big-hydig
Careful, watchful, solicitous, anxious ⬩ sollicitus, sollers
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Careful, watchful, solicitous, anxious; sollicitus, sollers Wæs seó móder ðære gesomnunge bíhydig [MS. B. byghydig = bighydig] sollicita est mater congregationis, Bd. 4, 7; Whel. 277, 27
big-hydiglíce
Carefully ⬩ sollicite, sollerter
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Carefully; sollicite, sollerter Ðe he bighydiglíce heóld which he carefully held, Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 2. Heó hine bighydilíce [bighydlice, Whel. 324, 8] sóhte she carefully sought him, 4, 23; S. 595, 4. Bighidiglíce sollicite, 1, 27; S. 489, note 39
big-gyrdel
A belt, girdle ⬩ a purse, public purse, treasury ⬩ zōna = ζώνη, saccus = σάκκos, fiscus
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A belt, girdle, and as girdles were used to carry money, hence, a purse, public purse, treasury; zōna = ζώνη, saccus = σάκκos, fiscus Næbbe ge feoh on eówrum bígyrdlum nolite possidere pecuniam in zonis vestris, Mt. Bos. 10, 9. Bígerdel saccus, Ælfc.
big-sittan
To sit by or near ⬩ adsidere
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To sit by or near; adsidere Se bisceop ðæt geseah ðe him bigsæt the bishop who sat by him saw it; quo viso pontifex qui adsidebat, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 22
bíg-nes
A bending, bowing ⬩ flexio
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A bending, bowing; flexio Se earm nǽnige bígnesse on ðam elnbogan hæfde brachium nihil prorsus in cubito flexionis habuit, xBd. 5, 3; S. 616, 23
Linked entry: býgnes
big-wist
Food, nourishment, provision ⬩ pabulum, alimentum, commeatus
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Food, nourishment, provision; pabulum, alimentum, commeatus Bigwist alimentum, pabulum, Abus. 4. We lǽraþ, ðæt hí habban þreóra daga bíwiste we enjoin, that they have provision for three days, L. Edg. C. 3; Th. ii. 244, 12. He habban sceal ðám þrím geférscipum
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bil-gesleht
A clashing of swords, battle ⬩ ensium concutio, pugna
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A clashing of swords, battle; ensium concutio, pugna Gelpan ne þorfte beorn blandenfeax bilgeslehtes [billgeslyhtes, Cott. Tiber. A. vi; billgeslihtes, Cott. Tiber. B. i: Cott. Tiber. B. iv] the grizzly-haired warrior needed not boast of the clashing
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bil-witness
simplicity
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simplicity, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 27, 5
bió-breád
honey-comb
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honey-comb, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 25
bletsing-bóc
A blessing-book ⬩ liber benedictionum formulas continens
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A blessing-book; liber benedictionum formulas continens, Wanl. catal. 80, 33
bóc-cræft
Book-learning, learning, literature ⬩ literatura
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[bóc a book, cræft art, science] Book-learning, learning, literature; literatura Boétius wæs in bóccræftum se rihtwísesta Boëthius, in book-learning, was the most wise, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 13. Ðara bóccræfta of the knowledge of letters, of literature, Greg
bóc-cræftig
Book-crafty or learned, learned in the Bible ⬩ in libris literatus, in Bibliis doctus
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Book-crafty or learned, learned in the Bible; in libris literatus, in Bibliis doctus Hí bleóton [MS. breotun] bóccræftige they destroyed those learned in the Bible, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 25; Jul. 16
bóc-fel
A skin prepared for books, parchment, vellum ⬩ charta pergamena, membrana
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[fell skin] A skin prepared for books, parchment, vellum; charta pergamena, membrana Bócfel membrana, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 111; Wrt. Voc. 46, 68. Bócfel bargina, 16. Som. 58, 57; Wrt. Voc. 21, 44. Ðæt hí habban blæc and bócfel that they have ink and
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bóc-æceras
Booked acres, book-land, freehold
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Booked acres, book-land, freehold
bóc-hús
A BOOK-HOUSE, library ⬩ librarium
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A BOOK-HOUSE, library; librarium Bóchús librarium, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 5; Wrt. Voc. 58, 48
bóc-land
BOOK-LAND, land held by a charter or writing, free from all fief, fee, service or fines. Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility, and denominated allodialis, which we now call freehold ⬩ ex scripto sive charta possessa terra, terra codicillaris
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BOOK-LAND, land held by a charter or writing, free from all fief, fee, service or fines. Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility, and denominated allodialis, which we now call freehold; ex scripto sive charta possessa terra, terra codicillaris
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bóc-stæf
A bookstaf, a letter, character ⬩ litera, character
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A bookstaf, a letter, character; litera, character = χαρακτήρ Awrítaþ hie on his wǽpne wælnota heáp, bealwe bócstafas they cut upon his weapon a heap of fatal marks, baleful letters, Salm. Kmbl. 325; Sal. 162. Engel Drihtnes wrát in wáge worda gerýnu
bóc-sum
Obedient, flexible, BUXOM ⬩ obediens, flexibilis ⬩ flexibilis ⬩ flexibilis ⬩ flexibilis
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Obedient, flexible, BUXOM; obediens, flexibilis
bóc-riht
BOOK-RIGHT, the right of a will or charter ⬩ testamenti rectitudo vel jus
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BOOK-RIGHT, the right of a will or charter; testamenti rectitudo vel jus Þegenes lagu is, ðæt he sý his bócrihtes wyrðe taini lex est, ut sit dignus rectitudine testamenti sui, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 1
bóc-scamel
A reading-desk or seat ⬩ pluteus, lectorium ⬩ a bench
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A reading-desk or seat; pluteus, lectorium