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freá-bodian

(v.)
Grammar
freá-bodian, p. ode; pp. od

To proclaimdeclarepronuntiāre

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To proclaim, declare; pronuntiāre Freábodaþ oððe mǽrsaþ tunge mín spæce dine pronuntiābit lingua mea elŏquium tuum. Ps. Lamb. 118, 172

freó-borh

(n.)
Grammar
freó-borh, gen. -borges; m.

A free suretypledgebondmanfidejussus

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A free surety, pledge, bondman; fidejussus, L. Ed. C. 20; Wilk. 201, 53, col. 2

Linked entry: frí-borh

ealdor-botl

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-botl, es; n.

A royal house or villa rēgālis villa

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A royal house or villa; rēgālis villa Ðǽr wæs ðá cyninges ealdorbotl ubi tunc erat villa rēgālis, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 18

Linked entry: ealdor-bold

hús-bonde

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bonde, an; f.
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The mistress of a house Ða Israéliscan wíf biddaþ æt ðám Egiptiscean wífon æt hira néhgebúron and æt hira húsbondum sylfrene fatu postulabit mulier a vicina sua et ab hospita sua vasa argentea, Ex. 3, 22

segl-bósm

(n.)
Grammar
segl-bósm, es ; m.
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The swelling out of a sail, sail swelled out by the wind Seglbósm carbasus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 57 : 103, 28 : carbasus, tumor veli, 128, 53. Seglbósmas carbasa, vela navium, 54 : carbasa, 88, 24

Linked entry: bósum

bleó-bord

(n.)
Grammar
bleó-bord, es; n.

A coloured table on which games of chess are playedtabula colorata in qua prœlia latronum luduntur

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[bleoh, bleó colour, bord a table] A coloured table on which games of chess are played; tabula colorata in qua prœlia latronum luduntur (Ettm. p. 311) Dryhten dǽleþ sumum gúþe blǽd, sumum tæfle cræft, bleóbordes gebregd the Lord allots to one success

bold-getimber

(n.)
Grammar
bold-getimber, gen. -getimbres; pl. nom. acc. -getimbru; n.

The timber of a houseædificii tignum

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The timber of a house; ædificii tignum Leóht [fýr] briceþ and bærneþ boldgetimbru light [fire] breaketh and burneth the timbers of the house, Salm. Kmbl. 826; Sal. 412

boge-fódder

(n.)
Grammar
boge-fódder, es; m.

A BOW-FEEDER, case for arrows, a quivercorytos

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[boga a bow, fódder fodder, from fód food] A BOW-FEEDER, case for arrows, a quiver; corytos = κωρυτόs Bogefódder corytos [MS. coriti ], Ælfc. Gl. 53; Som. 66, 67; Wrt. Voc. 35, 53

bord-weall

(n.)
Grammar
bord-weall, es; m.

A board-wall, a shieldscutorum agger, testudo, clypeus

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A board-wall, a shield; scutorum agger, testudo, clypeus He bræc ðone bordweall he broke through the board-wall, Byrht. Th. 139, 60; By. 277: Beo. Th. 5952; B. 2980

Linked entry: weall

bord-hæbbende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bord-hæbbende, part.

Shield-bearingscutum ferens, scutifer

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[bord scutum, clypeus; habban habere, vel hebban, hæbban levare, tollere] Shield-bearing; scutum ferens, scutifer, Beo. Th. 5782; B. 2895

Bosan-hám

(n.)
Grammar
Bosan-hám, Bosen-hám, es; m. [Flor. A. D. 1114; Sim. Dunelm. 1164 Bosanham: Hovd. 1204 Boseham]

BOSEHAM or BOSHAM in Sussexin agro Sussexiensi

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BOSEHAM or BOSHAM in Sussex; in agro Sussexiensi Ðá gewende Swegen to his scypum [MS. scypon] to Bosanhám Swegen then went with his ships to Bosham, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 34. Gewende ðá Swegen eorl to Bosenhám earl Swegen then went to Bosham, 1048; Erl

borg-wed

(n.)
Grammar
borg-wed, -wedd, es; n.

Anything given in pledge, a promisevadimonium

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Anything given in pledge, a promise; vadimonium

Linked entry: wedd

bord-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
bord-wudu, m.

Shield-wood, a shieldclypei lignum, clypeus

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Shield-wood, a shield; clypei lignum, clypeus, Beo. Th. 2490; B. 1243

botl-weard

(n.)
Grammar
botl-weard, -werd, es; m. [weard a keeper, guardian]

A house-stewardædilis

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A house-steward; ædilis Hófweard vel byriweard vel botlweard ædilis, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 105; Wrt. Voc. 18, 54. Botlwerd ædilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 29

ge-borga

(n.)

a protectorguardiantūtor

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a protector, guardian; tūtor

swegel-bósm

(n.)
Grammar
swegel-bósm, es; m.
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The interior of heaven, heaven Hé biþ á ríce ofer heofenstólas ... sweglbósmas heóld; ða wǽron gesette wuldres bearnum. Cd. Th. 1, 18; Gen. 9

twi-bóte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-bóte, adj. Needing double compensation, v. twi-béte
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Se ðe stalaþ on Gehhol oþþe on Eástron oþþe on ðone Hálgan Ðunresdæg . . . ðara gehwelc ( the offence in each of these cases ) wé willaþ sié twybóte, swá on Lenctenfæsten, L. Alf. pol. 5 ; Th. i. 64, 25. Gif ðisses hwæt gelimpe þenden fyrd úte sié, oþþe

Linked entry: twi-béte

un-boht

(adj.)

unboughtfree

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unbought, free Unboht ł unceáped gratis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 8. Sacleás ł unsynnig ł unbocht gratis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 15, 25

Linked entry: un-ceáped

ýþ-bord

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-bord, es; n.
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A ship's side Ðonne sǽrófe snelle mægne árum bregdaþ ýðborde neáh ( sitting near the side of the ship ), Exon. Th. 296, 27; Crä. 57. Swá eów scipweardas ofer ýðbord ( speaking across the ship's side; cf. over-board) unnan willaþ, Andr. Kmbl. 595; An.

beód-bolla

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