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steór-bord

(n.)
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steór-bord, es; n.
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Star-board, the right side of a ship looking forward:?-Hé lét him ealne weg ðæt wéste land on ðæt steórbord and ða wídsǽ on ðæt bæcbord, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 17, 10, 25

tácn-bora

(n.)
Grammar
tácn-bora, an; m.

a standard-bearera leader, guide, director

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a standard-bearer Tácnbora signifer, vexillifer, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 10: signifer, 84, 16. Tácenbora, Hymn. Surt. 113, 3. Tácnboran draconarii vel vexillarii vel signiferi, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 66. a leader, guide, director Ðis is mín tácenbora ðe mé getǽhte

tunne-botm

(n.)
Grammar
tunne-botm, es; m.
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The bottom of a cask Tunnebotm (cf. byden*-*botm fundum, in the same list 'nomina vasorum') tympanum, the bottom of a cask used as a drum?, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 55

þrot-bolla

(n.)
Grammar
þrot-bolla, an; m.

The gulletwindpipe

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The gullet, windpipe Ðrotbolla gurgulio, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Zup. 35, 7: Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 15. Þrotbolla, i. 43, 41: 64, 62: 282, 82: ceutrum, ii. 131, 1. Eal þrotbolla chautrum, i. 43, 42: ii. 22, 59. Gif monnes þrotbolla biþ þyrel, gebéte mid .xii. sciłł

þrýþ-bord

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ-bord, es; n.

A strong shield

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A strong shield, Elen. Kmbl. 302; El. 151

wer-borh

(n.)
Grammar
wer-borh, gen. -borges; m. A security for the payment of wer. v. first two passages under wer, I.

witum-bora

(n.)
Grammar
witum-bora, an; m.

A bridesmanparanymphus

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A bridesman; paranymphus, Hpt. Gl. 448, 25

boge-fódder

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Substitute in bracket fódder a case, and add:

bord-haga

(n.)

phalanx

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[haga a hedge. 1. an enclosure.] A shield-enclosure, phalanx

bord-hreóða

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I. For the cover of the shield substitute a phalanx

borh-fæst

(adj.)
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borh-fæst, adj.
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Bound by the giving of security Wolde he gedón ꝥ ic him wære borhfæst . . . and ætfæste hé mé míne efenþeówene [the marriage would be security for continued service], Hml. A. 203, 254

brægd-boga

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Delein bracket 'brægd . . . bend. '

brýd-boda

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-boda, an; m.
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A bridesman; paranimphus, An. Ox. 18 b, 71

Linked entry: boda

earm-boga

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Dele

el-boga

Similar entry: eln-boga

eln-boga

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Elnboga cuba, se earm betweónan elnbogan and handwyrste cubitus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 60, 61. Elnboga vel fæþm cubitum, elnboga vel hondwyrst cuba, i. ulna, 137, 38, 40. Elboga cuba, i. 43, 50. Gif men sié se earm mid honda mid ealle of ácorfen beforan elmbogan

horn-boga

(n.)
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Aad:

horn-bora

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Hornbora cornicen. Wrt. Voc. i. 291, 21 : ii. 17; 35. In El. 54 the MS. has hleópon not hleówon. Add

rǽd-bora

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Manega gesibsume synd þé, rǽdbora (consiliarius) sí þé án of þúsendum, Scint. 200, 2. Ne nimð se hláford his ðeówan him tó rǽdboran, ac nimð his holdan frýnd, and him geopenað his willan, Hml. Th. ii. 522, 32. Add

sweord-bora

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sweord-bora, <b>. I.</b>
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e first two examples should be put under II. Add Þæs cyningces sweordbora ( spatharius: spatharii munus erat spatham sive ensem principis gerere, ejusque latus custodire) wæs Ricgo geháten, Gr. D. 130, 31. Þæs forecwedenan Narses sweordbora Bulgatisc