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.
Beada ford-scír
Bedfordshire
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Bedfordshire: Cnut wende him út þurh Buccingahámscíre into Beadafordscíre Canute went out through Buckinghamshire into Bedfordshire, Chr. 1016; Th. 279, 16, col. 1
beaf
a gad-fly ⬩ œstrus ⬩ οίστροs
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a gad-fly; œstrus = οίστροs,Leo 118
beal
bellowed ⬩ roared
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bellowed, roared;
becc
a beck ⬩ brook
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a beck, brook
-becc
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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
benc
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Benc spondeus. Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 14: sponda, ii. 121, 2. Wæs on beórsele benc gerýmed, B. 492. Wé on bence beót áhófon, By. 213. Wǽron bollan steápe boran æfter bencum, Jud. 18. Add
beám
Similar entry: ciris-beám
bece
a brook.
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a brook
Bedan ford-scír
BEDFORDSHIRE ⬩ comitatus nomen
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BEDFORDSHIRE; comitatus nomen Hí hæfdon ofergán Bedan fordscíre they had subjugated Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 2. Wende him út into Bedan fordscíre egressus est in Bedanfordsciram, 1016; Th. 278, 16, col. 1
Linked entries: Bæda-ford-scír Beada ford-scír Bede-ford-scír
beadu-cræftig
War-crafty ⬩ warlike ⬩ bellicosus
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War-crafty, warlike; bellicosus Fugel beaducræftig the warlike bird, Exon. 60a; Th. 217, 26; Ph. 286. Beaducræftig beorn Bartholameus a warlike chief, Bartholomeus, Apstls. Kmbl. 87; Ap. 44
Linked entry: beado-cræftig
cwealm-bealu
Deadly evil ⬩ cædis malum
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Deadly evil ; cædis malum Ðæt hit móste cwealmbealu cýðan that it must make known the deadly evil, Beo. Th. 3884; B. 1940
heofon-beácen
A heavenly beacon or sign [the fiery pillar],
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A heavenly beacon or sign [the fiery pillar], Cd. 148; Th. 184, 15; Exod. 107
Linked entry: sunne
ífig-beara
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a grove of ivy-covered trees (? cf. ífiht) On ífigbearo, of ífigbeara, Cht. Crw. l, 15
beácen-stán
A stone whereon the beacon fire was made ⬩ a stone or tower whereon to set the beacon fire ⬩ specula ⬩ pharus
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A stone whereon the beacon fire was made, a stone or tower whereon to set the beacon fire; specula, pharus;Cot. 88
Bedan ford
BEDFORD ⬩ oppidi nomen
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BEDFORD; oppidi nomen Ða yldestan men to Bedan forda hyrdon the first men belonged to Bedford, Chr. 918; Ing. 133. 2. Eádweard cyning fór to Bedan forda king Edward went to Bedford, 919; Ing. 133. 13. Hie gedydon æt Bedan forda pervenirent ad Bedanfordam
Linked entries: Beda-ford Bedcan ford Bede-ford Bedican ford Biedcan ford
Bedan heáfod
Beda's head ⬩ Bedwin? in Wiltshire
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Beda's head, Bedwin? in Wiltshire,Chr. 675; Erl. 37, 6
Bedcan ford
Bedford
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Bedford, Chr. 571; Th. 32, 27, col. 1
heofon-beácen
the sun
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If this be accepted heofon-beácen would be the sun