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býtlian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
býtlian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed
[býtla a builder] To build; ædificare
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  • Hí ongunnon býtlian heora burh

    they began to build their town,

    • Cd. 90
      • ;
    • Th. 112, 33
      • ;
    • Gen. 1880: 99
      • ;
    • Th. 131, 15
      • ;
    • Gen. 2176
      • .

  • He ne býtlaþ of ðam grúndwealle

    he builds not from that foundation,

    • Homl. Th. i. 368, 25
      • .

  • Býtlode ædificavit, R. Ben. in proœm. Hí worhton ðæt geweorc æt Tæmeseforda, and hit búdon, and býtledon

    they wrought the work at Tempsford, and inhabited it, and built,

    • Chr. 921
      • ;
    • Erl. 106, 18
      • .
Derived forms
ge-býtlian
Linked entries
v.  byggan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “býtlian.” 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/5716.

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