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LangScape
Headword
OE Dictionaries
(DOE/CH)
PN Elements
(PnEl/VEPN)
Brief
Translation
Comments See also ‘compounds’
*badde - - bad Not in PnEl; *badde in VEPN
*bagga - *bagga badger, bag
*bagge - - beggar Listed in VEPN but not in PnEl
balca balc balca balk, ridge
bar bār bār boar
batail - bataille battle
bæc bæc1 bæc back, ridge See also Gelling&Cole. Forms sometimes difficult to distinguish from bæce & bece (beech)
bæce bæc2 bece : bæce stream, valley bece in PnEl; bæce in VEPN. See also Gelling&Cole under bece. Forms sometimes difficult to distinguish from bæc & bece (beech)
bæl bǣl bēl pyre, bonfire
bærlic bærlic bærlic barley
bærnan bærnan berned to burn
bærning bærning bærning burning
bær2 bǣr2 bǣr2 pasture See also Gelling&Cole
bær1 bær bær1 bare
bæst bæst bæst lime bast
be be by
beag bēag bēag : bēg ring beag in PnEl; beg in VEPN
*bealg - *balg rounded
beam bēam bēam tree elebeam
bean bēan bēan bean
bearu bearu bearu grove See also Gelling&Cole
bebugan bebūgan - to encompass
bece bēce bēce beech Forms sometimes difficult to distinguish from bæc & bæce
becweþan becweþan - to bequest
bedd bedd bedd bed
beeastan beēastan : be ēastan - to the east beeastan in CH, but cited as a phrase under 'be' & 'eastan' in DOE
befer befer beofor beaver
*beg - beg berry
beggere - beggere beggar
beginnan beginnan - to begin
beheonan beheonan - on this side
bekkr - bekkr beck, stream
belicgan belicgan - to lie
belimpan limpan : belimpan - to belong Includes also limpan
bena bēna - petitioner
benc benc benc bench, bank
beneoþan beneoþan beneoþan beneath
benorþan benorþan - to the north benorþan in CH, but cited as a phrase under 'be' in DOE
beo bēo bēo bee
beocere bēocere bīcere beekeeper
beodern bēodern : bēodærn - refectory beodern in DOE; beodærn in CH
beon bēon - to be
beonet - beonet bent grass
beorg beorg beorg : berg barrow, hill beorg in PnEl; berg in VEPN. See also Gelling&Cole
beorht beorht beorht : berht bright beorht in PnEl; berht in VEPN
beorn beorn beorn man
beost bēost - first milk
bera bera - bear
bere bere bere barley bereærn : bere+tun : bere+wic
bereærn bereærn bere-ærn barn
berend berend - bearer
berige berie berige berry
berstan berstan - to burst
besuþan besuþan - to the south besuþan in CH, but cited as a phrase under 'be' in DOE
betellan betellan - to prove
betweoh betwēoh - between See also betweonan & betweox
betweonan betwēonan betwēonan between See also betweoh & betweox
betweox betwux betweox(n) between See also betweonan & betweoh
beþurfan beþurfan - to need
bewestan bewestan - to the west bewestan in CH, but cited as a phrase under 'be' in DOE
*bica - *bica bill, woodpecker Not in PnEl; *bica in VEPN
bicce bicce bicce bitch
bile bile bile beak cocc+bill
bill bill - bill, sword Discussed under bile in VEPN
(ge)bind gebind - binding
*bing - *bing hollow (noun)
binnan binnan binnan within
biscop bisceop biscop bishop
biscoprice bisceoprīce - bishopric
bita bita bita piece bita in PnEl; bite in VEPN
blac blāc blāc pale, bare, shining Note: the inflected form 'blacan' can formally be from either 'blac' or 'blæc'
(ge)blawan (ge)blāwan - to blow blawan & geblawan listed separately in DOE
blæc blæc blæc black Note: the inflected form 'blacan' can formally be from either 'blæc' or 'blac' blæc+þorn
blæd blǣd - splendour
bleo blēo *blēo variegated NB - no asterisk in VEPN
blerig blerig - bald
blind blind blind blind
bliþe blīþe blīþe blithe, pleasant
(ge)bocian (ge)bōcian - to grant bocian & gebocian listed separately in DOE
bocland bōcland bōc-land book-land
boc2 bōc1 bōc2 book boc1 is book in DOE but beech-tree in PnEl/VEPN, & vice versa with boc2! bocland
boc1 bōc2 bōc1 beech boc1 is book in DOE but beech-tree in PnEl/VEPN, & vice versa with boc2!
