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Anglo-Saxon

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for-bor

Linked entry: -bor

freóls-bóc

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Ðis is seó freólsbóc tó Cheolcar and ealra ðáre landa ðe intó ðǽ mynechina lífe æt Wiltúne forgifene synt, C.D. iii. 117, 24. Add

ge-bit

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Tóða gebitt, Hml. Th. i. 132, 26: 530, 15. Gebit, 30. Add

gén-bóc

Similar entry: geán-bóc

gerím-bóc

(n.)
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a numeral, calendar, & c

ge-brot

(n.)
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a fragment. See Lk. 9, 17 in Dict. broken material, a collection of fragments. See Mt. 15 (not 16), 37 in . Dict

Lǽden-bóc

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Ðá ungelǽredan preóstas gif hí hwæt litles understandaþ of þám Lýdenbócum, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 11. Add

ǽ-bod

A statute

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Add: A statute Ǽbod pragma, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 34. Ǽbodas, 35. :

ǽrend-bóc

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Ǽrendbéc pi(c)tacia (cf. ǽrendgewritu,) (An. Ox. 4839), Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 53. Add

wín-bóh

(n.)
Grammar
wín-bóh, gen. -bóges; m.

A branch of a vine

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A branch of a vine Wínbóga palmitum, Hpt. Gl. 468, 17: 496, 74: Homl. Th. ii. 74, 6. Of ðámwínbógum mid berium mid eallum palmitem cum uva sua, Num. 13, 24

geán-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
geán-bóc, f.

A duplicate charter

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A duplicate charter Geánbóc to Beonetleáge, C. D. vi. 177, 24. Geánbéc (printed Cean-) intó Gléweceaster, iii. 208, 25. Ðás génbéc hýrað intó Wincescumbe, 256, I : C. D. B. iii. 338, 20

Linked entry: gén-bóc

tim-bor

Similar entry: tym-bor

bát-swán

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Dele, and see next word

bád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bád, p. of bídan.

expected ⬩ waited

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expected, waited,Cd. 132; Th. 167, 32; Gen. 2774;

béc

(n.)

books

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books, Hy. 7, 20; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 20

bar

(n.)
Grammar
bar, es; m.

A bear ⬩ ursns

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A bear; ursns

bed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bed, = bæd; p. of biddan.

asked

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asked Ic bed petii, Ps. Spl. 26, 7

ban

(n.)
Grammar
ban, bann, es; n.

A command ⬩ edict ⬩ interdict ⬩ mandatum ⬩ edictum ⬩ interdictum

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A command, edict, interdict; mandatum, edictum, interdictum, Grm. 3rd edit. i. 359, 8

BEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓ, indecl. in s; pl. nom. acc. beón; gen. beóna; dat. beóum, beóm ; f.

A BEE ⬩ apis

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A BEE; apis. The keeping of bees was an object of much care in the economy of the Anglo-Saxons. The great variety of expressions, taken from the flavour of honey, sufficiently account for the value they placed upon it. While the bee-masters [beó-ceorlas

Linked entries: beáw-hyrnet beón bió

beó

I am or shall be ⬩ be thou ⬩ sum ⬩ ero ⬩ sis

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I am or shall be, be thou; sum, ero, sis Gefultuma me fæste, ðonne beó ic fægere hál adjuva me, et salvus ero Ps. Th. 118, 117. Ic beó ero Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 29. Beó ðú sis: Beó he sit 32; Som. 36, 30 : Beo. Th. 777; B. 386

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