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beig-beám

(n.)
Grammar
beig-beám, es; m.

A bramblerubus

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A bramble; rubus Moyses ætýwde wið ǽnne beigbeám Moyses ostendit secus rubum Lk. Bos. 20, 37

bel-hringes beácn

(n.)
Grammar
bel-hringes beácn, es; n.

A sign by bell-ringingsignum sonitu campanæ datum

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A sign by bell-ringing; signum sonitu campanæ datum R. Ben. 43

BEN

(n.)
Grammar
BEN, benn, e; f. [connected with bana a slayer, murderer]

A woundvulnus

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A wound; vulnus ; With this word the MSS. often confound the pl. of bend, as in Cd. 195; Th. 243, 12; Dan. 435, where benne stands for bende: and in Andr. Recd. 2077; An. 1040 : Exon. 73 a; Th. 273, 21, note; Jul, 519, where bennum stands for bendum.

Linked entry: benn

bén

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bén, bénn p. of bannan.

summoned

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summoned

bén-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
bén-tíd, e; f. [bén a prayer, tíd time]

Prayer-timerogation-daystime for supplicationrogationum dies

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Prayer-time, rogation-days, time for supplication; rogationum dies Ðæt is heálíc dæg, bén-tíd brému that is a high day, a celebrated time for supplication Menol. Fox 148; Men. 75

bén-tíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
bén-tíðe, bén-tigðe, bén-tiðige; adj. [bén a prayer; tíða, tíðe possessing, having obtained; compos] .

having obtained a prayerbenefittedfavouredsuccessfulprecum vel supplications composfortunatusaccepting a prayerexorablegraciousdeprecabilis

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having obtained a prayer, benefitted, favoured, successful; precum vel supplications compos fortunatus Hie ðǽr, Godes þances, swíðe béntíðe [béntiðige, col. 2; béntigðe, p. 153, 10, cols. 1, 2] wurdon æfter ðam geháte there, God be thanked, they were

Linked entry: tíþe

beó-ceorl

(n.)
Grammar
beó-ceorl, beó-cere, es; m.

A BEE-CEORLbee farmer or keeperbocherusapum custos

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A BEE-CEORL, bee farmer or keeper; bocherus, apum custos Be ðám ðe beón bewitaþ. Beóceorle gebyreþ, gif he gafolheorde healt, ðæt he sylle ðonne lande gerǽd beó. Mid us is gerǽd ðæt he sylle v sustras huniges to gafole concerning those who keep bees.

beó-móder

(n.)
Grammar
beó-móder, f.

A BEE-MOTHERqueen-beechosdrus?vel castros?

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A BEE-MOTHER, queen-bee; chosdrus? vel castros? Ælfc. Gl. 22; Som. 59,104; Wrt. Voc. 23, 61

bér

(n.)
Grammar
bér, beer, e; acc. bé, bére ; f.

A bedlectusgrabatus

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A bed; lectus, grabatus Nim bér ðín tolle grabatum tuum, Jn. Lind. War. 5, 12. Nim bére ðíne, Jn. Rush. War. 5, 12

Linked entry: bǽr

býd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
býd, = beád? commanded, bid, Gen. 50, 5; p.
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of beódan

býe

(n.)
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to a habitation; dat. of bý

BÝL

(n.)
Grammar
BÝL, býle, bíle, es; m.
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A BILE, blotch, sore; carbunculus, Cot. 183

Linked entries: býle bíle

byri

(n.)
Grammar
byri, = byrig
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to a city

byt

(v.)
Grammar
byt, asks, prays, Lk. Bos. 11, 11: Ex. 5, 16, = bit;
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3rd pers. pres. of biddan

ceác-bán

(n.)
Grammar
ceác-bán, es; n.
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The cheek-bone, jaw; mandibula Ceác-bán vel ceácan vel cin-ban mandibula, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 81; Wrt. Voc. 43, 14

bég

(n.)
Grammar
bég, es; m.

A braceletringcrownarmillacorona

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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

cyric-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-bóc, e; f.

A church-book liber continens ritus et ceremonias ecclesiæ

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A church-book; liber continens ritus et ceremonias ecclesiæ To ǽghwælcre neóde man hæfþ on cyricbócum mæssan gesette masses for every necessity have been placed in church-books, Lupi Serm. 2, 3; Hick. Thes. ii. 107, 32

cwyrn-bill

(n.)

a stone chisel for dressing querns

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a stone chisel for dressing querns

dolh-ben

(n.)
Grammar
dolh-ben, -benn

a wound.

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a wound

deáþ-bed

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-bed, deáþ-bedd,es; n.

A death-bed, gravemortis stratum, sepulcrum

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A death-bed, grave; mortis stratum, sepulcrum Nú is wilgeofa deáþbedde fæst the kind giver is now fast in his death-bed [ = grave ], Beo. Th. 5795; B. 2901