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bétan

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1. Add Ðyrelne kylle bétan, Past. 469, 11. <b>II a</b>. add :-- Béte man be cyninges munde, ꝥ is, mid v. pundum, Ll. Th. i. 340, 28

beáda

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Dele

-beámen

(suffix)

Similar entry: cwic-beámen

bécen

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On bécenan treówes wyrttruman gewexen, Lch. i. 182, 2. Add

bécan

(v.)

to book.

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to book

bégan

(v.)

Similar entry: bígan

ífig-beara

(n.)
Grammar
ífig-beara, ífig-bearo
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a grove of ivy-covered trees (? cf. ífiht) On ífigbearo, of ífigbeara, Cht. Crw. l, 15

dryhten-bealo

(n.)
Grammar
dryhten-bealo, -bealu; gen. -bealowes; n. [bealo evil]

Profound misery, extreme evil ⬩ permagna calămĭtas

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Profound misery, extreme evil; permagna calămĭtas He sceal dreógan dryhten-bealo he shall suffer profound misery, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 22; Vy. 55. Ellen biþ sélast ðám ðe sceal dreógan dryhtenbealu courage is best for those who must suffer extreme evil

bealg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bealg, p. of belgan.

was angry

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was angry,Exon. 68 a; Th. 253, 25; Jul. 185;

beadu

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

Battle ⬩ war

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

bécun

(n.)

a beacon

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a beacon, Mk. Skt. Rush. 13, 22

bédan

(v.)

to offer

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to offer, Chr. 1011; Th. 267, 12, col. 1

bearug

(n.)

a barrow pig

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a barrow pig

bécen

(n.)

a beacon

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a beacon, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 22

bécen

(adj.)
Grammar
bécen, adj.

BEECHEN ⬩ made of beech ⬩ fagineus

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BEECHEN, made of beech; fagineus Bécen fagineus, Ælfc. Gl, 45; Som. 64, 101; Wrt. Voc. 32, 36

beora

(n.)
Grammar
beora, an; m.

A grove ⬩ lucus vel nemus

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A grove; lucus vel nemus Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 39; Wrt. Voc. 59, 11

beorh

Grammar
beorh, impert. of beorgan.
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save Ps. Th. 16, 8;

beren

(n.)
Grammar
beren, es; n. [bere-ærn, q.v.]

A barley-place ⬩ a barn ⬩ horreum

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A barley-place, a barn; horreum, Lk. Jun. 3, 17 : 12, 18, 24

Linked entries: biren byren bæren

beren

(adj.)
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beren, adj.

Barley ⬩ made of barley ⬩ hordeaceus

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Barley, made of barley; hordeaceus Genim smæl beren mela take fine barley-meal, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 24. Hæfþ fíf berene hláfas habet quinque hordeaceos, Jn. Bos. 6, 9 : 6, 13

bétan

(v.)
Grammar
bétan, ic béte; p. bétte; pp. béted; trans. [Goth. ó = A. Sax. ó, é, thus Goth. bótyan = bótan = A.Sax. bétan]

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restore ⬩ emendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiare ⬩ to mend ⬩ repair a fire ⬩ to light ⬩ make a fire, to kindle ⬩ focum reparare ⬩ to remedy, compensate, make amends ⬩ compensare

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to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restore; emendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiare Ðæt he bétte that he should improve, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 11: Ex. 21, 22. Hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan how thou mayest improve thy fields, Lchdm. i. 398,

Linked entry: bétte

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