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buc-heort

(n.)

Similar entry: BUCCA

wæter-búc

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-búc, es; m.

A pitcher

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A pitcher Án man mid wæterbúce homo am-phoram aquae portans, Lk. Skt. 22, 10. Gedeon hét heora ǽlcne geniman ánne ǽmtigne sester oððe ǽnne wæterbúc Gedeon dedit in manibus eorum lagenas vacuas, Jud. 7, 16

bátwá

(adj.)
Grammar
bátwá, bútá, bútú, bútwú; adj. [bá both, twá two]

BOTH THE TWO ⬩ both

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BOTH THE TWO, both: Bátwá Adam and Eue both Adam and Eve, Cd. 37; Th. 47, 24; Gen. 765: Gen. 26, 35

Linked entry: bútú

ge-bernan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bernan, [ge-, bernan to burn]

To burn ⬩ combūrere

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To burn; combūrere Geberneþ combūret, Lk. Skt. Lind. 3, 17

fóre-birig

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-birig, dat. s. of fóre-burh

a vestibule

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a vestibule. Ex. 29, 32

búwian

(v.)
Grammar
búwian, p. ode; pp. od

To inhabit ⬩ inhabitare

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To inhabit; inhabitare Búwa eorþan inhabita terram, Ps. Th. 36, 3

swellan

(v.)
Grammar
swellan, to burn (trans.,
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causative to swelan) Swellendum bærnette torido chaumate, An. Ox. 3778

Linked entry: swelca

for-swelan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelan, p. -swæl, pl. -swǽlon; pp. -swolen [swelan to burn]

To burn up ⬩ kindle ⬩ combūri

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To burn up, kindle; combūri Hit fǽringa fýre byrneþ, forsweleþ under sunnan it suddenly burns with fire, kindles under the sun, Exon. 63 b; Th. 233, 29; Ph. 532

Linked entry: swelan

ge-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beornan, p. -barn, pl. -burnon; pp. -bornen, -burnen [ge-, beornan to burn] .

To burn ⬩ be on fire ⬩ be consumed ⬩ ardēre ⬩ combūri

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To burn, be on fire, be consumed; ardēre, combūri Sió hand gebarn módiges mannes the hand of the bold man burned, Beo. Th. 5388; B. 2697. v. trans Seó eorþe wæs to axsan geburnen the earth was burnt to ashes, Ors. 4, 2; Bos. 79, 19

býþ

Grammar
býþ, 3rd pers. pres. sing , of búan,

inhabits

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inhabits

Linked entry: býn

ge-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bærnan, p. -bærnde; pp. -bærned [ge, and bærnan to burn]

To burn ⬩ ūrĕre

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To burn; ūrĕre Ne ðé sunne on dæge gebærne per diem sol non ūret te, Ps. Th. 120, 6

Linked entries: ge-bærd-stán gebærn-lím ge-bernan

bú

(n.)
Grammar
bú, bý, es; n? [ic búe, he býþ, pres. of búan to dwell]

to dwell ⬩ A dwelling, habitation ⬩ habitatio, habitaculum

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A dwelling, habitation; habitatio, habitaculum Bearn hér bú námon, and ðǽr eardedon here children obtained a dwelling, and there settled, Ps. Th. 101. 25. Stanford and Deóra bý wǽron under Norþmannum Stamford and Derby [Deóra bý habitation of deer or

Linked entry: bý

for-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tendan, p. -tende [ = -tendede], pl. -tendon; pp. -tended [for-, tendan to burn]

To burn off or away ⬩ sear ⬩ inūrĕre

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To burn off or away, sear; inūrĕre Ðǽm mǽdencildum [MS.

Linked entry: tendan

búgan

(v.)
Grammar
búgan, p. ede; v. a. acc.

To inhabit ⬩ inhabitare, incolere

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To inhabit; inhabitare, incolere þenden git móston án lond búgan while ye might inhabit one land, Exon. 123a; Th. 473, 20; Bo. 17. Ðǽr ic wíc búge there I inhabit a dwelling, 104 b; Th. 396, 22; Rä. 16, 8: 103a; Th. 389, 23; Rä. 8, 2. Ðǽr nó men búgaþ

Linked entries: a-búgan búgende

BEÓDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓDAN, biódan; ic beóde, bióde, ðú beódest, býtst, býst, he beódeþ, být, pl. beódaþ; p. ic, he beád, ðú bude, pl. budon; pp. boden; v. trans.

BID ⬩ to command ⬩ order ⬩ jubere ⬩ mandare ⬩ to announce ⬩ proclaim ⬩ inspire ⬩ bode ⬩ threaten ⬩ nuntiare ⬩ annuntiare ⬩ nuntium vel mandatum deferre ⬩ prædicare ⬩ significare ⬩ inspirare ⬩ minari alicui aliquid ⬩ to offer ⬩ give ⬩ grant ⬩ offerre ⬩ præbere

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BID, to command, order; jubere, mandare Ðás þing ic eów beóde hæc mando vobis Jn. Bos. 15, 17. He beád Iosepe ðæt he bude his bróðrum dixit ad Joseph ut imperaret fratribus suis Gen. 45, 17 : Ors. 6, 7; Bos. 119, 38 : Andr. Kmbl. 692; An. 346. to announce

Linked entries: býd beád be-beódan bédan biódan býdel

eorþ-búend

Grammar
eorþ-búend, eorþ-búend, -búgend, -búgi(g)end (-ende)
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an inhabitant of earth; inhabiting earth Ealle eorðbúend Drihten herian jubilate Deo, omnis terra, Ps. Th. 65, 1. Ealle eorðbúend gentes, 101, 13. Þeóda, ealle eorðbúend, 65, 7. Þá nú æðelingas, ealle eorðbúend, Ebréi hátað, Gen. 1648: Cri. 1279. Eorðbúend

neáh-gebúr

(n.; prefix)
Grammar
neáh-gebúr, néh-gebúr, néhche-, néhhe-, néche-, néhe-búr, es; m.

A neighbour

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A neighbour Néhgebúr adfinis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 68 : convical, 135, 56. Míne frýnd and míne miáas and míne neáhgebúras amici mei, et proximi mei, Ps. Th. 37, 11. His neáhgebúras (néhebúras, Lind.: néhgibúras, Rush.) vicini, Jn. Skt. 9, 8. Hyre néhchebúras

Linked entries: dún freónd

ge-búdon

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búdon, p. pl. of ge-búan.

abode

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abode,Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 36;

distæf

(n.)
Grammar
distæf, es; m. [dis = Gael. dos a bush, tuft; stæf a staff]
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A DISTAFF; colus Distæf colus, Ælfc. Gl. 28; Som. 61, 15; Wrt. Voc. 26, 14: 82, 9

beorh-hliþ

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Substitute: A mountain-slope; and take here the passages given under burg- (burh-)hleoþ in Dict

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