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borda

(n.)
Grammar
borda, an; m.

a fringeembroidery

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an ornamental border, a fringe Borda prini-cula, ornatus vestimentorum, Hpt. 33, 247, 105: clavia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 10: 14, 40: clava, 131, 53 : lesta, 112, 64: 50, 76. embroidery: Fǽmne æt hyre bordan geríseþ (cf. Icel. sitja við borða to sit embroidering

Linked entry: borde

boga

an archa vault

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Add: bog (? cf. boga arcuum, An. Ox. 511). a (rain-) bow ꝥ heó þone heofonlican bogan mid hyre bleóge efenlæce, Lch. i. 284, 15. an arch, a vault : Fornix boga (-o) super columnis, Txts. 64, 453. Bígels, boga, incleofa camera, areas, fornax, Wrt. Voc

bona

(n.)
Grammar
bona, an; m.

A killerinterfector

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A killer; interfector Se wites bona the destroyer of the mind [the devil], Exon. 11 b; Th. 17, 3; Cri. 264. Fugel-bona a bird killer, 79 b; Th. 298, 5; Crä. 80

bonda

(n.)
Grammar
bonda, an; m.

A husband, an householder, a master of a familymaritus

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A husband, an householder, a master of a family; maritus Se bonda sæt the husband dwelt, L. C. S. 73; Th. i. 414, 21: 77; Th. i. 418, 24

Linked entry: banda

bora

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bora, an; m. [boren; pp. of beran to bear]

One who bears or sustains the charge of anything, a rulerqui rem aliquam gerit, gestor

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One who bears or sustains the charge of anything, a ruler; qui rem aliquam gerit, gestor Ríces boran the rulers of the state, Cd. 224; Th. 296, 10; Sat. 500

Linked entry: -bǽre

bodian

(v.)
Grammar
bodian, bodigan, bodigean; part. bodiende, bodigende; p. ode, ede, ade, ude; pp. od, ed, ad, ud; v. a. [bod a message] .

to tell, announce, proclaim, preachnuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizareto foretell, predict, prophesy, promiseprædicere, promittereto announce

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Ðæt wæs oft bodod ǽr befóran fram fruman worulde it was often foretold long before from the beginning of the world, Elen. Kmbl. 2280; El. 1141

Linked entries: bodiend-lic bodigean

bógan

(v.)
Grammar
bógan, bógian, bón; p. bóe
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Ic ne férde on mǽrðum, ne wundorlíce mid getote ne bóde, R. Ben. 22, 17. Þæt nán þing flǽsclices beforan Gode mid getote ne bógie ut non glorietur omnis caro coram Deo, 139, 2. Add:

-bora

(part.; suffix)
Grammar
-bora, an; m. [from boren; pp. of beran]

A bearer, bringer, supporteris qui fert, gerit

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Often used as a termination to denote A bearer, bringer, supporter; is qui fert, gerit;

boh

Grammar
boh, l. bóh,

sprig

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and add: [a weak form bóga occurs, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 16, and also weak forms of g. pl.] a shoulder of an animal Boog armus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 82. Bog armum, 7, 17. Ðone suíðran bógh, Past. 81, 19. Gif hors on hricge oððe on þám bógum áwyrd sý, Lch. i

bold

a dwellinga town

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Add: a dwelling Þǽr wæs ðá kyninges bold (uilla regia), hét Eádwine þǽr cyrican timbrian, on Donafelda, þá þá hǽðenan mid ealle þí bolde [boðle, v. l.] forbærndon . . .

BORD

(n.)
Grammar
BORD, es; n.

a BOARD, planktabula sectilis, tabulawhat is made of a board, - A table, shieldmensa, clypeusthe board, covering or deck of a ship, the ship itselftabulatum, stegaconstratum, navisat home and abroaddomi et forisa foot-stool

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a BOARD, plank; tabula sectilis, tabula Bord tabula, Wrt. Voc. 63, 80. Borda gefég a joining of boards; commissura, R. 6, 2. Hwílum ic bordum sceal heáfodleás behlýðed licgan sometimes I must lie on boards deprived of head, Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 18;

Linked entries: bord-gelác bord-wudu

bór

Grammar
bór, l. bor,
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Boor dasile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 7. Bor desile, 26, 22: 139, 24: i. 287, 10. Boor scalpeum, Txts. 117, 259. Bor scalpellum, bore scalpro, 95, 1806, 1803. Bor scalprum, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 3. and add

bodad

(v.; part.)

announced, proclaimed

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Kmbl. 2241; An. 1122, = bodod; pp. of bodian

bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc, g. béc, bóce, bóc; d. béc, bóc.

a booka documentregistercataloguea chariera bookvolumeliterary workpages

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a book. Add: a document, register, catalogue Of boec (bóc, L.) lifgendra, Ps. Srt. 68, 29. Béc in catalogo, An. Ox. 341. On cyninga bócum in basileon, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 4. a legal document, a bill of divorce Híw*-*gedáles bóc libellum repudii, Mk. 10

bord

a boardboard

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Add: a board: Borda gefég commissura. Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 65. side of a ship, board (in larboard) Hí wurpon heora waru ofor bord, Hml. Th. i. 246, 2, 9

BOLD

(n.)
Grammar
BOLD, es; n.

a building, dwelling, houseædificium, domicilium, domusa superior house, hall, castle, palace, templeaula, palatium, ædesa builder

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a building, dwelling, house; ædificium, domicilium, domus Wæs ðæt bold tobrocen swíðe the dwelling was much shattered, Beo. Th. 1998; B. 997. Ðǽr ic wíc báge, bold mid bearnum where I inhabit a dwelling, a house with children, Exon. 104 b; Th. 396, 23

borde

(n.)
Grammar
borde, an; f.

A board, tabletabula, mensa

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A board, table; tabula, mensa Fǽmne æt hyre bordan geríseþ it becomes a damsel to be at her board, Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 14; Gn. Ex. 64

bodu

Similar entry: þunor-bodu

-bora

(suffix)
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bodan

Similar entry: BOTM