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bǽl-blys

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-blys, e; f.

Blaze of a fireflammæ ardor

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Blaze of a fire; flammæ ardor, Cd. 184; Th. 230, 12; Dan. 232: 162; Th. 203, 9; Exod. 401

wealh-basu

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-basu, wealh-baso,

foreign scarlet vermilion

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foreign scarlet, vermilion Wealhbaso vermiculo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 21. Wealhbasu, Anglia xiii. 29, 56

Linked entries: wealc-basu weoloc-basu

a-bacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bacan, ic -bace, ðú -bæcest, -bæcst, he -bæceþ, -bæcþ, pl. -bacaþ; p. -bóc, pl. -bócon; pp. -bacen

To bakepinserecoquere

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To bake; pinsere, coquere Se hláf þurh fýres hǽtan abacen the bread baked by the heat of fire. Homl. Pasc. Daye, A. D. 1567, p. 30, 8; Lisl. 410, 1623, p. 4, 16; Homl. Th. ii. p. 268, 9

bær-fót

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Bær-fisce (-fót?) nudapes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 19. Add

bær-líc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
bær-líc, es; m.? Substitute: bær-lic; adj.

Of barley

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Of barley Of hláwe tó bærlice crofte, C. D. vi. 79, 10. [ꝥ acersǽd hwǽte . . . ꝥ (acersǽd) bærlic . . . ꝥ acersǽd áten, Chr. 1124; P. 254, 15.]

BÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍDAN, ic bíde, ðú bídest, bítst, bíst, he bídeþ, bít, pl. bídaþ; p. ic, he bád, ðú bide, pl. bidon; pp. biden; acc. gen.

To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, enduremanere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere

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Swá mín sáwl bád sicut expectavit anima mea, 55, 6. He geþyldum bád he waited patiently, Exon. 46 a; Th. 157, 4; Gú. 886. Utan we well ðære tíde bídan bene expectemus horam illam, Bd. 4, 24; S. 599, 5.

Linked entries: a-bídan bád bídende

bæc-slitol

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bæc-slitol, es; m. [bæc a back; slitol a biter, from sliten, pp. of slítan to slit, bite]

A backbiterdetractor

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A backbiter; detractor, Off. reg. 15

in-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
in-bindan, p. -band

To unbind

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To unbind Án sceal inbindan forstes fetre one shall unbind the fetters of frost, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 8; Gn. Ex. 75

baðo

(n.)
Grammar
baðo, acc. pl. of bæþ.

baths

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baths,Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 22;

bel-hringes beácn

(n.)
Grammar
bel-hringes beácn, es; n.

A sign by bell-ringingsignum sonitu campanæ datum

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A sign by bell-ringing; signum sonitu campanæ datum R. Ben. 43

bel-hringes beácn

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

baða

(n.)
Grammar
baða, gen. pl. of bæþ.

of baths

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of baths,Exon. 57b; Th. 205, 10; Ph. 110;

Baðan

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Wæs æt Baðum geréfa, Chr. 906; P. 94, 20. Add

bǽr-disc

(n.)
Grammar
bǽr-disc, es; m. [bǽr, disc a dish]

A dish bier or traya frame on which several dishes were brought to table at oncea courseserviceferculum

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A dish bier or tray, a frame on which several dishes were brought to table at once, a course, service; ferculum, Wrt. Voc. 26, 64

for-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bítan, p. -bát
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To bite to pieces, destroy by biting Áhleóp án leó and hió swengde on hine and forbát him þone sweoran, Hml. A. 206, 391

bǽl-blys

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-blys, l. e -blyse(?); m. u -blysu (?); f. (the word occurs only in the acc.:-- In bǽlblyse gesyllan, scúfan)

Similar entry: blysian

bend

(n.)
Grammar
bend, bænd, e; f : es; m.

A bandbondribbona chapletcrownornamentvinculumligamendiadema

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A band, bond, ribbon, a chaplet, crown, ornament; vinculum, ligamen, diadema; What ties, binds, or bends Ðæt benda onlýseþ that looseneth bonds Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 12; Cri. 68. On láþne bend in a loathsome bond Cd. 225; Th. 298, 27; Sat. 539.

Linked entries: bænd beand BEN

bed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bed, = bæd; p. of biddan.

asked

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asked Ic bed petii, Ps. Spl. 26, 7

cyne-bearn

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Siððan ríxadon West-Seaxna cyne*-*barn (-béarn, v. l. ) of þám dæge, Chr. 519; P. 17, 3. Hér Óswiu ofslóh Penda and .xxx. cynebearna ( duces regii xxx interfecti, Bd. 3, 24) mid him, 654; P. 29, 4.

ge-bær

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bær, p. of ge-beran to bear, bring forth.

barebore

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bare, bore,Gen. 39, 19;