"bece" meaning in Old English

See bece in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbeː.t͡ʃe/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ang|beech}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*bōkijā}} Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā Head templates: {{ang-noun|f|head=bēċe}} bēċe f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-f|bēċ}}, {{ang-decl-noun|bēċe|bēċan|bēċan|bēċan|bēċan|bēċena|bēċan|bēċum|num=|title=|type=weak n-stem}} Forms: bēċe [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], bēċe [nominative, singular], bēċan [nominative, plural], bēċan [accusative, singular], bēċan [accusative, plural], bēċan [genitive, singular], bēċena [genitive, plural], bēċan [dative, singular], bēċum [dative, plural], bœ̄ċe [alternative, Anglian]
  1. beech Synonyms: bōc, bōctrēow
    Sense id: en-bece-ang-noun-hW83h~I7 Categories (other): Trees Disambiguation of Trees: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbe.t͡ʃe/ Forms: beċe [canonical, masculine], beċas [nominative, plural], bæċ [alternative], bæċe [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *baki. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*baki}} Proto-West Germanic *baki Head templates: {{ang-noun|m|beċas|head=beċe}} beċe m (nominative plural beċas)
  1. alternative form of bæċ (“stream; brook”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bæċ (extra: stream; brook) Related terms: bæc, bec
    Sense id: en-bece-ang-noun-RdbLabjz Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Trees Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Trees: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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