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botl

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
botl, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§277;
An abode, a dwelling, mansion, house, hall; domus, ædes, domicilium, atrium
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  • Gif he him nán botl ne selþ

    if he do not give him an abode,

    • L. In. 67
      • ;
    • Th. i. 146, 5
      • .

  • Fordrífe ðý botle

    let him be driven from the abode,

    • 68
      • ;
    • Th. i. 146, 8
      • .

  • Wæs Gúþláce botles neód

    Guthlac was in need of a dwelling [lit. there was need to Guthlac of a dwelling],

    • Exon. 37 a
      • ;
    • Th. 122, 4
      • ;
    • Gú. 300
      • .

  • Pharao eóde in to his botle

    Pharao ingressus est domum suam,

    • Ex. 7, 22
      • .

  • Mín se éca dǽl in gefeán fareþ, ðǽr he fægran botles brúceþ

    my eternal part [i.e. the soul] shall go into joy, where it shall enjoy a beautiful mansion,

    • Exon. 38 a
      • ;
    • Th. 125, 14
      • ;
    • Gú. 354
      • .

  • To ðæra sacerda ealdres botle

    in atrium principis sacerdotum,

    • Mt. Bos. 26, 3, 58
      • .

  • Cynelíc botl

    a kingly dwelling, a palace;

    palatium,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 81
      • ;
    • Som. 73, 9
      • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 47, 16
      • .
Derived forms
ealdor-botl, heáfod-
Linked entries
v.  ge-bytlu.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “botl.” 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/4890.

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