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bere-græs

(n.)
Grammar
bere-græs, es; n.

BARLEY-GRASSa farragohordei gramen

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BARLEY-GRASS, a farrago; hordei gramen Gréne beregræs green fodder for cattle [farrago], Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 67, 124

bere-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
bere-hláf, es; m.

A BARLEY-LOAFbarley-breadhordeaceus panis

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A BARLEY-LOAF, barley-bread; hordeaceus panis

bere-tún

(n.)
Grammar
bere-tún, es; m. [bere barley, corn; tún an inclosure, a place shut in]

A barley-enclosurecourt-yardthreshing-floorcorn-farmgrangecorn-villageBARTONhordei areavilla frumentaria

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A barley-enclosure, court-yard, threshing-floor, corn-farm, grange, corn-village, BARTON; hordei area, villa frumentaria. 'BARTON, Prædium dominicum, vel terræ quas vocant Dominicales, hoc est, quas in distributione manerii dominus non elocavit hæreditarie

Linked entries: Barton bere-wíc

eáþ-béde

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-béde, adj.

Exorabledeprĕcābĭlis

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Exorable; deprĕcābĭlis Wes ðínum scealcum wel eáðbéde deprĕcābĭlis esto super servos tuos, Ps. Th. 89, 15

gafol-bere

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-bere, es; m.

Barley paid as rent

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Barley paid as rent Threó pund gauolbæres, Th. Chart. 145, 2

Linked entry: bere-gafol

bere-corn

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Swá berecorn ðerscendum (ðerccedum, MS.) quasi tipsonas feriente (Prov, 27, 22), Kent. Gl. 1035. Berecorn beorende ptysones (Is this also-a gloss of Prov. 27, 22 with ferente read instead of feriente?), Txts. 89, 1677. Add:

bere-gafol

(n.)

Similar entry: gafol-bere

bere-hláf

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Dele

bere-tún

Grammar
bere-tún, (ber-).
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Ic wille rýman mínne bertún, Hml. Th. ii. 104, 17 : Wlfst. 286, 16. Add

bere-wæstm

(n.)
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barley-produce, barley-crops Geunne þé Drihten þǽre (-a?) brádan berewæstma and þǽre (-a?) hwítan hwǽtewæstma and ealra eorþan wæstma, Lch. i. 402, 6

Linked entry: wæstm

bere-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
bere-wíc, (and? -wíce; f. cf. Lot. berewica)
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Mid allen ðám bere-wícan ðe ic habbe intó ðáre hálagen stówe gegifen, C. D. iv. 211, 27: 192, 7. Medeshámstede and tá berewícan þa þár tó héren, and Anláf-estún and þá(m) berewícan þár tó . . . Undelum and tó berewícum þár tó gebyreð, C. D. B. iii. 367

beór-byden

(n.)
Grammar
beór-byden, e; f.
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A beer-barrel Man sceal hibban. . . beórbydene, Angl. ix. 264, 16

beór-dræste

(n.)
Grammar
beór-dræste, an: -dræst; pl. -dræsta; f.
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Dregs of beer Clám of beórdræstan and of grénre mucgwyrte, Lch. ii. 330, 16. Genim beór-dræstan and sápan, iii. 42, 27. Genim beórdræsta, ii. 98, 26

Linked entry: dærst

beór-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
beór-scipe, es; m.

A feast

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A feast Beárscip convivium, Mt. p. 16, I. Æfter þæs beórscipes geendunge, Ap. Th. 17, 19. Gelaðod tó lustfullum beórscype, Hml. S. 8, 98. Hig wrohton him beórscipe (cenam), Jn. 12, 2. Hé ðone beórscipe mid blóde gemencgde, Hml. Th. i. 484, 2. Gé eówerne

be-geótan

(v.)
Grammar
be-geótan, bi-geótan; he -gýt; p. -geát, pl. -guton; pp. -goten, -geten [be, geótan to pour].

to pour outto cast uponto sprinklecoveraspergereto pour intoinfundere

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Mid blóde begoten sprinkled with blood Chr. 734; Th. 76, 18 : Herb. 96, 4; Lchdm. i. 210, 3 : Rood Kmbl. 13; Kr. 7. to pour into; infundere He me láre on gemynd begeát he poured knowledge into my mind Elen. Kmbl. 2494; El. 1248

ge-beór-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beór-scipe, -scype, es; m. [ge-, beór beer, -scipe -ship]

BEER-SHIPconvivial societya drinking partyfeastan entertainmentpōtātiocompōtātiocoenaconvīvium

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BEER-SHIP, convivial society, a drinking party, feast, an entertainment; pōtātio, compōtātio, coena, convīvium Hig lufigeaþ ða fyrmestan setl on gebeórscypum ămant prīmos recŭbĭtus in coenis, Mt. Bos. 23, 6 : Jn. Bos. 12, 2; 21, 20. Dyde mycelne gebeórscype

beg-beám

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Cf. beger. Add

Decem-ber

(n.)
Grammar
Decem-ber, gen. -bris; m. [dĕcem ten: Sansk. vāra: Pers. bār time, space: the tenth month of the Romans, beginning with March, and as we begin with January, it is our twelfth month]

The month of DecemberDĕcember, bris

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The month of December; Dĕcember, bris, m Mónaþ Decembris, ǽrra iúla [geóla] the month of December, the former yule, Menol. Fox 437; Men. 220; January being after yule or Christmas is called Se æftera geóla; the after yule, Cott. Tibĕrius; B. i; Hick.

Bede-ford-scír

(n.)

Bedfordshire

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Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 1

be-gan

began

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began Gen. 9, 20