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ylpen-bǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
ylpen-bǽnen, -bánen (elpend-); adj.
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Ivory Mid ylpenbánenon (-bǽn-, v. l. ) stæfe, Lchdm. i. 244, 24. Ylpenbánene eburna, Germ. 403, 19. v. elpen(d)-bǽnen (where these passages should be put)

Linked entries: elpend-bǽnen bǽnen

BIDDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BIDDAN, ic bidde, ðú biddest, bidst bitst, he biddeþ, bit, byt, bitt, pl. biddaþ; impert. bide, pl. biddaþ; p. ic, he bæd, ðú bǽde, pl. bǽdon; pp. beden : followed by an acc. of the person, or by the prep. to, and a gen. of the thing; v. trans.

To ask, pray, intreat, beseech, BID, order, requirepetere, poscere, orare, quærere, precari, deprecari, rogare, postulare, præcipere, requirere

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He bæd him hláfas wyrcan he bade him make loaves, Cd. 228; Th. 307, 1; Sat. 673. Ðú bitst me ðæt ic lǽde út ðis folc præcipis ut educam populum istum, Ex. 33, 12. Bide his me eft de manu mea require illum, Gen. 43, 9

bæswi

(n.)
Grammar
bæswi, [ = basu purple]

A scarlet robecoccinum

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A scarlet robe; coccinum, Cot. 208

á-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
á-berstan, p. -bærst
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To burst forth Se wilm ðæs innoðes út ábirst (-biersð, Hat. MS.) and wierð tó sceabbe fervor intimus usque ad cutis scabiem prorumpit Past. 70, 9. Ðonne ábirst (-biersð, Hat. MS.) ðǽr hwæthwugu út ðæs ðe hé swugian sceolde difficile est, ut non ad aliquid

beald-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
beald-líce, bald-líce, bal-líce ; adv.

BOLDLYinstantlyearnestlysaucilyaudenterstatim

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BOLDLY, instantly, earnestly, saucily; audenter, statim Ic bealdlíce mínum hondum slóg I boldly slew with my hands, Exon. 73 a ; Th. 272, 1; Jul. 492. Aoth bleów bealdlíce his horn Aod statim insonuit buccina, Jud. 3, 27 : 3, 21

Linked entries: bald-líce bald-lícost

butsa-carlas

(n.)
Grammar
butsa-carlas, [bátes carlas, i. e. bát-sǽ carlas]
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Seamen, sailors; nautæ, Chr. 1066; Ing. 259, 4

ge-bændan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bændan, p. de; pp. ed [ge, and bænd a band]

To bindvincīre

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To bind; vincīre Ic hine gebændan hét I commanded [them] to bind him, Salm. Kmbl. 551; Sal. 275

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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bæd gangan forð góde geféran, By. 170. with ellipsis of infin.: Heó bæd hine blíðne (wesan), B. 617. (4)and (3 a) together Hé bæd hine áreccan, hwæt seó rún bude, hófe háligu word, Dan. 542-3. with prep.

béce

(n.)
Grammar
béce, bǽce, beóce, an; f.

A beech-treea tree bearing mastfagusæsculus

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A beech-tree, a tree bearing mast; fagus, æsculus Béce fagus, Wrt. Voc. 285, 21

Linked entries: bǽce beóce

bǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
bǽtan, p.te

To spread a coveringto saddle a horse

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To spread a covering, to saddle a horse Bǽttan straverunt (vestimenta sua,)Mt. 21, 8, Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 7. Ongan his esolas bætan (stravit asinum suum,) Gen. 22, 3; Gen. 2866. Cf. Hé ꝥ gebǽte (-el, v. l.) of áteáh stramine subtracto, Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 230

bearm

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¶with the idea of possession, cf. hand:-- Hé bróhte him tó bearme stánas, bæd him for hungre hláfas wyrcan, Sat. 672. Him tó bearme cwom máððumfæt mǽre, B. 2404. Hiá sellað on barm iuer, Lk. L. 6, 38. Add

bæcestre

(n.)
Grammar
bæcestre, bæcistre, bæcystre, an; f ? m. [bacan to bake, heó bæc-eþ; estre, v. -isse]

A woman who bakespistrixa bakerpistor

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A woman who bakes; pistrix: but because afýrde men performed that work which was originally done by females, this occupation is here denoted by a feminine termination; hence, a baker; pistor Ðá gelamp hit ðæt twegen afýryde men agylton wið heora hláford

Linked entry: bæcystre

bæcst

Grammar
bæcst, bæcþ bakes.

bakest

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bakest;

bǽrende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
bǽrende, part. of bǽran.

bearing

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bearing;

in-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
in-bindan, p. -band

To unbind

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To unbind Án sceal inbindan forstes fetre one shall unbind the fetters of frost, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 8; Gn. Ex. 75

ge-brot

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brot, a barn-keeper.
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Dele

bærnan

to expose to the action of heatto cauterizeto cause to give lightto consume by fire

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Voc. ii. 150, 77. to cauterize:-- Se lǽce cyrfð oððe bærnð, and se untruma hrýmð, Hml. Th. i. 472, 15.

dǽge

(n.)
Grammar
dǽge, an; f. A maker of bread, baker
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Pistrilla lytel cofa, pristris dǽge, panis hláf, . . . sparrum daag, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 63-67. Godwíg hæfð geboht Leófgife þá dǽgean (dágean, C. D. iv. 271, 16) æt t Áne dǽgan, Cam. Phil. Soc. 1902, p. 15. [v. N. E. D. dey. Icel. deigja a dairy maid. Cf

bend

(n.)
Grammar
bend, bænd, e; f : es; m.

A bandbondribbona chapletcrownornamentvinculumligamendiadema

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A band, bond, ribbon, a chaplet, crown, ornament; vinculum, ligamen, diadema; What ties, binds, or bends Ðæt benda onlýseþ that looseneth bonds Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 12; Cri. 68. On láþne bend in a loathsome bond Cd. 225; Th. 298, 27; Sat. 539. Heora bendas

Linked entries: bænd beand BEN

bócce

(n.)
Grammar
bócce, beóce, béce, bǽce, an; f.

A beech-treefagusæsculusa beech-tree

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A beech-tree; fagus = φηγόs; æsculus. Similar entries v. bóc, e; f. a beech-tree

Linked entries: béce béce