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bere-hláf

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Dele

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

ge-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beorg, -beorh, -berg; gen. -beorges, -beorhges; n. [ge-, and beorg a protection, refuge]

A defence ⬩ protection ⬩ safety ⬩ refuge ⬩ præsĭdium ⬩ refŭgium ⬩ tutāmen ⬩ tuĭtio

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A defence, protection, safety, refuge; præsĭdium, refŭgium, tutāmen, tuĭtio Leófsunu ahóf bord to gebeorge Leofsunu raised up his buckler for defence, Byrht. Th. 138, 64; By. 245 : 135, 40; By. 131. Britwalum to gebeorge for the protection of the Brito-Welsh

bere-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
bere-sǽd, es; n.

Barley-seed ⬩ barley ⬩ hordeum

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Barley-seed, barley; hordeum, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 36

bere-wíc

(n.)
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bere-wíc, es; n.

A barley-village ⬩ a corn-village ⬩ hordeaceus vel frumentarius vicus,

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A barley-village, a corn-village; hordeaceus vel frumentarius vicus, Th. Diplm. A. D. 1060; 382, 12 : A. D. 1093; 443, 31

berg-ælfen

(n.)

mountain-elves ⬩ oreades

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mountain-elves; oreades

ge-berg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-berg, es; n.

A defence ⬩ refuge ⬩ refŭgium

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A defence, refuge; refŭgium Geworden is Dryht geberg þearfena factus est Dŏmĭnus refŭgium pauperum, Ps. Surt. 9, 10 : 58, 17 : 89, 1

bere-flór

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lencten-bere

(n.)
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lencten-bere, spring-sown barley (?cf. lenten corne as . . . otys, pecys, barley. v.
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N. E. D. lenten-corn) Nime þonne clǽnne lengten*-*bere and grinde on handcwyrna, Nap 42. Cf. lencten-eorþe

bere-croft

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gafol-bere

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for-beran

(v.)
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for-beran, p -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren [for for; beran to bear]

To FORBEAR ⬩ abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ restrain ⬩ bear with ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer ⬩ abstĭnēre ⬩ sustĭnēre ⬩ comprĭmĕre ⬩ reprĭmĕre ⬩ tŏlĕrāre ⬩ păti ⬩ ferre

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To FORBEAR, abstain, refrain, restrain, bear with, endure, suffer; abstĭnēre, sustĭnēre, comprĭmĕre, reprĭmĕre, tŏlĕrāre, păti, ferre Ðæt he ðone breóstwylm forberan ne mihte that he might not restrain the fervour of his breast. Beo. Th. 3759; B. 1877

ge-beran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beran, he -bireþ, -byreþ, -byrþ; p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren [ge-, beran to bear]

To bear ⬩ bring forth ⬩ ferre ⬩ părĕre

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To bear, bring forth; ferre, părĕre Ne mihton nánuht libbendes geberan they could not bring forth anything alive, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 78, 22 : Exon. l0 b; Th. 13, 19; Cri. 205. Rachel gebær Beniamin Rachel bare Benjamin, Gen. 35, 19. Him wíf sunu gebær his

Linked entries: ge-boren ge-byreþ

bera-scinn

(n.)
Grammar
bera-scinn, es; n.

A bear-skin

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A bear-skin iii berascin, Cht. Th. 429, 27

Linked entry: scinn

hleór-beran

(n.; v.)

face-protectors

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Another suggestion, which accepts a compound form, is to read hleór-bergan face-protectors

bég

(n.)
Grammar
bég, es; m.

A bracelet ⬩ ring ⬩ crown ⬩ armilla ⬩ corona

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A bracelet, ring, crown; armilla, corona Hie feredon brýd and bégas they conveyed bride and bracelets Cd. 90; Th. 112, 25; Gen. 1876. Hí on beorg dydon bégas [MS. beg] and siglu they placed in the mound rings and jewels Beo. Th. 6308, note; B. 3164

Linked entry: béh

beg

Similar entry: heorot-beg

ber-land

(n.)
Grammar
ber-land, bere-land, es; n.

bear-land

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Land where barley grows, bear-land (D. D. ) On berlandes heáfda, C. D. iii. 367, 9

ber-winde

(n.)
Grammar
ber-winde, an; f.

Bearbine

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Bearbine (-bind, v. N. E. D. D. D. s. vv. ) ber*-*winde umbilicum, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 57

aweg-beran

(v.)

to bear ⬩ carry or convey away ⬩ asportare

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to bear, carry or convey away; asportare, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 37