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ge-byrd-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd-tíd, e;f

Birth-tidetime of birthnatale tempus

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Birth-tide, time of birth; natale tempus Se dæg com Herodes gebyrdtíde dies accidit Herodis natalis, Mk. Bos. 6, 21 : Gen. 40, 20, Fram gebyrdtíde brémes cyninges from the birth-tide of the glorious king, Chr. 973; Th. 224, 36; Edg. 12

Linked entries: byrd-tíd ge-byr-tíd

ge-byrd-wítega

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd-wítega, an; m.

A birth-prophetan astrologerex natalibus prophetaastrologusmathematicus

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A birth-prophet, an astrologer; ex natalibus propheta, astrologus, mathematicus, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Wrt. Voc. 60, 12

berig

(n.)
Grammar
berig, dat.of burh.= byrig;

to a city

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to a city, Wrt. Voc. 84, 45

bryne

(n.)
Grammar
bryne, byrne, es; m.

to burnA burning, fire, flame, heatustio, ardor, incendium, ignis, flamma, fervor

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[byrnan to burn] A burning, fire, flame, heat; ustio, ardor, incendium, ignis, flamma, fervor Ne se bryne beót mæcgum the burning did not hurt the youths. Cd. 187; Th. 232, 24; Dan. 265: Exon. 59a; Th. 213, 24; Ph. 229: 53b; Th. 189, 9; Az. 57. Mid ðý

Linked entry: byrne

Byr-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Byr-tún, es; m. [Hovd. Burhtun: Brom. Burton super Trent: Stub. Kni. Burton]
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BURTON on Trent, Staffordshire; oppidum ad ripam fluminis Trentæ, in agro Staffordiensi Se cyng geaf him ðæt abbotríce on Byrtúine the king gave him the abbacy at Burton, Chr. 1066; Erl. 203, 16

ge-býr

Similar entry: ge-búr

byg-spæc

Similar entry: bí-swæc

ge-endebyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-endebyrdan, p. -byrde; pp. byrded, -byrd

To set in orderarrangedisposeordĭnāredispōnĕre

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To set in order, arrange, dispose; ordĭnāre, dispōnĕre Manega þohton ðæra þinga race geendebyrdan multi cōnāti sunt ordĭnāre narrātiōnem rērum, Lk. Bos. 1, 1. Heó ðæt sóna mid reogollíce lífe gesette and geendebyrde she soon settled and ordered it with

byrgea

(n.)
Grammar
byrgea, byrigea, byriga, berigea, an; m. [borh, borg a pledge, security]
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Gif he byrigan forwærne if he retuse surety, 9, 10; Th. i. 30, 15, 17. Him man wilsumne berigean geselle [MS. gefelle] let a man give him a sufficient surety, 6; Th. i. 30, 5

byg-spæc

(n.)
Grammar
byg-spæc, e; f.
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A beguiling in speech; supplantatio, Ps. Spl. 40, 10

am-byr

Grammar
am-byr, l. am-byre.
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Dele down to 'equal,' and add cf. byre

barian

(v.)
Grammar
barian, = byrian

to happen

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to happen

BÝRGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÝRGAN, býrian, býrigan, býrgean, býrigean, beorgan; p. de; pp. ed
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To taste, eat; gustare, manducare Ðú ðínes gewinnes wæstme býrgest labores fructuum tuorum manducabis, Ps. Th. 127, 2. Nymþe ðú æppel ǽnne býrgdest unless thou hast tasted an apple, Cd. 42; Th. 54, 21; Gen. 880. Hí bú þégun æppel, býrgdon forbodene they

ge-byr-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byr-tíd, e; f.

Birth-tidenatale tempus

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Birth-tide; natale tempus, Chr. 1087; Th. 353, 34

Baddan-burh

(n.)
Grammar
Baddan-burh, g. -burge; d. -byrig; f.

BADBURY, DorsetshireBaddanburgus in quo castra metatus est Eadweardus Ælfredi fil

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BADBURY, Dorsetshire, formerly Baddanburgum; Baddanburgus in quo castra metatus est Eadweardus Ælfredi fil, An. 901; He gewícode æt Baddanbyrig wið Winburnan he encamped at Badbury near Winburn, Chr. 901; Th. 178, 26. ;

fóre-burh

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-burh, gen. -burge; dat. -byrig, -birig; f.

a fore-courtentrance-courtvestibulevestĭbŭluma wall before a fortificationpro-mūrālemūrus ante mūrumdictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione sit

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a fore-court, entrance-court, vestibule; vestĭbŭlum Hig etaþ ða hláfas on ðæs geteldes fórebirig comĕdent pānes in tabernācŭli testĭmōnii vestĭbŭlo, Ex. 29, 32. a wall before a fortification; pro-mūrāle, mūrus ante mūrum, dictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione

birce

(n.)
Grammar
birce, an; f.

Barking

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Barking Bercae latratus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 46. Byrce, 50, 63

Linked entries: byrce beorc

BERAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERAN, beoran, ic bere, beore, ðú birest, birst, byrst, he bireþ, byreþ, birþ, byrþ, pl. beraþ; p. ic, he bær, ðú bǽre, pl. bǽron; pp. boren; v. a.

to BEARcarrybringbear or carry a sacrificeofferbear offcarry outextendwearsupportenduresufferferreportareafferreofferredeferreproferreextenderegereretolerareto BEARproducebring forthfacereferreedereparere

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to BEAR, carry, bring, bear or carry a sacrifice, offer, bear off, carry out, extend, wear, support, endure, suffer; ferre, portare, afferre, offerre, deferre, proferre, extendere, gerere, tolerare Ðú eall þing birest thou bearest all things Bt. Met.

BYRGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BYRGAN, birgan, byrigan, birigan, birgean, byrigean, byrian; p. de; pp. ed [beorg tumulus]; v. trans.
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Alýf me ǽrest byrigan mínne fæder permitte mihi primum sepelire patrem meum, Lk. Bos. 9, 59: 9, 60. Hine man byrigde swá him wel gebýrede they buried him as well became him, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 21: Hy. 10, 29; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 29

beorht-nes

(n.)
Grammar
beorht-nes, byrht-nes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f. [beorht bright]

BRIGHTNESSclearnesssplendoursplendorclaritasnitor

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BRIGHTNESS, clearness, splendour; splendor, claritas, nitor Godes beorhtnes him ymbesceán claritas Dei circumfulsit illos Lk. Bos. 2, 9 : Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 54 : Ps. Th. 118, 130. Eágena beorhtnes brightness of the eyes Herb. 31, 2; Lchdm, i. 128

Linked entries: bearhtnes byrht-nes