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beadu-róf

(adj.)
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beadu-róf, adj.

War-renownedbold in warin pugna strenuus

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War-renowned, bold in war; in pugna strenuus Beadurófes beácn a beacon of the war-renowned, Beo. Th. 6301; B. 3161. He hǽlo and frófre beadurófum abeád he offered safety and comfort to the bold in war, Andr. Kmbl. 191; An. 96

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bǽl-egsa

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-egsa, an; m.

Terror of flame?flammæ terror?

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Bǽlegsan [bell egsan MS.] hweóp he threatened with terror of flame, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 12; Exod. 121

laur-beám

(n.)
Grammar
laur-beám, es; m.

Laurel

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Lauwer [lawer] beám laurus, Wrt. Voc. 79, 78. Laurbeáme gelíce similes lauro, Nar. 36, 30

cæder-beám

(n.)
Grammar
cæder-beám, es; m.
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A cedar-tree; cedrus Hériaþ Drihten, muntas and ealle beorgas, treówu wæstmbǽru, and ealle cæder-beám laudate Dominum, montes et omnes colles, ligna fructifera, el omnes cedri, Ps. Spl. 148, 9

fíc-beám

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Fícbeám (-beóm, R.) ficus, Mk. L. 11, 21. Ðone fícbeóm fici arborem, . . . fícbeám ficulnea, Mt. L. 21, 19. Tíd ðára fícbeáma (-beóma) tempus ficorum, Mk. L. 11, 13. Fýcbeámas ficos, Mt. L. 7, 16. Add

bær-synnig

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R. 2, 16. v. bear-, beor-swinig in Dict. Add

sige-beám

(n.)
Grammar
sige-beám, es ; m.
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Be ðam sigebeáme, on ðam þrowode þeóda Waldend, 840 ; El. 420 : 885 ; El. 444. Sélest sigebeáma, 2053 ; El. 1028. Sigebeámas þrý ( the three crosses at the crucifixion ), 1691 ; El. 847

gliw-beám

(n.)
Grammar
gliw-beám, es; m.

A glee-beamtimbreltabrettympanum

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A glee-beam, timbrel, tabret; tympanum, Ps. Spl. 149, 3

glig-beám

(n.)
Grammar
glig-beám, es; m.

A glee-beamtimbreltabrettympanum

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A glee-beam, timbrel, tabret; tympanum, Ps. Spl. 80, 2: 150, 4

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sunne-beám

(n.)
Grammar
sunne-beám, es; m.
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A sun-beam Hér æteówede cometa se steorra, and scán iii móuðas swilce sunnebeám, Chr. 678; Erl. 41, 5

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mór-beám

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See next word, and múr-beám

under-bæc

(adv.)
Grammar
under-bæc, adv.

backwardsbackbehindback

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Th. ii. 300, 15. marking retreat, where there is motion of a person in the direction to which his back has been turned, back Diabolo non dicitur: 'Uade retro me,' sed: 'Uade retro' ... Crist cwæð tó ðam deófle: 'Gá ðú underbæc.'

Linked entry: BÆC

beard-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
beard-leás, adj.

BEARDLEssimberbisthose without a bearda youthstriplinga hawkbuzzardephebusbuteo

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Used as a noun, it denotes those without a beard, as a youth, stripling, also a hawk or buzzard; ephebus, buteo Beardleás ephebus, vel buteo, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 55; Wrt. Voc. 50, 33

web-beám

(n.)
Grammar
web-beám, es; m.

a weaver's beamthe treadle of a loom

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a weaver's beam Lorh vel webbeám liciatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 19: 281, 73. the treadle of a loom Webbeámas insubula, 59, 43: insubuli, ii. 49, 56. [A webbemne laciatorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 218, 3 (15th cent.).]

fíc-beám

(n.)
Grammar
fíc-beám, es; m.

A fig-treefīcus

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[beám a tree, v. I]

beáh-gifa

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M. 22, 35 under beáh (3)) Ædelst. 2. Ꝥ him God forgyue . . . and eác swá his beáhgifan, ꝥ is se sélesða sinces brytta Ælfryd, Gr. D. 2, 14

sunn-beám

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-beám, es; m.
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A sun-beam:?-Ealle ða niht stód swylce beorht sunnbeám tota ea nocte columna lucis stabat, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 24: Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 184. Him gǽþ of se leóma swylce óðer sunnbeám, Lchdm. iii. 272, 5. Hwæt fremaþ ðam blindan seó beorhta sunbeám?

Linked entries: sunne-beám beám

gebed-clýfa

(n.)
Grammar
gebed-clýfa, [ge, bed a bed, clýfa, II. a cave, den] an; m.

A denspēlunca

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A den; spēlunca Swá swá leo on gebedclýfan quăsi leo in spēlunca, Ps. Spl. C. second 9, 10 : 103, 23

a-bær

(v.)
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a-bær, p.of a-beran.

boretook awaysustulit

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bore or took away; sustulit,Ps. Spl. 77, 76;

ǽ-bær

notorious

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notorious, L. Eth. vi. 36; Th. i. 324, 11