434, 35

beót

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beót, p.of beátan.

beat ⬩ hurt

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beat, hurt Cd. 187; Th. 232, 24; Dan. 265;

beger

(n.)
Grammar
beger, (-ir), es; n.
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A berry Beger baccinia (begir bucina ), Txts. 43, 266. Begir baccinia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 65. Cf. berige vaccinia (bacinia, Wülck. Gl. 296, 26), Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 25, and

begne

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Dele, and see blegen

belg

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Add: a bag Bælge oððe bylge bulga, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 27. Tóbersteþ þá belgas ( utres ) and þá belgas tó lore weorðaþ. Mt. R. 9, 17. bellows Swégincga bláwendra byliga (follium), Coll. M. 31, 7. Ðeáh man þone gársecg embsette mid byligeon . . and tó

belle

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Belle clocca, litel belle tintinnabulum, mycel belle campana, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 36-39. Belle campana, cimbala, ii. 127, 83. Hrýðeres belle bið ánes scitt. weorð, Ll. Th. i. 260, 16. Bellan swég, Shrn. 149, 9. Beácn þǽre bellan gehýran, Hml. A. 168, 107

beón

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Add: to be Wesan and beón fore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 61. absolute, to exist, (of life) to last Ðú eart éce and á byst, Shrn. 199, 21. Þá hwíle þe mín líf byð, Cht. E. 230, 7. Gif ic lengc beó þonne heó, Shrn. 159, 27. ꝥ Án is þú woldest beón; óðer ꝥ þú

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