bog bōg - branch
bogen bogen - (a plant)
*boia - *boi(a) servant
bord bord bord board
borg borg borg stronghold/surety Includes both PnEl's/VEPN's borg1 & borg2
*borsen - *bors 'bors'-covered
*bos - *bōs cow stall
bot bōt bōt remedy
bounde - - boundary
box box box box (tree)
bracu - bracu bracken, thicket Includes apparently weak forms
brad brād brād broad
brand brand brand fire brandrad
brandrad brandrād brandrād gridiron
bræc brǣc brēc breach See also Gelling&Cole (under brec)
brædu brǣdu brǣdu breadth
brægen brægen brægen brain
brecan brecan brocen to break
breden breden breden : briden plank-made breden in PnEl; briden in VEPN
bremel brēmel brēmel bramble
bremer See under brēmel brēmer bramble Discussed under bremel in VEPN
brer brēr brēr briar
bridd bridd bridd bird
*briga - *brigā hill
broc brōc brōc brook See also Gelling&Cole
brocc brocc brocc badger brocc+hol
brom brōm brōm broom
broþor brōþor brōþor brother
bruiere - bruiere heath
brun brūn brūn brown
brunnr - brunnr spring
bryce bryce bryce breach
brycg brycg brycg bridge See also Gelling&Cole
*bryd2 - *brӯd surging Not listed in PnEl but see *bryd in VEPN
bryd1 brӯd brӯd bride byrd (bride) is mentioned under *bryd (surging) in VEPN
bryn - bryn : *brunnjo- hill bryn in PnEl; *brunnjo- in VEPN
bryne brӯne brӯne brine Includes possible strong form *bryn/*brin; not listed in PnEl but see under bryne in VEPN
brytta brytta - dispenser
Bryttas Bryttas Brettas Britons
bucca bucca bucca buck, goat
budda - budda beetle
bufan bufan : ābufan bufan above Includes bufan & abufan
bufancweden bufancweden - above-mentioned
bugan būgan - to bend
*bula bula *bula bull In CH as bula, but not listed in DOE; no asterisk in VEPN
bulluc bulluc bulluc bullock
buloce - - bullace
bune bune bune reed
(ge)bur (ge)būr (ge)būr peasant bur & gebur listed separately in DOE; (ge)bur in VEPN & CH
burh burh burh fortification Difficult to distinguish from *burg (burrow) which is potentially included under this headword burh+geat : burh+steall : burh+stede : burh+tun : burhware : eorþ+burg
burhþegn burhþegn - town-thane
burhware burhwaru burh-ware town dwellers
burna burna burna stream See also Gelling&Cole burn+stow : winter+burna
*busc - *busc bush NB no asterisk in VEPN
butan būtan būtan except, outside
butere butere butere butter
buttuc buttuc buttuc buttock
by - farmstead, village
bydel bydel bydel beadle
byden byden byden container See also Gelling&Cole
byge byge : gebyge byge bend Includes also DOE's gebyge
byht byht : gebyhte byht bend Includes also DOE/CH's gebyhte
byldan byldan - to build
bymere bӯmere bēmere trumpeter/piper
byrc byrc beorc : birce birch Includes berc & birce which are separately listed in VEPN & PnEl but conflated under byrc in DOE
byre bӯre bӯre byre
byrgels byrgels byrgels burial-place
byrgen byrgen byrgen burial-place
(ge)byrian (ge)byrian - to belong byrian & gebyrian listed separately in DOE
byrne byrne - corselet
(ge)byrst byrst (ge)byrst burst, slip eorþ+(ge)byrst
bytel bӯtel - mallet
(ge)bytle gebytlu (ge)bytle building (ge)bytlu emended to (ge)bytle in JEPN Vol. 1
bytme bytme bytme bottom See also Gelling&Cole
*byxe - *byxe box