bí
- preposition
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Arás bí ronde oretta
the champion arose by his shield,
- Beo. Th. 5069; B. 2538.
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He bí sesse geóng
he went by the seat,
- 5506; B. 2756.
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Bí staðe fæste
fast by the shore,
- Exon. 96 b; Th. 361, 11; Wal. 18.
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Hwearf bí bence
turned by the bench,
- Beo. Th. 2380; B. 1188.
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Ðæt bí ðé sóþfæst sægde Esaias
what Isaiah said truly of thee,
- Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 16; Cri, 301.
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Hýrde ic secgan gén bí sumum fugle
I have yet heard tell of a certain bird,
97 b;- Th. 365, 17; Reb. 1.
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Bí ðon se wítga song
of whom the prophet sang,
17 a;- Th. 41, 4; Cri. 650.
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Bí hwon scealt ðú lifgan
by what art thou to live?
- Exon. 36 b; Th. 118, 23; Gú. 244.
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Bí noman gehátne
called by name,
23 b;- Th. 66, 16; Cri. 1072.
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Bí heofonwóman
through the crash of heaven,
20 a;- Th. 52, 18; Cri. 835.
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Leán cumaþ werum bí gewyrhtum
retribution shall come to men according to their works,
27 b;- Th. 84, 3; Cri. 1368 : 76 a; Th. 286, 8; Jul.
728.
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Ðisses fugles gecynd fela gelíces bí ðám gecornum Cristes þegnum
the nature of this bird is much like to the chosen servants of Christ,
61 b;- Th. 225, 12; Ph. 388.
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Bí wædes ófre
by the shore of the sea,
- Exon. 96 b; Th. 360, 22; Wal. 9.
Bosworth, Joseph. “bí.” 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/4202.
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