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
Linked entry: bí-wist
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
Linked entries: bill-gesliht ge-sleht ge-slyht
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
blác-ern
A light place, a lamp, candlestick, lantern, light, candle ⬩ lucerna
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[blác light, ærn, ern a place] A light place, a lamp, candlestick, lantern, light, candle; lucerna Bæd ðæt hí ðæt blácern adwæseton prayed that they would put out the light [lucernam], Bd. 4, 8; S. 575, 40. Bærnaþ eówer blácern light your candle, Bd.
Linked entry: blǽc-ern
bod-lác
A decree, ordinance ⬩ decretum
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A decree, ordinance; decretum, Chr. 1129; Ing. 359, 21; Erl. 258, 13
booc-hord
a library
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a library, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 4; Wrt. Voc. 58, 47
bót-wyrþe
Pardonable, expiable, that may be atoned for ⬩ emendabilis
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Pardonable, expiable, that may be atoned for; emendabilis Æt bótwyrþum þingum among pardonable things, L. C. E. 3; Th. i. 360, 16
Linked entry: bót-leás
ge-béd
a prayer ⬩ petition ⬩ supplication ⬩ ōrātio ⬩ prĕces ⬩ supplĭcātio ⬩ a religious service ⬩ an ordinance ⬩ verbum legĭtĭmum ⬩ cærĭmōnia
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a prayer, petition, supplication; ōrātio, prĕces, supplĭcātio Gebéd mín on bósme mínum sý gecyrred ōrātio mea in sĭnum meum convertētur, Ps. Spl. 34, 16. Gehýr mín gebéd exaudi orātiōnem meam, Ps. Th. 54, 1. Ðú mínes gebédes béne gehýrdest exaudīvisti
ge-brec
A breaking ⬩ crashing ⬩ clamour ⬩ noise ⬩ fractio ⬩ frăgor ⬩ strĕpĭtus
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A breaking, crashing, clamour, noise; fractio, frăgor, strĕpĭtus Se dæg biþ dæg gebreces the day will be a day of clamour, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 5; Hat. MS. 46 a, 17. He gehýrde ðæt gebrec ðara storma audīto frăgōre procellārum, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 3.
Linked entry: ge-bræc
geolo-blác
Pale yellow
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Pale yellow, Lye
scin-bán
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A skin, shin-bone Scina vel scinbán tibiae , Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 72: 71, 58
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sige-beác
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a sign or monument of victory gained, a trophy Se palm is sigebeácen, Homl. Th. ii. 402, 10. Ðǽr ðæt heofonlíce sigebeácen ( trophaeum ) árǽred beón sceolde, Bd. 3, 2 ; S. 524, 35. Æþelinges ( Christ ) ród, sigebeácen (cf. sige-beám, -bearn) sóð, Elen
tym-bor
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a revolving borer, an auger Timbor rotum vel taratrum, bor desile, scafa olatrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 9-11. (?)
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under-bæc
backwards ⬩ back ⬩ behind ⬩ back
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where there is motion of a person in the direction towards which the back is kept turned, backwards, approaching an object Sem and Iafeth eodon underbec Shem and Japhet went backward; incedentes retrorsum, Gen. 9, 23. motion from Ðá eodon hig underbæc
Linked entry: BÆC