bile-wit
- adjective
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Bilewit Dryhten
merciful Lord,
- Ps. C. 50, 99; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 99: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 138; Met. 20, 69:
20, 510; Met. 20, 255: 20, 538; Met. 20, 269.
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We bletsiaþ bilewitne feder
we bless the merciful father,
- Hy. 8, 8; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 8.
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Gehýran ða bilewitan [MS. bylewitan]
audiant mansueti,
- Ps. Spl. 33, 2.
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Beóþ eornustlíce gleáwe swá nædran, and bilwite [MS. bilwyte] swá culfran
estote ergo prudentes sicut serpentes, et simplices sicut columbæ,
- Mt. Bos. 10, 16: 11, 29.
Bosworth, Joseph. “bile-wit.” 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/4344.
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