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bór

Grammar
bór, l. bor,
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Boor dasile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 7. Bor desile, 26, 22: 139, 24: i. 287, 10. Boor scalpeum, Txts. 117, 259. Bor scalpellum, bore scalpro, 95, 1806, 1803. Bor scalprum, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 3. and add

BÓR

(n.)

a borer, gimletterebraa lancet, a surgeon's or barber's instrument, a burin, or graving toolscalprum rasileterebra,

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a borer, gimlet; terebra, Leo 121. a lancet, a surgeon's or barber's instrument, a burin, or graving tool; scalprum rasile, Cot. 63

-bor

(suffix)

Similar entry: for-bor

tym-bor

Grammar
tym-bor, (?) taratrum. l. (?) tyrn-bor
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terebrum

for-bor

Linked entry: -bor

tim-bor

Similar entry: tym-bor

lyni-bor

Grammar
lyni-bor, l. lyni-bor, and for Wrt. Voc. ii. l.
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Wrt. Voc. i

tym-bor

(n.)
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a revolving borer, an auger Timbor rotum vel taratrum, bor desile, scafa olatrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 9-11. (?)

Linked entry: tim-bor

prod-bor

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bor and prod a pointed instrument; to prod to prick, Jamieson, and common in many parts of England, as if foro were connected with forare.] (?)

lyni-bór

(n.)

a gimletauger

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Voc. ii. 98, 7 boor dasile] a gimlet, auger Lynibór terebellus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 287, 14

bor-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
bor-líce, adv.

Eminentlyexcellentlywell

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Eminently, excellently, well Hyt geríst borlíce wel it is eminently suitable, Angl. viii. 302, 5. Wel borlíce hé forð stæppeð full nobly he steps forth, 307, 28. Hé geswutelað borlice he shews admirably, 329, 24. Þá híw rímcræftige esnas borlíce foregylpað

næfe-bor

Linked entry: bór

nafu-bor

(n.)
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an auger Hé sceal fela tóla tó túne tilian . . . æcse, adsan . . . sage, . . næfebor, Angl. ix. 263, 3. Cf. nafu-gár

Linked entry: næfe-bor

boh

Grammar
boh, l. bóh,

sprig

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and add: [a weak form bóga occurs, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 16, and also weak forms of g. pl.] a shoulder of an animal Boog armus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 82. Bog armum, 7, 17. Ðone suíðran bógh, Past. 81, 19.

bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc, g. béc, bóce, bóc; d. béc, bóc.

a booka documentregistercataloguea chariera bookvolumeliterary workpages

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a book. Add: a document, register, catalogue Of boec (bóc, L.) lifgendra, Ps. Srt. 68, 29. Béc in catalogo, An. Ox. 341. On cyninga bócum in basileon, Wrt.

boh

(n.)
Grammar
boh, bog, es; m. [bogen bent; pp. of búgan to bow, bend]

Anything curved or bentthe arm, shoulderarmushumerus, lacertusthe arm of a tree, a BOUGH, branchramus, stipes, palmesa branch of a family, offspring, progenypropagothe bow of a shiparmusarmusshoulder, bow of a shipthe shoulder, haunchthe shoulder of an animal

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Berende boh germen, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 32; Wrt. Voc. 39, 18. Ðeáh ðú hwilcne boh ðæs treówes býge though thou bendest any bough of a tree, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 105, Met. 13, 53.

Linked entry: bog

box

(n.)
Grammar
box, es; m? n? [box the box-tree]

A wooden case made of box-wood, a BOXbuxom, pyxisa box

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A wooden case made of box-wood, a BOX; buxom, pyxis = πυξίs Bixen box a box made of box-wood; pyxis, Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 96; Wrt. Voc. 25, 36. Forcorfen [MS. forcaruen] box a carved box; buxom, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 9; Som. 5, 59.

BOD

(n.)
Grammar
BOD, es; pl. u, o, a; n.

A command, commandment, precept, mandate, an edict, order, messagejussum, mandatum, edictuma commandment

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Bod on cine diploma, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 110; Wrt. Voc. 46, 67. Hwá swá halt ðis bod [bode MS.] wurðe he éfre wunnende mid God whosoever observes this command, may he ever dwell with God, Cod. Dipl. 990; A. D. 680; Kmbl. v. 29, 23.

bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc, g. bóce? béc; d. béc; acc. bóc; pl. nom. acc. béc; g. bóca; d. bócum, bócan; f.

a BOOKlibera charterchartafor the books which a priest ought to possessfor his canonical hours

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a BOOK; liber Seó bóc is on Englisc awend the book is turned into English, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 30. On fórewerd ðære bóce [MS. bóc] oððe on heáfde bǽc awriten is be me in capite libri scriptum est de me, Ps. Lamb. 39, 9.

borh

paymentsuretyshipsecurityloandebt

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. ¶ tó borge on loan ; tó borge sellan to lend: Tó borge (qui accipit) mutuum, Kent. Gl. 817. Se rihtwísa syleð óþrum tó borge Justus commodat, Ps. Th. 36, 25. Þá rihtwísan syllað ǽgþer ge tó borge ge tó gife, 20.