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bán-rift

(n.)
Grammar
bán-rift, bán-ryft; pl. n.

Bone coverings ⬩ greaves ⬩ tibialia ⬩ ossium velamen ⬩ ocreæ

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Bone coverings, greaves; tibialia, ossium velamen, ocreæ, Cot. 174

ban-segn

(n.)
Grammar
ban-segn, es; m.

A banner ⬩ an ensign ⬩ vexillum

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A banner, an ensign; vexillum, Cot. 23

bán-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
bán-wærc, es; n.

Grief, pain, or ache in the bones ⬩ ossium dolor

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Grief, pain, or ache in the bones; ossium dolor

Linked entry: wærc

beáh-sel

(n.)
Grammar
beáh-sel, es ; n.

Hall of bracelets ⬩ domus vel aula in qua armillas dominus largitur

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Hall of bracelets; domus vel aula in qua armillas dominus largitur, Andr. Kmbl. 3312; An. 1659

Linked entries: hring-sele sæl

beám-sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
beám-sceadu, e; f.

A tree-shade ⬩ the shade of a tree ⬩ arborum umbra

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A tree-shade, the shade of a tree; arborum umbra Gewitan him ðá gangan under beámsceade then they retired under the tree-shade, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 10; Gen. 859. Hí slépon under beámsceade they slept under the tree-shade, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 55; Met. 8, 28

Linked entry: sceadu

bǽl-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-þræc, g. -þræce; pl. nom. g. acc. -þraca; f.

Force of fire ⬩ flammæ impetus

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Force of fire; flammæ impetus Æfter bǽlþræce after the fire's force, Exon. 59b; Th. 216, 19; Ph. 270

bære-flór

(n.)
Grammar
bære-flór, es; m.

A barley-floor ⬩ barn-floor ⬩ threshing-floor ⬩ hordei area ⬩ area

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A barley-floor, barn-floor, threshing-floor; hordei area, area Þurh-clǽnsaþ his bæreflór permundabit aream suam, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 3, 12

Linked entry: bere-flór

bán-brice

(n.)
Grammar
bán-brice, -bryce, es; m.

A BONE-BREAKING ⬩ fracture of a bone ⬩ ossis fractura

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A BONE-BREAKING or fracture of a bone; ossis fractura Wið bánbryce genim ðysse ylcan wyrte wyrttruman for fracture of a bone take roots of this same plant, Herb. 15, 3; Lchdm. i. 108, 9

ban-cóða

(n.)
Grammar
ban-cóða, an; m: -cóþ, -cóðu, e; f: -cóðe, an; f. [ban, bana a killer, cóða a disease]

A baneful disease ⬩ a fatal or deadly malady ⬩ erysipelas ⬩ lethalis morbus ⬩ ignis sacer

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A baneful disease, a fatal or deadly malady, erysipelas; lethalis morbus, ignis sacer Wæs him inbogen bittor bancóða a bitter malady was fixed in him, Exon. 47b; Th. 163, 23; Gú. 998. Wið bancóðe, ðæt is óman, nim eolonan for the baneful disease, that

bán-helm

(n.)
Grammar
bán-helm, es; m.

A bone-helm ⬩ shield ⬩ ossium galea ⬩ clipeus

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A bone-helm, shield; ossium galea, clipeus, Fins. Th. 60; Fin. 30

cin-bán

(n.)
Grammar
cin-bán, es; n.

The CHIN-BONE ⬩ mandibula, mentum

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The CHIN-BONE; mandibula, mentum Cin-bán man-dibula, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 81; Wrt. Voc. 43, 14. Cin-bán mentum, Text. Rof. 40, 1. Se ðe cin-bán forslæhþ, mid xx scillingum forgelde let him who breaks the chin-bone pay for it with twenty shillings,

ciris-beám

(n.)
Grammar
ciris-beám, es; m.

A CHERRY-tree ⬩ cĕrăsus = κερασός

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A CHERRY-tree; cĕrăsus = κερασός Cirisbeám cerasus, Wrt. Voc. 285, 44. Cirisbeám [MS. cisirbeam] cerasus, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 156, 19

Linked entries: beám cyrs-treów

deáþ-beám

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-beám, es; m.

A death-tree, tree of death ⬩ mortis arbor, mortifĕra

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A death-tree, tree of death; mortis arbor, mortifĕra Deáþbeámes ofet fruit of the tree of death, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 13; Gen. 638

cwic-beám

(n.)
Grammar
cwic-beám, es; m.

The QUICKBEAM, a sort of poplar? forte ⬩ populus tremula? cariscus, juniperus

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The QUICKBEAM, a sort of poplar? forte populus tremula? cariscus, juniperus Genim cwicbeám take quickbeam, L. M. 1, 23; Lchdm. ii. 66, 1. Cwicbeám cariscus, Ælfc. Gl. 46 ; Som. 64, 119; Wrt. Voc. 32, 53

Linked entries: cuic-beám cwic-treów

dryhten-beáh

(n.)

a lord-ring

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a lord-ring

elpen-bán

(n.)
Grammar
elpen-bán, es; n.

An elephant's bone, ivory ⬩ ĕbur

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An elephant's bone, ivory; ĕbur Elpenbánum with ivory, Ps. Spl. 44, 10: Cot. 71

firgen-beám

(n.)

a mountain-tree

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a mountain-tree

for-beáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-beáh, p. of for-búgan.

avoided

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avoided, Byrht. Th. 141, 21; By. 325;

forþ-bǽro

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
forþ-bǽro, f. indecl.

A bringing forth ⬩ a production ⬩ procreātio ⬩ productio

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A bringing forth, a production; procreātio, productio Forþbǽro tíd the time of production, Cd. 6; Th. 8, 31; Gen. 132. Cf

Linked entries: -bǽro forþ-bǽre

gár-beám

(n.)
Grammar
gár-beám, es; m.

The wood or handle of a javelin ⬩ a spear-shaft ⬩ cuspĭdis hasta

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The wood or handle of a javelin, a spear-shaft; cuspĭdis hasta Gárbeámes feng a spear-shaft's grasp, Cd. 155; Th. 193, 14; Exod. 246