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betera

  • adjective
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§47; §223; §252; §260; §279; §445;
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  • Hé conn wel emn bión wið óðre menn, ond hine ná bettran (betran, v. l.) ne déð.

    • Past. 113, 23.
  • Ic me bættran hám ne wéne,

    • Sat. 49
    • .
  • Weorc micle beteran (beteran, v. l.),

    • Past. 75, 4.
  • ꝥ beo beaduweorca beteran wurdun,

    • Chr. 937,P. 109, 6.
  • ꝥ ám lárum bet*-*erena witena.

    • Gr. D. 262, 3.
used substantively,
of persons
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  • His betera læg,

    • By. 276
    • .
  • Hé feóþ his betran,

    • Mód. 36
    • .
  • Geseóð hí þá betran blǽde scínan,

    • Cri. 1292
    • .
of things
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  • Ne mótan gé míne sáwle grétan, ac gé on betran gebringað,

      Gú. 349.
[
Goth. batiza
:
O. Sax. O. Fr. betera
:
O. H. Ger. pezziro.
]
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  • betera, adj.