birgness
Tasting ⬩ taste
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Tasting, taste Birgnes gustus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 20: i. 282, 29. Byrignes, 64, 20. Be ðes gallan berignesse ðe úser Drihten berigde, Angl. xi. 173, 3. Mid byrinesse (byrig-, beorh-, v. ll.) ðæs wæteres aquae gustum, Bd. 5, 18; Sch. 649, 16
birning
Burning ⬩ incense
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Burning, incense Beorning (biorning, R.) incensi, Lk. L. 1, 11
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beterung
Improvement
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Improvement Hé anbidað úre betrunge, Hml. Th. i. 350, 19. Hé leofode on mynstre for neóde swídor þonne for bete*-*runge, 534, 2. For úre beterunge, 272, 1 : 414, 26. Ús tó beterunge, 360, 30. tó fire beterunge, Hml. A. 8, 211
bísting
Beestings
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Beestings Býstinc (v. Angl. viii. 451) colostrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 31. Cúhyrde gebyreð, ꝥ hé hæbbe ealdre cú meolc .vii. niht syððan heó níge cealfod hæfð, and frymetlinge býstinge .xiiii. niht, Ll. Th. i. 438, 19
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beód-lǽs
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Table-allowance, provisions contributed to a mo-nastery Ðæt ( a list of provisions to be granted has just been given ) sié simle tó hígum beódlése (hígum tó beódlése?) ymb twelf mónað ágefen, Cht. Th. 474, 6. Cf. beód, <b>Ib,</b> beód-ern
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beód-láf
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Food remaining after a meal Sylle hé earmum mannum his beódláfa, Bl. H. 53, 13
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beór-byden
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A beer-barrel Man sceal hibban. . . beórbydene, Angl. ix. 264, 16
brǽc
Breach ⬩ breaking ⬩ destruction
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Breach, breaking, destruction His sunu cwæþ ꝥ hé nolde geþafian ꝥ man swá deórwurðne cræft (an astronomical instrument) tócwýsan sceolde, bútan man þá hálgan wurpe on háte ofnas, gif his fæder nǽre hǽled æfter þǽre brǽce, Hml. S. 5, 292
bremung
Roaring
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Roaring Grymettung vel bremung fremitus, i. mugitus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 61
bón
Ornament
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Ornament Harold his heáfód þám kynge bróhte, and his scipes heáfod, and þá bóne (ornaturam, Fl. Wig. Plummer quotes the further description, 'Proram cum puppi pondus graue scilicet auri, Artificum studio fusile multiplies,' ii. 251) þér mid, Chr. 1063
bríting
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Breaking to pieces Bréting hláfes fractio pants, Lk. L. 24, 35
bród
a brood ⬩ breeding ⬩ hatching
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Substitute: a brood: Beócere apiarius, beóbreád favum, bród gratis (cf. grates (e over i which is struck out), cellae apium, Corp. Gl. H. 61, 170), Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 71: ii. 41, 26. Of ðám hunige beón brédað heora bród, Hml. Th. ii. 10, 17. Bród foetibus
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cwic-rind
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Rind of quickbeam Nim æpsrinde, cwicrinde, Lch. ii. 332, 8. Cwicrinda hand fulle, 358, 15
cycen-þegnung
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Service in the kitchen Se ærcediácon and se práuost móton beón áspelode fram þǽre cycenþénunge, Nap. 15
corn-lád
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Leading or carrying corn Æt cornláde, Ll. Th. i. 440, 28
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corn-teóþung
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Tithe of corn Sý cornteóðung ágifen be emnihte, Wlfst. 208, 5: 116, 25
corte
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Andlanges ðǽr eá tó ðáre wíc; fram ðǽre wíc tó ðǽre cortan; and swá andlanges tó Súðsexan, C. D. vi. 217, 7. ?
cossettung
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Kissing Ðiós ne blann cossetunges haec non cessauit osculari, Lk. L. 7, 45
costnung-stów
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A place of temptation On þǽre costnung*-*stówe in loco tentationis, Deut. 6, 16
creás-ness
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fineness, elegance (of dress) Wé mid heortan creásnysse ( cultu cordis) sceolon God sécan swíðor þonne mid reáfes prýton . . . reáfes creásnysse (cultum uestium) . . . an reáfes creásnysse (studio uestium ), Nap. 14. elation, pride Elationis orgelnysse