bed-þén
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Bedþegn cubicularius, custos cubili, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 37. Add
a-bád
expected ⬩ waited
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expected, waited And abád swá ðeáh seofon dagas expectavitque nihilominus septem alios dies, Gen. 8, 12
a-bet
Better ⬩ melius
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Better; melius Hwæðer ðé se ende abet lícian wille whether the end will better please thee. Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 23
ǽ-ber
Clear and evident by proof ⬩ manifest ⬩ apparent ⬩ notorious ⬩ apricus ⬩ manifestus
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Clear and evident by proof, manifest, apparent, notorious; apricus, manifestus Se ǽbera þeóf the notorious thief, L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 22. Ǽbære manslagan notorious homicides, L. Eth. vi. 36; Th. i. 324, 11
Linked entry: ǽ-bær
Ægeles birg
Aylesbury
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Aylesbury, Chr. 571; Th. 32, 29
ǽrend-bóc
A letter ⬩ message ⬩ epistola ⬩ litteræ
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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
a dry measure of four bushels ⬩ mensura continens quatuor modios sive bussellos ⬩ a liquid measure ⬩ batus ⬩ cadus ⬩ a vessel with one handle ⬩ a tankard ⬩ pitcher ⬩ pail ⬩ lagena ⬩ urceus ⬩ amphora ⬩ situla ⬩ hydria
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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
That which is unleavened ⬩ unleavened bread ⬩ the feast of unleavened bread ⬩ azyma
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That which is unleavened, unleavened bread, the feast of unleavened bread; azyma Andbita vel and-beorma azyma, Cot. 17
beg-beám
The mulberry-tree ⬩ the blackberry-bush ⬩ a tree bearing berries ⬩ a bramble ⬩ morus ⬩ rubus
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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
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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
A backbiter ⬩ detractor
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A backbiter; detractor, Off. reg. 15
bád
expected ⬩ waited
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expected, waited,Cd. 132; Th. 167, 32; Gen. 2774;
béc
books
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books, Hy. 7, 20; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 20
bán-rift
Bone coverings ⬩ greaves ⬩ tibialia ⬩ ossium velamen ⬩ ocreæ
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Bone coverings, greaves; tibialia, ossium velamen, ocreæ, Cot. 174
ban-segn
A banner ⬩ an ensign ⬩ vexillum
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A banner, an ensign; vexillum, Cot. 23
bán-wærc
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
bar
A bear ⬩ ursns
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A bear; ursns
BÁR
A BOAR ⬩ aper
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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
A boar spear ⬩ venabulum
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A boar spear; venabulum
bat
contention ⬩ strife ⬩ contentio ⬩ a bat ⬩ club ⬩ staff ⬩ stick ⬩ fustis
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contention, strife; contentio, R. Ben. 21. a bat, club, staff, stick; fustis, Som