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32 shooer [‘shower’]. [bæ‘ᶅkər]. [be‘lkər]. From also reported in the form [beᶅgət]. Appears to be belgr,, belly, with the oft-recurrent hardening from g to k in ;  vindbelg, dense cloud, belgingr,, stiff wind,  (see above), violent shower, balga,, to rain violently (R.). Sometimes the word “bag” ( bag, ) is used in of a violent shower, : a bag o’ ( a sackful). If the  given is correct,  “belgr” must have branched into two forms in
 * see above ,

bellek [beᶅək],, bunch or garland on the lower part of a stalk of sea-weed, of edible sea-weed; waar- (waar = “ware”, sea-weed, alga). *bella = *bjalla; bjalla, , the root of edible sea-weed; tangbjölla,, edible sea-weed.

bellin$e$ [beᶅən],, = , , . Derived form.

bellin$h, n$ [beᶅın],, a small, round stone, a -b.;, Also [bȯᶅən, bꜵ̈ᶅən, bəᶅən], -b., of a stone to knock with;  *bellingr and*bǫllungr, derivations of bǫllr,, a lump; globe.  and ,

belly-gerdin, -lengi, -plukkins, -riv: see the latter parts of the of the words concerned.

bels [be‘lᶊ] and belz [belᶎ], , to shake and pull somebody or something about, to b. ane, onyting. *balsa;  balsa, , to frolic; disport oneself, and bælse,, to beat. ,, is a cognate word.

belsin [be‘lᶊın] and belzin [belᶎın], , shaking and pulling, to gi’e ane a b., to shake one violently.
 * balsan, *balsing; see ,

belt [bæ‘lt],, in the [trosi]- and [trɔsi, trȯᶊi]-b., in : trossi-belts, a sort of sea-weed which grows to a great length , is belti,, a belt; girdle;  beltisþari,, fucus balteiformis (a sort of sea-weed). See further under ,

belti [be‘lti],, only preserved in the “as hard as a b.” of something very hard. Gluss, the same word as, or closely cognate with, , round stone; böllti,, iron- or leaden ball. See ,

beml, bemmel [bæməl],, splash (in the water), de b. o’ a seal.
 * beml, *baml. See ,

beml, bemmel [bæməl],, to splash in the water.  bemla and bamla,,  , , and

ben$n$ [bēn, bē$1$n],, one of the small incisions made ( with a razor) on an injured part of the body, the leg, to make the blood flow; lay on twartree [‘two or three’] ! make some incisions on the leg (with the razor)! ben,, sore; ulcer; ben,, cut in flesh or fish.

ben$2$ [(bēn) ben],, bone, partly = bone,  bane, bein, partly = leg; he is clever upon his, he is quick on his feet. bein,, leg (bone; shinbone).

ben [bēn, bē$n$n],, to make small incisions upon an injured part of the body, the leg, with a razor, to b. de leg, = , benja,, to wound. See ,

[bɛn··dərləs·],, without legs or feet; in a riddle. *beina-(lauss). beinlauss,, without legs.
 * bena-less [bən··aləs·] and *bender-less

Bena [bēna, bena] -sunday, , , Prayer-Sunday, preserved as the name of the 4th Sunday in Advent. Other common forms are: