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a-biddan

(v.)
Grammar
a-biddan, ic -bidde, ðú -bidest, -bitst, he -bit, -byt, -bitt, pl. -biddaþ; p. -bæd, pl. -bǽdon; pp. -beden

To askpraypray topray forobtain by asking or prayingpetereprecaripostulareexorareimpetrare

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To ask, pray, pray to, pray for, obtain by asking or praying; petere, precari, postulare, exorare, impetrare Wilt tú wit unc abiddan drincan vis petamus bibere ? Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 30. Abiddaþ [Cott. biddaþ] hine eáþmódlíce pray to him humbly, Bt. 42;

Linked entries: a-bæd a-beden a-bit

bildan

(v.)
Grammar
bildan, (byldan, q.v. in Dict.)

to emboldenencourage

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to embolden, encourage Nán mon hiu hiéremonna mód ne bilt (bielt, v. l.) tó gǽstlicum weorcum nulla subditorum mentes exhortatio sublevat, Past. 129, 11

Linked entry: byldan

bisig

(adj.)
Grammar
bisig, adj.

Busyoccupied

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Busy, occupied Oft bið seó sáwul on ánum þinge swá bysig, ꝥ heó ne gýmð hwá hyre gehende bið, þeáh ðe heó on lócie, Hml. s. 1, 217. Se bisceop wæs bysig mid þám cynincge, 21, 235. Mín dohtor is nú swiðe bisy ymbe hyre leornunge, Ap. Th. 20, 5

BEÁN

(n.)
Grammar
BEÁN, bién, e; f.

A BEANall sorts of pulsefabalegumen

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A BEAN, all sorts of pulse; faba, legumen Beán pisan a vetch, Cot. 34 : 122

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, to bind.
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Add: I. to bind a living creature. with a material bond Satan læg símon gesǽled (cf. rídeð racentan sal, 372), Gen. 765; to restrain, confine with non-material bonds Susie gesǽled, . . wttum gebunden, Jud. 114. II. to bind a thing, put a cord, chain

bilst

(v.)
Grammar
bilst, he bilþ

bellowest, bellows

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bellowest, bellows; Similar entries 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of bellan

beór-sele

(n.)
Grammar
beór-sele, biór-sele, es; m.

A beer-hallfeasting-hallhallmansionpalacecerevisiæ aulaconvivis recipiendis locusaulamansiopalatium

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A beer-hall, feasting-hall, hall, mansion, palace; cerevisiæ aula, convivis recipiendis locus, aula, mansio, palatium In [on] beórsele in the beer-hall Beo. Th. 968; B. 482 : 988; B. 492 : Runic pm. 14; Hick. Thes. i. 135; Kmbl. 342, 5. Gesittaþ beórselas

Linked entries: beór-tún biór-sele

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Swá hit biþ be ǽlcum þára þinga, Bt. 27, 4; F. 100, 17. Ꝥ ilce þú miht geþencan be ðám líchoman and be his limum, 190, 26. Suá hé ǽr be him wénde quod de eis jam certum tenebat, Past. 241, 5.

bæc-slitol

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bæc-slitol, es; m. [bæc a back; slitol a biter, from sliten, pp. of slítan to slit, bite]

A backbiterdetractor

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A backbiter; detractor, Off. reg. 15

Faul

Grammar
Faul, a word used as a charm against the bite of an adder
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Sume án word wið nædran bíte lǽraþ to cweðenne, ðæt is, Faul some teach us against bite of adder to speak one word, that is, Faul, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 114, 2

bád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bád, p. of bídan.

expectedwaited

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expected, waited,Cd. 132; Th. 167, 32; Gen. 2774;

bildu

(n.)
Grammar
bildu, (-o); indecl.: bild, e; f.

Boldnessconfidence

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Boldness, confidence Ðæt ne weaxe tó ungemetlico beldo (praecipitatio), and swá ðrycce ðá belde ... Past. 455, 21. Bielde constantia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 58. Bældo temeritate, Mt. p. 9, 4. Mid hwylcre byldu mæg ic gán tó Godes temple?, Hml. A. 134, 617

Linked entries: byld bældu

binde

(n.)
Grammar
binde, an; f. [bindan to bind]

A band, wreath, head-band, filletcorolla, fascia

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A band, wreath, head-band, fillet; corolla, fascia Hió an Ceoldryþe hyre betstan [MS. betsðan] bindan she gives to Ceoldryth her best band, Cod, Dipl. 1290; A. D. 995; Kmbl. vi. 133, 18, 20

bindere

(n.)
Grammar
bindere, es; m. [bindan to bind]

a BINDERligator

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One who binds, a BINDER; ligator Ic eom bindere and swingere I am a binder and a scourger, Exon. 107 b; Th. 409, 25; Rä. 28, 6

BÝL

(n.)
Grammar
BÝL, býle, bíle, es; m.
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A BILE, blotch, sore; carbunculus, Cot. 183

Linked entries: býle bíle

básnian

(v.)
Grammar
básnian, (from bádsnian, cf. bídan).
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Meotud on mereþyssan básnode (of Christ asleep in the storm), An. 447. Weras básnedon wíteláces weán (of the people of Sodom just before their destruction), Gen. 2417. Add

ge-bád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bád, p. of ge-bídan.

abodedweltremained

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abode, dwelt, remained, Jn. Bos. 8, 9;

here-býme

Grammar
here-býme, l. here-bíme,
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Herebýme classica, tubas, An. Ox. 50, 21. Herebýmum classibus, 2602. and add

bécnydlic

Grammar
bécnydlic, v. bícn(i)endlic.

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be-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
be-swíc, l. be-swic (big-, bí-, bi-); n.
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Biswic decipula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 15 : supplantatio, Kent. Gl. 347. Tó biswice weorðan offendiculum fieri, Past. 451, 33. Him Arpellas tó beswice wearð Arpellas had played him false, Ors. 1. 12; S. 54, 10. Bútan ǽlcen brǽde oððe beswice, C. D. ii. 58