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wíg-bora

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bora, an; m.

A belligerent

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A belligerent Wígbora belliger, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 27, 16

Linked entries: wíc-bora wió-bora

wíg-bora

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bora, an; m.

An image-bearer

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An image-bearer Wícbora (wióbora, Anglia xiii. 35, 214) signifer Hpt. Gl. 495, 71

wil-boda

(n.)
Grammar
wil-boda, an; m.

A welcome messenger

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A welcome messenger Mec meahtig Meotudes þegn ( an angel ) gesóhte, and mé sára gehwylc gehǽlde, wuldres wilboda, Exon. Th. 176, 34; Gú. 1220. Cf. wil-spell

horn-boga

(n.)
Grammar
horn-boga, an; m.

A bow with the ends curved like a horn or a bow made of horn [?],a horn-bow,

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A bow with the ends curved like a horn or a bow made of horn [?], [cf. Icel. horn-bogi a horn-bow, Cl. and Vig. Dict.] Léton forþ fleógan hildenædran of hornbogan, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 34; Jud. 222 : Beo. Th. 4866 : B. 2437. Ðǽr hé hornbogan [horn began

horn-bora

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

A horn-bearer, trumpeter,

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A horn-bearer, trumpeter, Elen. Kmbl. 107; El. 54

sóþ-bora

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-bora, (?), an; m.

A truth-bearerone who has exact knowledge

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A truth-bearer, one who has exact knowledge Ðone hæleð higegleáwe hátaþ wíde cométa be naman, cræftgleáwe men, wíse sóðboran (other MSS. have wóþboran, which suits better the alliteration), Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 27

spell-boda

(n.)
Grammar
spell-boda, an; m.

one who delivers a messagebrings intelligencea messengeran ambassadorone who delivers a discoursea public speaker

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one who delivers a message, or brings intelligence, a messenger, an ambassador Sancte Iohannes wæs gelíc Godes englum hé wæs béme, Cristes fricca on ðysne middangeard, wæs Godes Suna spellboda, Blickl. Homl. 163, 22. Hú ðæt wæs weallende spelboda, se

Linked entry: spell

hleów-bord

(n.)
Grammar
hleów-bord, es; n.

A board which serves for covering or protection [the binding of a book]

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A board which serves for covering or protection [the binding of a book], Exon 107 a; Th. 408, 14; Rä. 27, 12

bóc-treów

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-treów, es; n.

A beech-treefagusfagus

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A beech-tree; fagus Bóc-treów fagus, Wrt. Voc. 79, 76

færeld-bóc

(n.)

an itinerary

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an itinerary Síðbóc, fóre bóc, fereld[bóc] itinerarium, Hpt. Gl. 454, 20

bóc-cest

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cest, -cist, e; -ciste, an; f.
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Substitute: A receptacle for books, of books for reading Béc of bóccystan codices de blibliotheca, R. Ben. I. 83, 3. Apollonius his bócciste untýnde and ásmeáde þone rǽdels æfter údwitena wísdóme, Ap. Th. 5, 24. Bóccysta armaria, An. Ox. 27, 19. of books

fór-bóc

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Siþbóc, fór-bóc ilinerarium, i. librutn quem in itinere habebat, An. Ox. 2023. Substitute

bóc-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of book Saga mé hwæt bóccynna and hú fela sindon, Sal. K. p. 192, 8

bóc-haga

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-haga, an; m.
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A beech-haw, an enclosure of beeches On ðone bóchagan ... on ðám siéran bóchagan, C. D. v. 70, 26, 32

bóc-léden

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bóc-léden, l. -leden,
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Se steorra þe mon on bóclǽden (on Læden, v. l. ) hǽt cometa, Chr. 892; P. 82, 31. Seó dún is on bócleden geháten Armenia, E. S. viii. 477, 4. and add: -læden

bóc-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-weorc, es; n.

study

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Literary work, study Bisceopes dægweorc, ꝥ bið mid rihte his gebedu ǽrest, and ðonne his bócweorc, rǽding oððon rihting, lár oððon leornung, Ll. Th. ii. 314, 19

bog-timber

(n.)
Grammar
bog-timber, es; n.
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Wood for an arch Similar entries (? v. boga, II) Ic gegade-rode mé bohtimbru and bolttimbru (bolt = bold ? ef. boldgetæl (bolt-)) I gathered me wood for building, Shrn. 163, 7

Linked entries: boh-timber bolt-timber

bóc-fóder

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-fóder, bóc-fódder

a book-case

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a book-case

Linked entry: fódder

bóc-gesamnung

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-gesamnung, e; f.

library

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A collection of books, library Bócgesamnunge celestis bibliothece, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 48

Linked entry: ge-samnung

wíngeard-bóh

(n.)
Grammar
wíngeard-bóh, wíngeard-bóg, es; m.

A vine-tendril

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A vine-tendril Wingeardbógas capreoli Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 15

Linked entries: boh wín-geard