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ǽrend-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-bóc, e; f.

A lettermessageepistolalitteræ

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A letter, message; epistola, litteræ Hí ne mihton arǽdan engles ǽrendbéc they might not interpret the angels' messages, Cd. 212 ; Th. 261, 32; Dan. 735

ám-ber

(n.)
Grammar
ám-ber, óm-ber, óm-bor, es; m. n ?

a dry measure of four bushelsmensura continens quatuor modios sive bussellosa liquid measurebatuscadusa vessel with one handlea tankardpitcherpaillagenaurceusamphorasitulahydria

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a dry measure of four bushels; mensura continens quatuor modios sive bussellos. v. Registri Honoris de Richm. App. p. 44, where, in an extent of the manors of Crowhurst and Fylesham, in Sussex, 8 Edw. I, we read, 'xxiii ambræ salis, quæ faciunt xii quarteria

and-bita

(n.)
Grammar
and-bita, an; m.

That which is unleavenedunleavened breadthe feast of unleavened breadazyma

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That which is unleavened, unleavened bread, the feast of unleavened bread; azyma Andbita vel and-beorma azyma, Cot. 17

Linked entries: and-bida beorma

beg-beám

(n.)
Grammar
beg-beám, beig-beám, es; m.[begir a berry, beám a tree]

The mulberry-treethe blackberry-busha tree bearing berriesa bramblemorusrubus

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The mulberry-tree, the blackberry-bush, a tree bearing berries, a bramble; morus, rubus Moyses æt-ýwde wið ǽnne beigbeám Moyses ostendit secus rubum Mωσήs έμήνυσεν έπί τήs βάτου Lk. Bos. 20, 37

Linked entry: beig-beám

B

Grammar
B, THE sound of b is produced by the lips; hence it is called a labial consonant, and has the same sound in Anglo-Saxon as in English. In all languages, and especially in the dialects of cognate languages, the letters employing the same organs of utterance are continually interchanged. In Anglo-Saxon, therefore, we find that b interchanges with the other labials, f and
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p Ic hæbbe I have, he hæfþ he hath. When words are transferred into modern English, b is sometimes represented by f or v :-- Beber or befor a beaver; Ober, ofer, over. In comparing the Anglo-Saxon aspirated labial f with the corresponding letter in Old

bac-slitol

(n.)
Grammar
bac-slitol, es; m.

A backbiterdetractor

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A backbiter; detractor, Off. reg. 15

bád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bád, p. of bídan.

expectedwaited

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expected, waited,Cd. 132; Th. 167, 32; Gen. 2774;

béc

(n.)

books

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books, Hy. 7, 20; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 20

bán-rift

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

Bone coveringsgreavestibialiaossium velamenocreæ

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

ban-segn

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

A banneran ensignvexillum

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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 bonesossium dolor

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

Linked entry: wærc

bar

(n.)
Grammar
bar, es; m.

A bearursns

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A bear; ursns

BÁR

(n.)
Grammar
BÁR, es; m.

A BOARaper

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A BOAR; aper Cyng Willelm forbeád sleán ða heortas swylce eác ða báras king William forbade men to kill the stags, and also the boars, Chr. 1087; Ing. 296, 12. Ic gefeó heortas, and báras, and rann, and rægan, and hwílon haran capio cervos, et apros,

bár-spreót

(n.)
Grammar
bár-spreót, es; m.

A boar spearvenabulum

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A boar spear; venabulum

bat

(n.)
Grammar
bat, e; f.

contentionstrifecontentioa batclubstaffstickfustis

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contention, strife; contentio, R. Ben. 21. a bat, club, staff, stick; fustis, Som

BÁT

(n.)
Grammar
BÁT, e; f: es; m. A

BOATshipvessellinterscaphanavicula

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BOAT, ship, vessel; linter, scapha, navicula Ðeós bát glídeþ on geofene this boat glideth over ocean, Andr. Kmbl. 992; An. 496. He bát gestág he ascended a boat, Exon. 52a; Th. 181, 33; Gú. 1302

Linked entry: bát-swán

bát

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bát, e; f.

Foodesca

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What can be bitten,- Food; esca,Ettm. 305

BED

(n.)
Grammar
BED, bedd, es ; n.

a BEDcouchpalletstratumlectusa bed in a gardenpulvillusareola in hortis

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a BED, couch, pallet; stratum, lectus Hí ðá inasendon ðæt bed, ðe se lama on læg, Mk. Bos. 2, 4; thei senten doun the bedd, in whiche the sike man lay, Wyc. To ðínum bedde to thy bed, Gen. 16, 2. a bed in a garden; pulvillus vel areola in hortis : used

Linked entries: bædd bedd beád

bed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bed, = bæd; p. of biddan.

asked

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asked Ic bed petii, Ps. Spl. 26, 7

bed-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
bed-cófa, an; m.

A bed placecubiculum

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A bed place; cubiculum Bed-cófa vel búr cubiculum, Ælfc. Gl, 27 ; Som. 60, 99 : Lk. Bos. 12, 3