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bí-geng

(n.)
Grammar
bí-geng, (big-).

practiceexercisedoingcultivationtillageobservanceworship

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Bysega and bígengas þysses Drihtenlican þeówdómes, R. Ben. 5, 10

bí-genga

an inhabitanta cultivatorcultora worshipper

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R. 20, 10. one who takes care of persons; cultor. Similar entries v. be-ganga in Dict. a worshipper Hé wæs deófles biggencga (bígenga, v. l.), Hml. S. 5, 10: 22, 206. Biggenga, 24, 20. Sé is sóð God þe swá gesceádwíse biggengan hæfð, 5, 286

Linked entry: bí-genge

bí-leofa

(n.)

subsistencemaintenanceprovisionvictuals

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Þæs mannes bíleofa is tó besceáwianne, Lch. ii. 210, 18: R. Ben. 64, 3. Ne sý regoles stræc gehealden on heora bíleofan (alimentis), 61, 15. Sýfre on bigleofan sobrii, Hml. A. 52, 52.

bí-leofen

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Tóforan gesetre bigleofene (-leofan, v. l.) super statutam annonam, R. Ben. 59, 15. Þone þriddan dǽl mé tó biglifene, Hml. A. 201, 190. Hé beget him biglyfne mid his weorce, Hml. S. 30, 214. Þá gesettan bíleofene (annonam), R. Ben. 55, 11.

bíme

(n.)
Grammar
bíme, (ié, é, ý), an; f.: bíma; m.?

a trumpeta tabletbillet

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Mid býman (béman, R., beám, L. tuba ), Mt. 24, 31. Ne bláu þú béman (nelle ðú béma ł stocc singa, L.) noli tuba canere, Mt. R. 6, 2. Gebreces and biémena dæg dies tubae et clangoris, Past. 245, 6. Býmum classibus, Hpt.

Linked entries: býme beám

binnan

(adv.)
Grammar
binnan, be-innan.
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R. 23, 26, 27. Binna (bionna, R.), Jn. L. 20, 26. Binna eóde introivit, 18, 15. Binna bútan ǽc interius exteriusque, Rtl. 16, 3. Bionna in halle intrinsecus in aula, 95, 25

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burnardentvehement

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Þæccille bearnende (biornende, R.) lucerna ardens, Jn. L. 5, 35. Fýres biornendes, Rtl. 101, 37. Mon geseah swelce se heofen burne coelum ardere visum est, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 22.

Linked entries: byrnan beornan

birning

(n.)
Grammar
birning, e; f.

Burningincense

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Burning, incense Beorning (biorning, R.) incensi, Lk. L. 1, 11

Linked entry: beorning

bisceop-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-cynn, es; n.
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An episcopal race Ꝥ mǽre biscopcyn þe com of Aarone ... men ne ceósað nú of nánum biscopcynne óðerne biscop, ac of ǽlcum cynne, Ll. Th. ii. 380, 20-26

bisceop-ríce

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Cúþ þám biscope þe seó hálige stów on his bisceopríce is in notitiam episcopi ad cujus diocessim pertinet locus, R. Ben. 119, 9. Gedǽlen hí þæt feoh geond þá biscoprícea, C. D. B. iii. 75, 22. Biscopríca parrochias, diocesis, An. Ox. 2033. Add

bisceop-ród

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-ród, e; f.
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A cross worn by a bishop ii. bisceopróde, C. D. iv. 275, 11

be-sirwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sirwan, (-si(e)rian); p. (e)de

To ensnareentrapcircumvent

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To ensnare, entrap, circumvent Hé ofslóg and besirede his getreówne ðegn devotum militem sub studio fraudis extinxit, Past. 393, 8. Hiene Artabatus besirede and ofslóg per Artabatum circumventus occiditur, Ors. 2, 5 ; S. 84, 24. Besierede, 4, 5 ; S.

Linked entry: be-syrewian

be-sorg

Anxiouscareful

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Ne sý nán ðing swá besorh þæt hé his tídsang fore forlǽte let him not care about anything so much, that he neglects his service for it, R. Ben. 68, 5.

be-sparrad

(v.)
Grammar
be-sparrad, be-sparrian; pp. ad

To boltshut up

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Bespar*-*rade, 63, 47. Substitute:

Linked entry: sparrian

betǽcan

(v.)

to entrustguidanceto hand overpaygiveto assigndestineyield toto direct

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Th. i. 306, 5. to assign, destine, an office, function, &c. to a person Sý hé ána wunigende on betǽhtre note (tó weorce tó betǽhtum, R. Ben. 1. 57, 3) solus sit ad opus sibi injunctum persistens, R.

be-þencan

consider

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Sé þe sóð on his heortan beðencð, R. Ben. 3, 19. Beþencað domes dæg, Wlfst. 228, 31. ꝥ þú beþence ðone rǽdels, Ap. Th. 5, 7. Beþænce hé (cogitet) Godes edleán, R. Ben. 92, 12.

be-þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þeówan, p. -þeówde, -þeódde (v. þeówan to serve)

To serve

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To serve Beþeóddan inserviunt (v. l. to inheserunt in passage given under previous word), R. Ben. 134, 20

Linked entries: þeówan þeówan

be-tweoh

Grammar
be-tweoh, (i, y, u), -tuh.

betweenamongbetweenamong

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Betweoh (-tuh, v. l. ) ðǽm twǽm, 118, 2. among Betuih (-twihc, R. ) iúh. Mt. L. 20, 26. with acc. between :-- Sete weall betuh ðé and ðá burh. Past. 165, 8. among, local (lit. or fig.) Stígan tó heofonum betweoh engla þreátas. Shrn. 50, 16.

be-tyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tyrnan, p. de.
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Ben. 1. 66, 13) ah omnibus postulent pro se orari, R. Ben. 59, 20

be-warenian

(v.)
Grammar
be-warenian, -warnian.

avoidto watchguard

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Sýn hý eáþmóde, bewarnian hý wiþ módignesse, R. Ben. 140, 8. with negative clause Hí bewarniaþ hí, ꝥ hi hira mód ne besmítaþ mentem inquinare devitant, Gr.

Linked entry: be-warian