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þā mec sǣ oðbær on Finna land, 579.

on-beran (O. H. G. in bëran, intpëran, but in the sense of carere), auferre,
_to carry off, to take away_: inf. īren ǣrgōd þæt þæs āhlǣcan blōdge
beadufolme onberan wolde, _excellent sword which would sweep off the bloody
hand of the demon_, 991; pret. part. (wæs) onboren bēaga hord, _the
treasure of the rings had been carried off_, 2285. --Compounds with the
pres. part. : helm-, sāwl-berend.

berian (denominative from bær, _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 bānlocan, 819;
bengeato burston, 1122. --_to crack, to make the noise of breaking_: fingras
burston, _the fingers cracked_ (from Bēowulf's gripe), 761.

for-berstan, _break, to fly asunder_: pret. Nægling forbærst, _Nægling_
(Bēowulf's sword) _broke in two_, 2681.

betera, adj. (comp. ), _better_: nom. sg. m. betera, 469, 1704.

bet-līc, adj.