BIL
- noun [ neuter ]
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Ðá ic, on morgne, gefrægn mǽg óðerne billes ecgum on bonan stælan
then on the morrow, I have heard of the other kinsman setting on the slayer with the edges of a bill,
- Beo. Th. 4963; B. 2485.
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Geseah ðá sige-eádig bil, eald sweord eótenisc
then he saw a victorious bill, an old giant sword,
- Beo. Th. 3119; B. 1557.
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Abrægd mid ðý bille
he brandished with his sword,
- Cd. 142; Th. 177, 17; Gen. 2931.
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Billa ecgum
with the edges of swords,
- Cd. 210; Th. 260, 14; Dan. 709.
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Billum abreótan
to destroy with swords,
- Cd. 153; Th. 190, 14; Exod. 199.
Bosworth, Joseph. “BIL.” 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/4331.
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