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Anglo-Saxon

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bed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bed, = bæd; p. of biddan.

asked

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asked Ic bed petii, Ps. Spl. 26, 7

beel

(n.)
Grammar
beel, es; n.

A pilerogus

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

balw

(n.)
Grammar
balw, g. m. n. es; f. re

Miserablewickedmalus

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Miserable, wicked; malus, Beo. Th. 1958; B. 977

ban

(n.)
Grammar
ban, bann, es; n.

A commandedictinterdictmandatumedictuminterdictum

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A command, edict, interdict; mandatum, edictum, interdictum, Grm. 3rd edit. i. 359, 8

beld

(n.)
Grammar
beld, beldo

boldnessrashnessaudacia

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boldness, rashness; audacia

bell

(n.)

a bellowingroarcry

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

BÉN

(n.)
Grammar
BÉN, gen. dat. béne; acc. bén; pl. pl.nom. béna, béne; f.

A prayingprayerpetitionan entreatya deprecationsupplicationdemandboneBOONdeprecatiooratioprecespostulatio

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A praying, prayer, petition, an entreaty, a deprecation, supplication, demand. Hence in Chaucer bone and our BOON; precatio, deprecatio, oratio, preces, postulatio Ðeáh ðe ðæs cyninges béne mid hine swíðode and genge wǽren [wæren, MS. T : wære, MSS.

Linked entry: ge-bén

BEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓ, indecl. in s; pl. nom. acc. beón; gen. beóna; dat. beóum, beóm ; f.

A BEEapis

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A BEE; apis. The keeping of bees was an object of much care in the economy of the Anglo-Saxons. The great variety of expressions, taken from the flavour of honey, sufficiently account for the value they placed upon it. While the bee-masters [beó-ceorlas

Linked entries: beáw-hyrnet beón bió

beó

I am or shall bebe thousumerosis

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I am or shall be, be thou; sum, ero, sis Gefultuma me fæste, ðonne beó ic fægere hál adjuva me, et salvus ero Ps. Th. 118, 117. Ic beó ero Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 29. Beó ðú sis: Beó he sit 32; Som. 36, 30 : Beo. Th. 777; B. 386

béh

(n.)

a crown

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a crown On ðone béh in coronam Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 28

bíd

(n.)
Grammar
bíd, es; n.

Delay, abidingmora

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Delay, abiding; mora Wearþ on bíd wrecen was driven to delay [on delay], Beo. Th. 5917; B. 2962. On bíd wriceþ drives on delay, Exon. 101 b; Th, 382, 29; Rä. 4, 3

big

(prep.)
Grammar
big, prep. dat.

Of, about, concerningde, quoad

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Of, about, concerning; de, quoad Big ðam ðe ic ðé ǽr sægde de qua tibi ante dixi, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 35

BIN

(n.)
Grammar
BIN, binn, e; f.

A manger, crib, BIN, hutchpræsepe, præsepium

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A manger, crib, BIN, hutch; præsepe, præsepium Binn præsepe, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 2; Som. 8, 27. Heó hine on binne aléde reclinavit eum in præsepio, Lk. Bos. 2, 7, 12, 16: Exon. 18 b; Th. 45, 25; Cri. 724. On heora assena binne in the manger of their asses,

Linked entry: binn

bill

(n.)

a bill, falchionfalcatus ensis

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a bill, falchion; falcatus ensis Bill falcastrum, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 1; Wrt. Voc, 34, 61: Beo. Th. 5548; B. 2777

bítl

(n.)

a mallet, hammer

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a mallet, hammer, Past. 36, 5; Cott. MS

bit

(v.)

asks, prays

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asks, prays, Lk. Bos. 11, 12; 3rd pers. pres. of biddan

BÓC

(n.)
Grammar
BÓC, e; f: bóc-treów, es; n: bócce, beóce, béce, bǽce, an; f.

A beech-treefagus silvatica, fagusæsculus

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A beech-tree; fagus silvatica, fagus = φηγός, æsculus Bóc fagus; bóc æsculus, Ælfc. Gl. 45; Som. 64, 99, 100

Linked entries: béc bócce bóc-treów

bóc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bóc, pl. bócon

bakedcoxit, coxerunt

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baked; coxit, coxerunt, Ex. 12, 39; p. of bacan

BOD

(n.)
Grammar
BOD, es; pl. u, o, a; n.

A command, commandment, precept, mandate, an edict, order, messagejussum, mandatum, edictuma commandment

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A command, commandment, precept, mandate, an edict, order, message; jussum, mandatum, edictum Hwæt is ðæt bod micle [MS. micla] in ǽ quod est mandatum magnum to lege? Mt. Lind. Stv. 22, 36: Mk. Lind. Stv. 12, 28, 29, 30, 31: Lk. Lind. Stv. 2, 1. Bod

bog

(n.)

the arm, shoulder

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the arm, shoulder, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 16; Wrt. Voc. 44, 2