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wín-beám

(n.)
Grammar
wín-beám, es; m.

A vine-pole

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A vine-pole Wínbeám partica, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 4 trabs uinee, Wülck. Gl. 245, 20

hors-bǽr

(n.)
Grammar
hors-bǽr, e; f.

A horse-bier; ⬩ feretrum caballarium, ⬩ lectica

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A horse-bier; feretrum caballarium, Bd. 4, 6; S. 574, 5

Linked entry: hors-syðða

tó-bǽd

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
tó-bǽd, (? -blǽd. v. tó-blǽdan)

elevated, ⬩ exalted

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elevated, exalted Tóbǽdne ł genferodne elevatum, Ps. Lamb. 36, 35. Heó wyrð glædlíce on hyre heortan tóbǽd, Anglia viii. 324, 16

bæc-bord

(n.)
Grammar
bæc-bord, n. (not m.).
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Hé lét him þá wídsǽ on ðæt bæc-bord, Ors. 1, 1;Swt. 17, 11, 27: 19, 17, 35, 30. On bæcbord him wæs Langaland, 35. Add

bǽl-þræc

Grammar
bǽl-þræc, l. -þracu.

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bæd-dæg

(n.)

glosses ⬩ epiphania

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glosses epiphania, Rtl. 2, 1

bǽl-blǽse

Grammar
bǽl-blǽse, l.-blæse.

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bǽl-blys

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-blys, l. e -blyse(?); m. u -blysu (?); f. (the word occurs only in the acc.:-- In bǽlblyse gesyllan, scúfan)

Similar entry: blysian

bær-líce

(adv.)

plainly ⬩ manifestly ⬩ publicly

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Add:plainly, manifestly, publicly Bærlíce æteáwdon declarant, Mt. p, 7, 4. Bærlíce æteáwas perspicue ostenditur, 10, 8. Bærlíce ðú spreces palam loqueris, Jn. L. 16, 29. Ne on dæge háligum ł bærlíce non in die festo, Mk. L. 14, 2

bær-fót

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Deóplic dǽdbót bið ꝥ lǽwede man weallige bærfót wíde, Ll. Th. ii. 280, 18. Nime hé stæf him on hand and gá bærfót, 286, 20. Cume manna gehwilc bærefót tó circan, Wlfst. 181, 1. Bær-fisce (-fót?) nudapes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 19. Add

bán-bryce

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Bánbryce on heáfode, Lch. ii. 8, 28. Bánbrice, 92, 6. Add

bán-cófa

Grammar
bán-cófa, l. -cofa.

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bán-cóða

(n.)
Grammar
bán-cóða, -cóþ,-cóþu,-cóþe. l. -coþa, -coþu.

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bán-geberg

(n.)
Grammar
bán-geberg, bán-gebeorg, es; n.

A greave

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A greave Baangeberg[um] ocreis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 35

Linked entry: bán-beorgas

bán-rift

(n.)
Grammar
bán-rift, es; n.

A greave

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A greave Baanrift, -ryft tibialis, Txts. 102, 1031. Bánrift, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 15

bán-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
bán-sealf, e; f.

A bone-salve ⬩ a salve for pains in the limbs

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A bone-salve, a salve for pains in the limbs Tó gódre bán-sealfe þe mæg wið heáfodece and wið ealra lyma týddernysse, Lch. iii. 12, 23

bát-swegen

(n.)
Grammar
bát-swegen, es; m.

A boatman

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A boatman On Wýcinges bátswegenes gewittnisse, Cht. E. 254, 5

Linked entry: swegen

bealo-full

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bealo-leás

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Wæs á blíðemód bealuleás kyng (Edward the Confessor), þeáh hé wunode wræclástum, Chr. 1065; P. 194, 3. Add

bear-scipe

Similar entry: beór-scipe

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