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Anglo-Saxon

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bére

(n.)
Grammar
bére, acc. sing. of bér.

a bed

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a bed;

bed-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
bed-cófa, an; m.

A bed place ⬩ cubiculum

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A bed place; cubiculum Bed-cófa vel búr cubiculum, Ælfc. Gl, 27 ; Som. 60, 99 : Lk. Bos. 12, 3

dolg-ben

(n.)
Grammar
dolg-ben, -benn,e ; f. [ben a wound]
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A wound; vulnus Dolgbennum þurhdrifen pierced through with wounds, Andr. Kmbl. 2793; An. 1399

Linked entry: dolh-ben

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;

beáda

(n.)
Grammar
beáda, an; m.

A counsellor ⬩ persuader ⬩ an exhorter ⬩ intreater ⬩ suasor

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A counsellor, persuader, an exhorter or intreater; suasor

beadu

(n.)
Grammar
beadu, gen. beaduwe; f.

Battle ⬩ war

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Battle, war, etc. Andr. Kmbl. 1963; An. 984

-béde

(suffix)

exorable

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exorable

becc

(n.)

a beck ⬩ brook

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a beck, brook

bécn

(n.)
Grammar
bécn, es; n.

A sign ⬩ beacon ⬩ signum

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A sign, beacon; signum Mín gebéd nú gyt bécnum standeþ ðæt him on wísum is wel lýcendlíce adhuc est oratio mea in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Th. 140, 8 : Beo. Kmbl. 6314; B. 3161

BELG

(n.)
Grammar
BELG, belig, bylg, bylig, bilig, bælg, bælig, es; m.

A BULGE ⬩ budget ⬩ bag ⬩ purse ⬩ bellows ⬩ pod ⬩ husk ⬩ BELLY ⬩ bulga ⬩ follis ⬩ siliqua ⬩ uter

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A BULGE, budget, bag, purse, bellows, pod, husk, BELLY; bulga, follis, siliqua, uter Bylg bulga Cot. 27. Bylig follis Ælfc. Gl. 27; Wrt. Voc. 86, 15. Bilig uter Ps. Spl. M. 118, 83

Linked entries: bælg bylig belig

BELT

(n.)
Grammar
BELT, es; m.

A BELT ⬩ girdle ⬩ balteus

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A BELT, girdle; balteus Cot. 25

beóm

(n.)
Grammar
beóm,

a beam

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a beam, Chr. 1137; Erl. 262, 13

bere

(n.)
Grammar
bere, an; f.

A female bear ⬩ ursa

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A female bear; ursa

Linked entries: bære-flór bærlíc bere-hláf beren bere-sǽd

berh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berh, p. of beorgan.

for bearh shunned ⬩ vitavit

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for bearh shunned; vitavit, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 28;

-bered

(suffix)

Similar entry: á-

bell

Grammar
bell, (more usual form belle, q. v.).
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Add Þǽr nǽron ǽr búton upphangene bella, and nú þá sind upphangene, Cht. Th. 430, 4. v. hand-, mót-bell

belt

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Substitute Belt baltheus, i. cingulum, An. Ox. 486. Gyrdel oððe belt baltheum, Wrt. Voc. ii. II, 51: baltheum, cingulum, 125, 15. Helmstán þá undǽde gedyde þæt hé Æðerédes belt forstæl, Cht. Th. 169, 20

beót

Grammar
beót,
  • Chr. 1006
    • ;
  • P. 137, 5
    • .

Similar entry: beótian

beów

(n.)
Grammar
beów, es; n.

barley

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Bigg (v. D. D. s. v.), barley Hondful-beówes (beóuuas, beouaes, baeues) manticum, Txts. 77, 1278. Beowæs, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 45

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