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bald

(adj.)
Grammar
bald, adj.

BOLD ⬩ audacious ⬩ adventurous ⬩ confident ⬩ audax ⬩ confidens

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BOLD, audacious, adventurous, confident; audax, confidens Bald breóst-toga a bold chief, Salm. Kmbl. 369; Sal. 184: Hilde calla bald bord upahóf the bold war-herald raised his shield, Cd. 156; Th. 193, 27; Exod. 253.

Linked entry: baldra

-bald

(suffix)
Grammar
-bald, -bold;

Bold ⬩ courageous ⬩ honourable ⬩ audax ⬩ virtuosus

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Eádbald happily bold, from eád or eádig and bald

BEALD

(adj.)
Grammar
BEALD, bald; adj.

BOLD ⬩ brave ⬩ confident ⬩ of good courage ⬩ validus ⬩ strenuus ⬩ fortis ⬩ constans ⬩ audax ⬩ fidens ⬩ bono animo ⬩ liber

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BOLD, brave, confident, of good courage; validus, strenuus, fortis, constans, audax, fidens, bono animo, liber He beald in gebéde bídsteal gifeþ he confident in prayer maketh a stand, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 28 ; Jul. 388. Beald reordade, eádig on elne

Linked entry: bald

bald-lícost

(adv.)
Grammar
bald-lícost, sup.

Most bravely ⬩ fortissime

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Most bravely; fortissime Ðe baldlícost on ða bricge stóp who stept on the bridge most bravely, Byrht. Th. 134, 2; By. 78

cire-bald

(adj.)
Grammar
cire-bald, adj.

arbitrii strenuus

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Bold in decision; arbitrii strenuus Ðá him cirebaldum Meotud mancynnes módhord onleác then the Lord of mankind unlocked the treasure of words to him bold in decision, Andr. Kmbl. 341; An. 171

Linked entry: cyre-bald

cyre-bald

(adj.)

bold in decision ⬩ arbltrii strenuus

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bold in decision; arbltrii strenuus

bald-líce

(adv.)

boldly ⬩ fortiter

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boldly; fortiter He baldlíce beornas lǽrde he boldly exhorted the warriors, Byrht. Th. 140, 60; By. 311

Linked entry: ballíce

cyning-bald

(adj.)
Grammar
cyning-bald, adj.

Kingly or nobly bold ⬩ nobiliter audax

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Kingly or nobly bold; nobiliter audax Férdon forþ cyningbalde men the nobly bold men went forth, Beo. Th. 3273; B. 1634

beald

(adj.)

bold ⬩ confident ⬩ bold ⬩ impudent

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Hié beóð bealdran ðá gódan tó suenc-eanne se robustius bonorum afflictionibus illidunt, 361, 14. bold, impudent Bald frontuosus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 29: 151, 27. Sió balde frontosa (impudentia), 85, 27

balde

(adv.)
Grammar
balde, adv.

Boldly ⬩ freely ⬩ confidently ⬩ instantly ⬩ audacter ⬩ libere ⬩ fidenter ⬩ instanter ⬩ prone ⬩ statim ⬩ sine mora

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Boldly, freely, confidently, instantly; audacter, libere, fidenter, instanter, prone, statim, sine mora Hie balde gecwǽdon they said boldly, Cd. 182; Th. 228, 11; Dan. 200

bád

(n.)
Grammar
bád, e; f. [from bǽdan compellere]

A pledge ⬩ stake ⬩ a thing distrained ⬩ pignus

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A pledge, stake, a thing distrained; pignus Gif bád genumen sý, ðonne begyte ða báde hám if a pledge be taken, then shall he obtain the pledge home again, or back, L. O. D. 3; Th. i. 354, 6, 7

bád

a pledge ⬩ expectation ⬩ waiting

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Add: a pledge Be bádum, Ll. Th. i. 354, 5. expectation, waiting Hwet is bád (expectatio) mín ?, Ps. Srt. 38, 8. Hé generede mé of þǽre báde (expectatione) Judéa folces, Gr. D. 107, 26. For þǽre báde his ændes, 282, 10. Hit neálǽhte þǽre tíde his deáþes

BÆC

(n.)
Grammar
BÆC, g. bæces; pl. nom. acc. bacu, bæc; g. baca; d. bacum; n. A

BACK ⬩ dorsum ⬩ tergum

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BACK; dorsum, tergum [dorsum is opposed to venter, especially in animals; and tergum to frons, v. hricg] Mínra feónda bæc ðú onwendest to me inimicorum meorum dedisti mihi dorsum, Ps. Th. 17, 38. Fýnd míne ðú sealdest me on bæc vel hricc inimicos meos

Linked entries: baca bacu bæc-slitol ge-bæcu bec

BÆR

(adj.)
Grammar
BÆR, g. m. n. bares; f. bærre: d. barum: acc. bærne: pl. nom. baru; acc. bare; dat. barum; def. se bara; seó, ðæt bare; adj.

BARE ⬩ naked ⬩ open ⬩ nudus

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BARE, naked, open; nudus On bær líc on the bare body, Exon. 125a; Th. 482, 7; Rä. 66, 4. On barum sondum on bare sands, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 24. Wit hér baru standaþ unwered wǽdo we stand here naked, unprotected by garments, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 20; Gen.

Linked entry: bare

baldor

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
baldor, es; m. [the comp. of bald is baldor more bold, courageous, honourable, hence]

A prince ⬩ ruler ⬩ princeps ⬩ dominus

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A prince, ruler; princeps, dominus thus, Gumena baldor a ruler of men, Cd. 128; Th. 163, 4; Gen. 2693: Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 8; Jud. 9. Rinca baldor, 12; Thw. 26, 21; Jud. 339. Wígena baldor a prince of warriors, 10; Thw. 22, 5; Jud. 49

Linked entry: bealdor

balo

(n.)

bale ⬩ evil

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bale, evil,Lye

band

(v.; part.)
Grammar
band, p. of bindan.

bound

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bound,Cd. 143; Th. 178, 22; Exod. 15;

bæd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bæd, pl. bǽdon

asked ⬩ besought

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asked, besought,Cd. 94; Th. 122, 12; Gen. 2025: 37; Th. 48, 24; Gen. 780;

balw

(n.)
Grammar
balw, g. m. n. es; f. re

Miserable ⬩ wicked ⬩ malus

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Miserable, wicked; malus, Beo. Th. 1958; B. 977

bacu

(n.)
Grammar
bacu, nom. acc. pl. of bæc

backs

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backs; Hí me towendon heora bacu they turned their backs on me, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 29; Met. 2, 15

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