BÝSEN
- noun [ feminine ]
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Ðú bútan býsne, Ælmihtig God, eall geworhtest þing þearle gód [good, MS.]
thou, Almighty God, modest all things very good, without a pattern,
- Bt. Met. Fox 20, 85; Met. 20, 43.
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Seó býsen ðæs rihtan geleáfan Angel cyricean to Róme gelǽded wæs
exemplum catholicæ fidei Anglorum Romam perlatum est,
- Bd. 4, 18; S. 587, 11: 2, l; S. 590, 26: 4, 23; S. 595,
10.
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Gúþlác mongum wearþ býsen on Brytene
Guthlac was an example to many in Britain,
- Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 19; Gú. 146.
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Ðiós óðru býsen
this other similitude,
- Bt. Met. Fox 12, 13; Met. 12, 7.
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Æfter heora býsne
after their example,
- Ps. Th. arg. 28: Cd. 217; Th. 276, 29; Sat. 196.
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On býsene ðære frymþelícan cyricean
in exemplum primitivæ ecclesiæ,
- Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 40.
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Be sumere bísene
by some example,
- Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 13.
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Ðæt hí ealle gemyndige wǽron hyre býsene
that they all should be mindful of her example,
- Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 20.
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He býsene gegearwode
he gave an example,
- 4, 23; S. 594, 24.
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He us býsene sealde his árfæstnysse
he gave us an example of his piety,
- Homl. Th. i. 492, 23.
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Wolde ic eów býsne onstellan
I would give you an example,
- Andr. Kmbl: 1942; An. 973: Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 1.
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Secgen Dryhtne lof ealra ðara bísena ðe us his wísdóm cýðaþ
let us speak to the Lord praise for all the examples which manifest his wisdom,
- Exon. 40a; Th. 133, 33; Gú. 499.
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Ealle béc sint fulle-ðara bísna ðara monna, ðe ǽr us wǽron [MS. wæran]
all books are full of examples of the men, who were before us,
- Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 12.
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Onlícnesse oððe bísene
a parable;
similitudinem,- Lk. Rush. War. 13, 6.
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Ic gelýfe ðæt hit from Gode cóme, broht from his býsene
I believe that it came from God, brought by his command,
- Cd. 32; Th. 42, 29; Gen. 680.
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Ðæt he ða býsene from Gode brungen hæfde
that he had brought those commands from God,
- 30; Th. 41, 3; Gen. 651.
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Hwylce ðú selfa hæfst bísne on breóstum
what precepts thou thyself hast in thy breast,
- 27; Th. 36, 13; Gen. 571.
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Ic ðínra býsna ne mæg wuht oncnáwan
I cannot understand aught of thy commands,
- 26; Th. 34, 6; Gen. 533.
Bosworth, Joseph. “BÝSEN.” 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/5675.
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