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BEALD

(adj.)
Grammar
BEALD, bald; adj.

BOLDbraveconfidentof good couragevalidusstrenuusfortisconstansaudaxfidensbono animoliber

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Beald reordade, eádig on elne brave he spake, happy in courage, Exon. 47 b; Th. 163, 24; Gú. 998. He healdeþ Meotudes ǽ beald in breóstum bold in his breast he holds the law of the Creator, Exon. 62 b ; Th. 229, 20; Ph. 458.

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beald

(adj.)

boldconfidentboldimpudent

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Bealwes tó beald, Bl. H. 109, 28. Hé næs náht beald him tó tó gánne, Gr. D. 132, 13. Se bealda Hieu, Hml. S. 18, 359. Hí hæfden on bendum ǽnne bealdne ðeóf, Barraban (cf. ǽnne strangne þeófmann, insignem ) Mt. 27, 16, Hml. Th. ii. 252, 11.

beald

(adj.)
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beald (bald, v.l.) and tó scomleás presumptione percussus, Past. 61, 2. Add

beald-ness

(n.)
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beald-ness, e; f.

Boldness

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Boldness Hé mid micelre baldnesse cíðde ꝥ se Hǽlend wǽre sóð Godes sunu, Shrn. 31, 34

un-beald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beald, adj.

Not boldnot confidentirresolute

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Not bold, not confident, irresolute Oft gebyreþ ðæm manðwǽran, ðonne hé wierð ríce ofer óðre men, ðæt hé for his manðwǽrnesse ásláwaþ and wierð tó unbald (-beald, Hatt.

beald-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
beald-líce, bald-líce, bal-líce ; adv.

BOLDLYinstantlyearnestlysaucilyaudenterstatim

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BOLDLY, instantly, earnestly, saucily; audenter, statim Ic bealdlíce mínum hondum slóg I boldly slew with my hands, Exon. 73 a ; Th. 272, 1; Jul. 492. Aoth bleów bealdlíce his horn Aod statim insonuit buccina, Jud. 3, 27 : 3, 21

Linked entries: bald-líce bald-lícost

heáfod-beald

(adj.)
Grammar
heáfod-beald, adj.
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Bold-faced, shameless Mid heáfodbaldre frontosa (cf. sió balde frontosa [moecharum impudentia, Ald. 60, 16], 85, 27), Wrt. Voc. 34, 44

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beald-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
beald-wyrde, adj.

Bold in speechsaucy

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Bold in speech, saucy Se biscop him andwyrde: 'Ðú earming, . . .' Se cwellere mid gebolgenum móde cwaeð: 'Gif ðes bealdwyrda (this saticy priest) biscop ácweald ne bið, siððan ne bið úre ege ondrǽdendlic,' Hml. Th. i. 420, 2

Linked entry: -wyrde

BEALO

(n.)
Grammar
BEALO, bealu, balu; gen. bealowes, bealwes, bealuwes, baluwes; dat. bealuwe, bealwe, baluwe, bealo; acc. bealu, balu, bealo; instr. bealwe, bealuwe; pl. gen. bealwa, bealuwa, baluwa; dat. instr. balawum; balawun; n.

BALEwoeharmevilmischiefmalumcalamitasperniciesdamnumnoxatribulatiowickednessdepravitymalitiesnequitia

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Oft heó to bealwe bearn afédeþ often she nourisheth her child to woe, Salm. Kmbl. 745; Sal. 372. Him to bealwe to their own harm, Exon. 24 a ; Th. 68, 19 ; Cri. 1106. Bealwe gebǽded by calamity compelled, Beo. Th. 5644; B. 2826.

Linked entries: balewe balo balw bealu

bealo

(n.)
Grammar
bealo, bealu; n.

hurtmischiefdestructionmalice

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Add: hurt, mischief, destruction Þǽr wæs ꝥ brýdealo ꝥ wæs manegra manna bealo (mannum tó beala, v. l.), Chr. 1075; P. 210, 35. Þæt bráde bealo and se byrnenda grund, Wlfst. 186, 11. Hit bið him sylfum tó bealowe geðyged, Hml.

