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biblioþéce

Grammar
biblioþéce, bibliþéca.

a librarythe bible

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Nime heora ǽlc sume bóc of þ ǽre bibliothécan, R. Ben. 74, 13. the bible þis spel (Judith) nis on ð ǽre bibliothécan, Hml. A. 114, 405. Gyf þú biblio-ðécan habban wille, Tech. ii. 120, 26

bícnung

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Gif hwilc neód beoð, mid býcnunge sumes tácnes sí gebeden si quid opus fuerit, sonitu cujtiscumque signi petatur, R. Ben. I. 69, 16. Add:

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar a modelpatternexampleprecedenta ruleprescriptpreceptparablesimilitudetype

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Ué bisen ginime imitemur, Rtl. 57, 15. Biseno, 62, 23. Hé wolde ús bisene ástellan, Past. 33, 18. Góde bisene, 191, 5. Hálgawara ðínra biseno (exempla), Rtl. 49, 11.

bisenian

(v.)
Grammar
bisenian, p. ode

model

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Bisnide ł sceóp mec esne him formans me servum sibi, Rtl. 55, 32. Ne bysna þé be nánum þǽra þe yfel dón, Ps.

bísgu

Grammar
bísgu, l. bisgu,

occupationtrouble

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Búton hwá mid bysegum ofset sý nisi in causa gravis utilitatis quis occupatus fuerit, R. Ben. 58, 15: 59, 3. Ic settan wille bysega and bígengas þysses drihtenlican þeówdómes constituenda est a novis dominici scola servitii, 5, 10.

bítan

to bite

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R. 9, 18. Bítende (bídtende, L.) ł bát hine discerpens eum, 1, 26. to bite, gnash the eccen :-- Hí bíton heora téð him tógeánes, Hml. Th. i. 46, 27. of a pungent substance Þone yfelan, bítendan wǽtan, Lch, ii. 60, 23

biter-nes

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Ágyld þú mé mid biternesse leán, R. Ben. 22, 19. Þes middangeard flýhþ from ús mid mycelre biternesse, Bl. H. 115, 17. Similar entries cf. biter, III. Biternes accedia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 9. Yfel biternesse anda, R. Ben. 131, 12

bere-corn

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Berecorn beorende ptysones (Is this also-a gloss of Prov. 27, 22 with ferente read instead of feriente?), Txts. 89, 1677. Add:

be-reócan

(v.)
Grammar
be-reócan, p. -reác

To smokefumigate

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To smoke (trans.), fumigate: — Bereóce man mid récelse suffiatur thure, Ll. Th. ii. 164, 5

Linked entry: be-récan

be-sceáwian

(v.)

to contemplatebeholdto considerto see about take care of

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Th. ii. 226, 34. to see about, take care of: Hálige fatu hé besceáwige vasa sacrata conspiciat, R. Ben. 1. 62, 2. Besceáwige hé praevideat, R. Ben. 89, 17

be-seón

(v.)

To lookattentionexpectationTo see aboutcare forattend toprovide for

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To see about, care for, attend to, provide for Ealle fata and spéde hé sceal beseón omnia vasa cunctamque substantiam conspiciat, R. Ben. 55, 1. Hé wæs wel besewen on reáfe and yfele on þeáwum, Hml. Th. i. 534, 3.

be-ládian

(v.)
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A. 141, 83. where a person is charged with something, to excuse, exculpate Þæt hyra nán þurh nytennysse hine beládian ne mæge, R. Ben. 127, 10. Hú hí hí willen beládian on ðǽm miclan dóme, Past. 429, 4. with gen.

belgan

(v.)
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R. 14, 4

bel-hringes beácn

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Sóna swá þæt beácn þæs belhrincges gehýred bið, R. Ben. 67, 20. Add

be-lífan

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Bæftan belífan remorari, R. Ben. 1. 87, 9. Hig ealle in on þá burh fóron þæt ðǽr nánþyng þæs folces wyðútan belyfen næs, St.

be-limpan

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R. 5, 14. Þæt him ne belimpe se egeslica cwyde that the terrible sentence be not applied to them, Hml. Th. ii. 536, 6. to become, attain the character of Þis godspel ús tó bysene belimpeþ éces lífes, Bl. H. 15, 32.

bén

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Boeno supplicationes, Rtl. 40, 27. ¶ as a technical term. v. bén-ríp, -irþ (-yrþ) :-- Hé sceal erian .iii. æceras tó béne arabit .iii. acras precum, Ll. Th. i. 434, 16

bén-ríp

Grammar
bén-ríp, v. Seebohm Vill. Comm. s. v.
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Precariae

bénsian

(v.)
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R. 20, 20. Folce boensandi populo supplicanti. Rtl. 93, 17: 80, 9. Boensandra supplicanlium, 40, 5: supplicum, 41, 23. Boensendra, 39, 36

beód

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R. 7, 28. Hé beheóld þá beódas and þá þénunga, Ap. Th. 14, 18. <b>Ia.</b> a table as a place of social meeting :-- Sý hé áscyred fram beódes gemǽnnesse, R. Ben. 49, 2.