"beag" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /bæ͜ɑːɡ/, [bæ͜ɑːɣ]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *baug, from Proto-Germanic *baugaz, derived from *beuganą (“to bend”). Cognate with Old Frisian bāg, Old Saxon bōg, Old High German boug, and Old Norse baugr. Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*bʰewgʰ-}}, {{der|ang|gmw-pro|*baug}} Proto-West Germanic *baug, {{der|ang|gem-pro|*baugaz}} Proto-Germanic *baugaz, {{cog|ofs|bāg}} Old Frisian bāg, {{cog|osx|bōg}} Old Saxon bōg, {{cog|goh|boug}} Old High German boug, {{cog|non|baugr}} Old Norse baugr Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=bēag|head2=|sort=}} bēag m, {{ang-noun|m|head=bēag}} bēag m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|bēag}}, {{ang-decl-noun|bēag|bēagas|bēag|bēagas|bēages|bēaga|bēage|bēagum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: bēag [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], bēag [nominative, singular], bēagas [nominative, plural], bēag [accusative, singular], bēagas [accusative, plural], bēages [genitive, singular], bēaga [genitive, plural], bēage [dative, singular], bēagum [dative, plural], bēah [alternative]
  1. circular object worn on the body, especially one made of gold or silver: ring, armlet, crown, collar, torque Categories (topical): Headwear, Jewelry Derived forms: bēagġiefa, bēagian, randbēag, þyrnen bēag, wuldorbēag Related terms: bīeġan, bīeġels, bōg, boga, būgan, byġe, byht, ġebīeġednes
    Sense id: en-beag-ang-noun-OZSdo3Y1 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "English: bee"
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          "text": "c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care\nSē þe ūs ġehǣlþ fram þām stiċe ūrra synna, hē ġeþafode þæt him man sette þyrnenne bēag on þæt hēafod.",
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          "text": "Late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 38:18",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "circular object worn on the body, especially one made of gold or silver: ring, armlet, crown, collar, torque"
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        [
          "ring",
          "ring"
        ],
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          "armlet",
          "armlet"
        ],
        [
          "crown",
          "crown"
        ],
        [
          "collar",
          "collar"
        ],
        [
          "torque",
          "torque#Etymology_2"
        ]
      ],
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          "word": "bīeġan"
        },
        {
          "word": "bīeġels"
        },
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          "word": "bōg"
        },
        {
          "word": "boga"
        },
        {
          "word": "būgan"
        },
        {
          "word": "byġe"
        },
        {
          "word": "byht"
        },
        {
          "word": "ġebīeġednes"
        }
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/bæ͜ɑːɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bæ͜ɑːɣ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beag"
}
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  ],
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      "word": "bēagġiefa"
    },
    {
      "word": "bēagian"
    },
    {
      "word": "randbēag"
    },
    {
      "word": "þyrnen bēag"
    },
    {
      "word": "wuldorbēag"
    }
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      "text": "→ English: beag (learned)"
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        "canonical",
        "masculine"
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        "nominative",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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      "word": "bīeġan"
    },
    {
      "word": "bīeġels"
    },
    {
      "word": "bōg"
    },
    {
      "word": "boga"
    },
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      "word": "būgan"
    },
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      "word": "byġe"
    },
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      "word": "ġebīeġednes"
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        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
        "Old English masculine nouns",
        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰewgʰ-",
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          "english": "The person who heals us from the stabs of our sins allowed a crown of thorns to be placed on his head.",
          "text": "c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care\nSē þe ūs ġehǣlþ fram þām stiċe ūrra synna, hē ġeþafode þæt him man sette þyrnenne bēag on þæt hēafod.",
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        },
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          "english": "Judah asked, \"What do you want to take as a pledge?\" She said, \"Your ring and your armlet and your staff that you have in your hand.\"",
          "roman": "Þā cwæþ Iūdas, \"Hwæt wilt þū tō underwedde niman?\" Þā cwæþ hēo, \"Þīnne hring and þīnne bēag and þīnne stæf þe þū on handa hæfst.\"",
          "text": "Late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 38:18",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "circular object worn on the body, especially one made of gold or silver: ring, armlet, crown, collar, torque"
      ],
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        [
          "ring",
          "ring"
        ],
        [
          "armlet",
          "armlet"
        ],
        [
          "crown",
          "crown"
        ],
        [
          "collar",
          "collar"
        ],
        [
          "torque",
          "torque#Etymology_2"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bæ͜ɑːɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bæ͜ɑːɣ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beag"
}

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