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býdel

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
býdel, es; m. [beódan to bid, order, proclaim] .
Wright's OE grammar
§225; §341; §563;
one who bids or
cries out, a herald, proclaimer, minister; præco, nuncius
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  • Býdel

    præco,

      Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 41: Wrt. Voc. 84, 40.

  • Se Godes býdel

    a messenger of God, minister,

      Homl. Th. ii. 530, 2.

  • Se Godes Sunu sende his býdel tofóran him

    the Son of God sent his proclaimer before him,

    ii.
      36, 25, 27.

  • Bisceopas sindon býdelas Godes lage

    bishops are proclaimers of God's law,

      L. C. E. 26; Th. i. 374, 15.

  • Biscopas sind to býdelum gesette

    bishops are ordained to be ministers,

      Homl. Th. ii. 120, 8.

  • Drihten sende his býdelas ætfóran him

    the lord sent his messengers [prophets] before him,

    ii.
      530, 9.
one who bids or
summons to appear in a court of law, a BEADLE; apparitor, exactor, bedellus
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  • Ðé sylle se déma ðam býdele, and se býdel ðé sende on cwertern

    judex tradat te exactori, et exactor mittat te in carcerem,

      Lk. Bos. 12, 58.

  • Býdele gebýraþ, ðæt he for his wycan sý weorces ðonne óðer man

    bedello pertinet, ut pro servitio suo libertior sit ab operatione quam alii homines,

      L. R. S. 18; Th. i. 440, 6.

  • He þurh his býdelas his gafoles myngaþ

    he reminds him of his tribute by his messengers [lit. beadles ],

      L. Edg. S. l; Th. i. 270, 19.

  • Aaron hét býdelas beódan, — to morgen biþ simbeldæg

    Aaron commanded beadles to proclaim, — to-morrow is a feast day,

      Ex. 32, 5.
Etymology
[Piers P. bedele: Dut. beul, m: Ger. büttel, m: M. H. Ger. bütel: O. H. Ger. butil, m.]
Linked entries
v.  bǽdel.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “býdel.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/5534.

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