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The Record Interpreter.
  • benevolentia:—a voluntary gratuity given by subjects to the king
  • benwdra:—benerthe, service with plough and cart.
  • beodum:—a table.
  • bera:—a bier. See beria, bersa.
  • berbragium:—a rent paid in sheep, or tax paid on sheep.
  • berbicaria:—pasture for sheep.
  • berbix:—a sheep.
  • bercaria:—a sheepfold, sheep-cote; a sheepwalk.
  • bercarius:—a shepherd.
  • bercelettus. See bracelettus.
  • berdare:—to beard or bard wool, i.e., to cut the head and neck off the fleece.
  • berebrutus:—a man who takes charge of and distributes beer (?)
  • berefredus, berefridus:—a belfry.
  • berewicha:—a village or hamlet.
  • berfrarium:—a military engine.
  • beria:—an open plain.
  • berkeria. See bercaria.
  • bernaca:—a bernicle goose (anser bernicla).
  • bernarius:—a forest officer; a bearward; a beardog.
  • bernix:—varnish.
  • berra:—a heath, or moor.
  • bersa:—the fence inclosing a park; an inclosure.
  • bersare:—to hunt; to shoot.
  • bersarius:—a hunter; a forester or park-keeper.
  • berseletta, berseretta:—a smallhound, used for fallow deer.
  • berthona, bertona. See bartona.
  • berwica:—a village or hamlet.
  • Berziza:—beer, or perhaps wort.
  • besacutum. See bisacuta.
  • besantus. See bisantius.
  • besca, bescha:—a spade ; shovel.
  • bescare:—to dig
  • bescarium:—a spade.
  • bescata:—as much land as a man can dig in a day.
  • beschillum:—a spade.
  • bestiæ:—beasts (deer or cattle, usually the former).
  • betagius:—a serf whose lord is a church or convent.
  • beudum:—a table.
  • bever:—a beaver (castor fiber).
  • beverinus, beverius:—of beaver.
  • bibatio:—drinking:
  • biberagium:—beverage.
  • biberia, biberrium:—an afternoon lunch, bever.
  • bibina. See biberia.
  • bibis, cum, suis:—error for vivis (?), livestock.
  • bibletum:—a place where rushes grow.
  • bibona:—a spout.
  • bica—á bees' nest; a beehive.
  • bicarius:—a bee-keeper.
  • bicoca:—a turret.
  • bidellus:—a bedell; a beadle.
  • bidens:—a pitchfork.
  • bidripa. See bedrepium.
  • bidua:—a female sheep from 1 to 2 years old, a gimmer.
  • biduana:—a fast of two days.