[on-beran] (O.H.G. in bëran, intpëran, but in the sense of carere), auferre, to carry off, to take away: inf. îren ærgôd þät þäs ahlæcan blôdge beadufolme onberan wolde, excellent sword which would sweep off the bloody hand of the demon, [991]; pret. part. (wäs) onboren beága hord, the treasure of the rings had been carried off, [2285].—Compounds with the pres. part.: helm-, sâwl-berend.
[berian] (denominative from bär, naked), w. v., to make bare, to clear: pret. pl. bencþelu beredon, cleared the bench-place (by removing the benches), [1240].
[berstan], st. v., to break, to burst: pret. pl. burston bânlocan, [819]; bengeato burston, [1122].—to crack, to make the noise of breaking: fingras burston, the fingers cracked (from Beówulf's gripe), [761].
for-berstan, break, to fly asunder: pret. Nägling forbärst, Nägling (Beówulf's sword) broke in two, [2681].
[betera], adj. (comp.), better: nom. sg. m. betera, [469], [1704].
[bet-lîc], adj., excellent, splendid: nom. sg. n., of Hrôðgâr's hall, [781]; of Hygelâc's residence, [1926].
[betst, betost] (superl.), best, the best: nom. sg. m. betst beadurinca, [1110]; neut. nu is ôfost betost, þät we ..., now is haste the best, that we..., [3008]; voc. m. secg betsta, [948]; neut. acc. beaduscrûda betst, [453]; acc. sg. m. þegn betstan, [1872].
[bêcn], st. n., (beacon), token, mark, sign: acc. sg. betimbredon beadu-rôfes bêcn (of Beówulf's grave-mound), [3162]. See [beacen].