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bisceop-setl

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-setl, an episcopal see.
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Landfranc wæs geháded on his ágenurn bisc̃setle, Chr. 1070; P. 204, 4. Se apostol gesæt biscepsetl in Antiochia, 35; P. 6, 15. Þæt biscepsetl on Hrofesceastre, 633; P. 24, 21. Add

be-swica

(n.)
Grammar
be-swica, (big-, bí-, bi-), an; m.

A deceiver

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A deceiver Biswica deceptrix, fallax, seductrix, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 13. Hé sægde ꝥ Petrus bigswica wǽre, Bl. H. 173, 21. Heó gebær þone biswican, 149, 36. Git sindon bigswicon, 187, 30

Linked entry: big-swica

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar ⬩ a model ⬩ pattern ⬩ example ⬩ precedent ⬩ a rule ⬩ prescript ⬩ precept ⬩ parable ⬩ similitude ⬩ type

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and add: example to be followed or avoided, of persons On hú monigfaldum mægenum se sácerd scolde scínan mannum tó biesene (bisene,v. l.), Past. 85, 1. Riht is ꝥ wydewan Annan bycenan fylian, Ll. Th. ii. 324, 6. Mid bisseno Dauiðes exemplo Dauid, Mt.

beód-bolla

(n.)
Grammar
beód-bolla, m. l. -bolle, an; f.
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and add Beódbollæ cuppa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 71

bóc-cest

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cest, -cist, e; -ciste, an; f.
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Substitute: A receptacle for books, of books for reading Béc of bóccystan codices de blibliotheca, R. Ben. I. 83, 3. Apollonius his bócciste untýnde and ásmeáde þone rǽdels æfter údwitena wísdóme, Ap. Th. 5, 24. Bóccysta armaria, An. Ox. 27, 19. of books

blégen

Grammar
blégen, l. blegen,
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Blegnae (-æ), vesica, Txts. 106, 1094. Seó bláce blegne carbunculus (v. blác), Wrt. Voc. 40, 52. Gif men eglað seó bláce blegen (carbunculus) . . . þis gebed man sceal singan on ðá blácan blegene, Lch. iii. 40, 19, 8; 8, 31. and add:

beód-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
beód-sceát, es; m. -scíte, an; f. For Cot. 136
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substitute Beód-scýte oððe beódsceát mantile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 52

beór-dræste

(n.)
Grammar
beór-dræste, an: -dræst; pl. -dræsta; f.
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Dregs of beer Clám of beórdræstan and of grénre mucgwyrte, Lch. ii. 330, 16. Genim beór-dræstan and sápan, iii. 42, 27. Genim beórdræsta, ii. 98, 26

Linked entry: dærst

brecþ

(n.)
Grammar
brecþ, e; f.
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bolla

(n.)
Grammar
bolla, bolle, an ; f.
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Bolle aceti cotilla, vas, Txts. 37, 65. Bolla, bollae cyatus, 50, 234 : scifus, 98, 965. Bolla catus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 53 : cotula vel catas, 135, 27: cratus, 136, 54: ciatus, i. 290, 80. Bolle cotilla, ii. 135, 38. He genam ǽnne mycelne bollan mid

cwelde-rǽde

(n.)
Grammar
cwelde-rǽde, (?) an evening-rider (?), a bat
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Vespertilionem quæl-dæræde, Shrn. 29, 8. [Cf. Icel. kveld evening; kveld-ríða a night*-*hag.]

Linked entry: -rǽde

cynce

(n.)
Grammar
cynce, (-a?), an; f. (m.?)
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A small bundle, bunch(?) Genim dweorge dwostlan and gyþrifan kyncean ( a bunch of cockle ), Lch. ii. 58, 22

coróna

(n.)
Grammar
coróna, an; m.
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A crown Hí geworhton þyrnene corónan . . . hæfde hé þá þyrnenne corónan on his heáfde . . . þone corónan þǽra twelf steorrena, Nap. 13

corte

(n.)
Grammar
corte, an; f.
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Andlanges ðǽr eá tó ðáre wíc; fram ðǽre wíc tó ðǽre cortan; and swá andlanges tó Súðsexan, C. D. vi. 217, 7. ?

coþa

(n.)
Grammar
coþa, an; m.

cucurbite

(n.)
Grammar
cucurbite, an; f.
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A gourd Lácnian mid lactucan and clátan and cucurbitan, Lch. ii. 244, 17

cufle

(n.)
Grammar
cufle, an; f.
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A cowl Cufle cuculla, R. Ben. I. 93, 9. Cuflan cucullas, 92, 9, 15

columne

(n.)
Grammar
columne, (-a?), an; f. (m.?)
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A column Gyldene columnan columnae aureae, Nar. 4, 21. Greáte swá columnan, 14, 4. Ðæt godweb ymb mínes fæder Dauides columban hangode on ðissum temple, Sal. K. p. 152, 25

dǽd-lata

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-lata, an; m.
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One slow to act, a sluggard Oft daedlata dómę foręldit sigisítha gahuém, Txts. 152, 8

Linked entry: lata

dægred-leóma

(n.)
Grammar
dægred-leóma, an; m.
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The light of dawn Þá se ðægredleóma beorhte scymrode, þá Drihten of helle árás, Nap. 16

Linked entry: leóma

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