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bæc-bord

(n.)
Grammar
bæc-bord, n. (not m.).
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Hé lét him þá wídsǽ on ðæt bæc-bord, Ors. 1, 1;Swt. 17, 11, 27: 19, 17, 35, 30. On bæcbord him wæs Langaland, 35. Add

bæc-ern

(n.)
Grammar
bæc-ern, es; n. [bæc from bacan to bake, ern a place]

A baking-placea bakehousepistrinum

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A baking-place, a bakehouse; pistrinum, Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 110; Wrt. Voc. 34, 39

Linked entry: bæc-hús

bær-synnig

(adj.)
Grammar
bær-synnig, -sinnig, -suinnih, -sunig; adj. [bær bare, open; synnig sinful, wicked]

Openly-wickedan open or public sinnera publicanapertus vel publicus peccatorpublicanus

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Openly-wicked; used substantively, an open or public sinner, a publican; apertus vel publicus peccator, publicanus Síe ðé swǽ bærsynnig sit tibi sicut publicanus, Mt. Lind. Stv. 18, 17: 21, 32: Mk. Lind. War. 2, 16: Lk. Lind. War. 15, 1: Mt. Lind. Stv

beán-belgas

(n.)
Grammar
beán-belgas, beán-coddas; pl. m. [beán a bean, belg or codd a bag]

Bean-podshuskscodsshellsfabarum sacculisiliquæ

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Bean-pods, husks, cods or shells; fabarum sacculi, siliquæ Of ðám beáncoddum de siliquis, Lk. Bos. 15, 56: Cot. 200

Linked entry: bién-codd

ge-bátad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bátad, -bátod; part.

Abatedmitĭgātus

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Abated; mitĭgātus, Cot. 135

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

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

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.]

fulwiht-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fulwiht-bæþ, es; n. [MS. ful-wihte; bæþ, es; n.]

A bath or font of baptismbaptismi fons

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A bath or font of baptism; baptismi fons. Mon ðæt cild brohte to dam hálgan þweále fulwihtebæþes they brought the child to the holy washing of the baptismal font, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 10, 18

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

bær-fót

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

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

ge-bæc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bæc, es; n. [bacan to bake]

Anything bakedquod est tostum

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Anything baked; quod est tostum Ic geseah swefen, ðæt ic hæfde þrí windlas mid meluwe ofer mín heáfod, and on ðam ufemystan windle wǽre manegra cynna gebæc ego vīdi somnium, quod trio canistra fārīnæ habērem sŭper căput meum, et in ŭno canistro, quod

Linked entry: -bæc

seolh-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
seolh-bæþ, es; n.
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The seal's bath, the sea (cf. fisces, ganotes bæþ) Mec wind wíde bær ofer seolhbaþo, Exon. 392, 21; Rä. 11, 11

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

aldor-bana

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-bana, an; m. [aldor = ealdor life; bana a destroyer]

A life destroyervitæ destructor

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A life destroyer; vitæ destructor, Cd. 49; Th. 63, 17; Gen. 1033

Linked entry: ealdor-bana

dǽd-bana

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bana, an; m. [dǽd a deed, bana a killer]

An evil-doer, a perpetrator of murderhomicida

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An evil-doer, a perpetrator of murder; homicida Gif man gehádodne mid fǽhþe belecge, and secge ðæt he wǽre dǽdbana if any one charge one in holy orders with enmity, and say that he was a perpetrator of homicide, L. Eth. ix. 23; Th. i. 344, 26

stán-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
stán-bæþ, es; n.
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A vapour bath made by the help of heated stones on to which water was poured Dó on troh háte stánas wel gehǽtte, gebeþe ða hamma mid ðam stánbaðe; ðonne hié sién geswáte, recce hé ða bán, Lchdm. ii. 68, 4-7. Stánbæþ, 10, 13: 60, 9.

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

fýr-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-bæþ, gen. -bæðes, -baðes; n.

A fire-bathigneum balneum

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A fire-bath; igneum balneum On fýrbæðe in the fire-bath, Elen. Kmbl. 1895; El. 949. In fýrbaðe in the fire-bath, Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 10; Cri. 831 : 22 b; Th. 61, 18; 986