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bí-wyrde

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
bí-wyrde, es; n.
A proverb, saying
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  • Bíwyrde

    proverbium,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 56
    • .
  • Bíwyrda

    proverbiorum,

    • An. Ox. 5232
    • .
Etymology
[v.
N. E. D. by-word.
O. H. Ger. pí-wurti proverbium, parabola.
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v.  bí-word.
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  • bí-wyrde, n.