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lǽce-bóc

(n.)
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lǽce-bóc, e; f.
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A book on medicine, book of recipes Ðonne sceal him mon blód lǽtan on ðás wísan ðe ðeós lǽcebóc segþ then shall he be let blood in these ways that this book on medicine sayeth, L. M. cont. 2, 42; Lchdm. ii. 168, 12

mæsse-bóc

(n.)
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mæsse-bóc, gen. -béc; f.

A mass-bookmissal

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A mass-book, missal Saltere and pistol*-*bóc, godspellbóc and mæssebóc, sangbóc and handbóc, gerím and pastoralem, penitentialem and rǽdingbóc, ðás béc sceal mæssepreóst néde habban, L. Ælfc. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13: Chart. Th. 430, 7. On ðǽm ealdan sacramentorium

pistol-bóc

(n.)
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pistol-bóc, f.
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A book containing the Epistles Hé ( the priest ) sceal habban ða wǽpna tó ðam gástlícum weorce ... ðæt synd ða hálgan béc, saltere and pistolbóc, godspellbóc and mæssebóc, L. Ælfc. C. 21 ; Th. ii. 350, 11-13. Hé ( bishop Leofric) hæfþ ðiderynn (St. Peter's

godspell-bóc

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godspell-bóc, e; f.
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A copy of the gospels Saltere and pistolbóc and godspellbóc a psalter, a copy of the epistles, and a copy of the gospels, L. Ælf. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13

sealf-box

(n.)
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sealf-box, es; m.
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? n.? A box for ointment Án wíf hæfde hyre sealfbox deórwyrþes nardes, and tóbrocenum sealfboxe ofer his heáfod ágét, Mk. Skt. 14, 3: Lk. Skt. 7, 37

bóc-gestreón

(n.)
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bóc-gestreón, es; n.

A book-treasury, librarybibliotheca

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A book-treasury, library; bibliotheca He ðider micel bócgestreón and æðele begeat he acquired there a great and noble library, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 2

bóc-hord

(n.)
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bóc-hord, es; n.

A BOOK-HOARD, a library or receptacle for books, papers, etcbibliotheca, archivum

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A BOOK-HOARD, a library or receptacle for books, papers, etc; bibliotheca, archivum Bóchord [MS. boochord] bibliotheca vel armarium vel archivum, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 4; Wrt. Voc. 58, 47

Linked entries: bóc-fóder booc-hord

bóc-lár

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-lár, e; f.

Book-learning, learningdoctrina

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[lár lore, learning] Book-learning, learning; doctrina Blind biþ se láreów, gif hé ða bócláre ne cann blind is the teacher, if he know not book-learning, L. Ælf. C. 23; Th. ii. 352, 6

bóc-cest

(n.)
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bóc-cest, e; f.

A book-chest, book-shop, taverntaberna

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[cest, cyst a chest] A book-chest, book-shop, tavern; taberna Bóccest taberna, Ælfc. Gl. 17; Som. 58, 89; Wrt. Voc. 22, 7

bóc-sumnes

(n.)
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bóc-sumnes, -ness, e; f.

Obedience, pliantness, BUXOMNESSobedientiapliableness

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Obedience, pliantness, BUXOMNESS; obedientia

Linked entry: búh-somnes

bod-scipe

(n.)
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bod-scipe, es; m.

A message, an embassy, a commandmentnuntium, mandatum

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[bod a command, scipe] A message, an embassy, a commandment; nuntium, mandatum Swá ic him ðisne bodscipe secge when I tell him this message, Cd. 27; Th. 35, 10; Gen. 552. Ðá hie Godes hæfdon bodscipe abrocen when they had broken God's commandment, 37

bóc-ung

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-ung, e; f.

A BOOKING, a setting down in a bookinscriptio

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A BOOKING, a setting down in a book; inscriptio

bóc-wudu

(n.)
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bóc-wudu, m.

BEECH-WOODlocus fagis consitus

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BEECH-WOOD; locus fagis consitus On bócwuda in the beech-wood, Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 11; Rä. 41, 106

bóc-scyld

(n.)
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bóc-scyld, es; m.

A beechen shieldfagineum scutum

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[bóc a beech-tree, scyld a shield] A beechen shield; fagineum scutum Ic ge-an [MS. geann] Siferþe mínes bócscyldes I give to Siferth my beechen shield, Th. Diplm. A. D. 938; 561, 5

bóc-rǽdere

(n.)
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bóc-rǽdere, es; m.

A reader of books, a readerlector

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A reader of books, a reader; lector, Cot. 126

Linked entry: rǽdere

bóc-rǽding

book-reading, reading

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book-reading, reading

boh-scyld

(n.)
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boh-scyld, es; m.

A shoulder shieldad humerum clypeus

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A shoulder shield; ad humerum clypeus, Æthelst. Test. Mann. = bóc-scyld, q. v

bon-gár

(n.)
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bon-gár, es; m. [bana, ban a killer, death? gár a spear]

A death-spearletifera hasta

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A death-spear; letifera hasta, Beo. Th. 4066; B. 2031

Linked entry: ban-gár

box-treów

(n.)
Grammar
box-treów, es; n.

The BOX-TREEbuxus

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The BOX-TREE; buxus = πύξos Ðis boxtreów hæc buxus, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 9; Som. 5, 59

þegnung-bóc

(n.)
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þegnung-bóc, e; f.
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A service-book, a book giving the religious services that were to be performed Leviticus on Grécisc and ministerialis on Lýden, ðæt ys þénungbóc on Englisc, for ðam ðara sacerda þénunga sind ðár áwritene, Lev. pref. Some úre ðéningbéc onginnaþ on Aduentum