BEARD

(n.)
Grammar
BEARD, es; m.

a BEARDbarba

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a BEARD; barba Ne beard ne sciron nec radetis barbam, Lev. 19, 27; nether ge schulen schave the beerd, Wyc. Smyringc niðerfeól on bearde, bearde Aarones unguentum descendit in barbam, barbam Aaronis, Ps. Lamb. 132, 2. the Anglo-Saxons were proud of their

beard

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Beard barba, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 42. Beard him beón bescoren hearm hit getácnað, Lch. iii. 198, 28. Se beard and ꝥ feax wǽron oþ þá fét síde, Shrn. 120, 25. Mid sídum bearde, Hml. Th. i. 466, 24. Ælfsige mid þám berde, Cht. E. 257, 1. Lǽdes mannes tácen

BEARG

(n.)
Grammar
BEARG, bearh, es; m.

A castrated boara barrow pigmajālis

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A castrated boar, a barrow pig; majālis Amæsted swín, bearg bellende on bóc-wuda a fattened swine, a barrow pig [castrated boar] grunting in beech woods, Exon. 111 b ; Th. 428, 10 ; Rä. 41, 106. Bearh majalis, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 31; Wrt. Voc. 22,

Linked entries: bearug berg

bealde

(adv.)
Grammar
bealde, balde; adv.

Boldlyfreelyinstantlyaudacterliberefiducialiterfidenterinstanterpronestatimsine mora

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Boldly, freely, instantly; audacter, libere, fiducialiter, fidenter, instanter, prone, statim, sine mora Of Basan cwæþ bealde Drihten dixit Dominus ex Basan, Ps. Th. 67, 22. Bletsige míne sáwle bealde Dryhten benedic anima mea Dominum, Ps.

Linked entry: balde

bealo

(adj.)
Grammar
bealo, bealu; adj.
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Hine sár hafað befongen balwon bendum (cf. bealo-bend), B. 977. Sé inc forgeaf balewe geþóhtas, Sat. 488. Add

beáh

(n.; part.)
Grammar
beáh, beág, bǽh, bég, béh; gen. beáges; dat. beáge; pl. beágas; m. [beáh, beág; p. of búgan to bend]

Metal made into circular ornamentsA ringbraceletcollargarlandcrownanulusarmilladiademacorona

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Metal made into circular ornaments, as A ring, bracelet, collar, garland, crown; anulus, armilla, diadema, corona. Bracelets were worn about the arms and wrists; rings on the fingers, round the ankles, the neck, and about the head. See Guide to Northern

bealu

(adj.)
Grammar
bealu, balu; adj.

Balefulperniciouswickedmaliciousdirusperniciosuspravusmalusmalitiosus

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Baleful, pernicious, wicked, malicious; dirus, perniciosus, pravus, malus, malitiosus Awrítaþ hie on his wǽpne bealwe bócstafas they cut baleful letters upon his weapon, Salm. Kmbl. 325; Sal. 162

bealu

(adj.)
Grammar
bealu, adj. v. bealo; adj.

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beád

(n.)
Grammar
beád, es; m.

A tablemensa

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A table; mensa Of beád de mensa, Lk. Lind. War. 16, 21. Beádas, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 12

BEARO

(n.)
Grammar
BEARO, bearu; gen. bearwes; dat. bearwe, bearowe, bearuwe; acc. bearo; pl. nom. acc. bearwas; gen. -wa; dat. -wum; m.

A grovewoodnemuslucussilvavirgultum

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A grove, wood; nemus vel lucus, silva, virgultum Se hálga bearo sette the holy man planted a grove, Cd. 137; Th. 172, 7; Gen. 2840. Wæter wynsumu bearo ealne geondfaraþ pleasant waters pervade all the grove, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 10; Ph. 67. Bearu nemus