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bán-hring

(n.)
Grammar
bán-hring, es; m.

A bone-ringa neck-boneossium artusvertebra

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A bone-ring, a neck-bone; ossium artus, vertebra Ðæt hire wið halse heard grápode, bánhringas bræc against her neck it griped her hard, broke the bone-rings, Beo. Th. 3138; B. 1567

bán-hús

(n.)
Grammar
bán-hús, es; n.

The bone-housethe chestbodyossea domuspectuscorpus

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The bone-house, the chest, body; ossea domus, pectus, corpus He ðæt bánhús gebrocen hæfde he had broken the bone-house, the breast, or body, Beo. Th. 6285; B. 3147. Hence bánhúses weard the body's guard, the mind, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 9; Exod. 523

bele-wite

(adj.)

simplesimplex

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simple; simplex Se wer wæs swíðe belewite and rihtwís erat vir ille simplex et rectus Job 1, 1; Thw. 164, 2

bell-hús

(n.)

a bell-house

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a bell-house L. R. 2; Th. i. 190, 15

bén-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
bén-feorm, e; f. for MS. bend-feorm, q. v.

Food required from a tenantfirma precum

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Food required from a tenant; firma precum L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 26

ben-geat

(n.)
Grammar
ben-geat, es; pl. -geato nom. acc.; n.

A wound-gatethe opening of a woundvulneris porta

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A wound-gate, the opening of a wound; vulneris porta Bengeato burston the wound-gates burst open Beo. Th. 2246; B. 1121

bén-yrþ

(n.)
Grammar
bén-yrþ, e; f.

Ploughed landprecum aratura

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Ploughed land; precum aratura Eác he sceal hwíltídum geára beón on manegum weorcum to hláfordes willan, to-eácan bényrþe and bénrípe and mǽdmǽwecte etiam debet esse paratus ad multas operationes voluntatis domini sui, et ad bényrþe, id est, araturam

beó-gang

(n.)
Grammar
beó-gang, es; m.

A swarm of beesexamen

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A swarm of bees; examen Cot. 15, 164

Linked entry: gang

beo-háta

(n.)
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Cd. 156; Th. 193, 27

Linked entry: beo-háta

beó-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
beó-þeóf, es; m.

A thief or stealer of beesapum fur

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A thief or stealer of bees; apum fur L. Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 68, 6

beó-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
beó-wyrt, e; f. [beó a bee, wyrt a plant]

BEE-WORTbalm mintsweet flagapiastrumacorus calamus

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BEE-WORT, balm mint, sweet flag; apiastrum, acorus = άκoρos, acorus calamus, Lin Beówyrt apiastrum, Cot. 12 : Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 55; Wrt. Voc. 30, 9. Ðeós wyrt, ðe man on Léden veneriam, and on úre geþeóde beówyrt, nemneþ, heó biþ cenned on begánum

Linked entry: bió-wyrt

ber-ern

(n.)

a barley placea barnhorreum

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a barley place, a barn; horreum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 12

cin-bán

(n.)
Grammar
cin-bán, es; n.

The CHIN-BONEmandibula, mentum

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The CHIN-BONE; mandibula, mentum Cin-bán man-dibula, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 81; Wrt. Voc. 43, 14. Cin-bán mentum, Text. Rof. 40, 1. Se ðe cin-bán forslæhþ, mid xx scillingum forgelde let him who breaks the chin-bone pay for it with twenty shillings,

cire-bald

(adj.)
Grammar
cire-bald, adj.

arbitrii strenuus

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Bold in decision; arbitrii strenuus Ðá him cirebaldum Meotud mancynnes módhord onleác then the Lord of mankind unlocked the treasure of words to him bold in decision, Andr. Kmbl. 341; An. 171

Linked entry: cyre-bald

cyre-bald

(adj.)

bold in decision arbltrii strenuus

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bold in decision; arbltrii strenuus

cweorn-bill

(n.)
Grammar
cweorn-bill, es; n. [bil a bill, falchion]

A stone chisel for dressing querns lapidaria

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A stone chisel for dressing querns ; lapidaria Cot. 125

Linked entries: cwyrn-bill bil

cwid-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
cwid-bóc, e; f.

The Book of Proverbs proverbiorum liber

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The Book of Proverbs; proverbiorum liber Be ðæm is awriten on Salomonnes cwidbócum about which it is written in the Proverbs of Solomon, Past. 36, 8; Cot. MS

dóm-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-bóc, f. [bóc a book, q. v.]

DOOM-BOOK, a book of decrees or laws lĭber judĭciālis

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DOOM-BOOK, a book of decrees or laws; lĭber judĭciālis Béte be ðam ðe seó dóm-bóc secge let him pay a fine according as the doom-book may say, L. Ath. i. 5; Th. i. 202, 7: L. Edg. i. 3; Th. i. 262, 23: i. 5; Th. i. 264, 20. Swá hit on ðære dóm-béc stande

Linked entry: bóc-tǽcing

Decem-ber

(n.)
Grammar
Decem-ber, gen. -bris; m. [dĕcem ten: Sansk. vāra: Pers. bār time, space: the tenth month of the Romans, beginning with March, and as we begin with January, it is our twelfth month]

The month of DecemberDĕcember, bris

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The month of December; Dĕcember, bris, m Mónaþ Decembris, ǽrra iúla [geóla] the month of December, the former yule, Menol. Fox 437; Men. 220; January being after yule or Christmas is called Se æftera geóla; the after yule, Cott. Tibĕrius; B. i; Hick.

elpen-bán

(n.)
Grammar
elpen-bán, es; n.

An elephant's bone, ivory ĕbur

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An elephant's bone, ivory; ĕbur Elpenbánum with ivory, Ps. Spl. 44, 10: Cot. 71