be-syrwan
To ensnare, deceive ⬩ circumvenire, decipere, machinari
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Mynte se mánscaða manna cynnes sumne besyrwan the wicked spoiler expected to ensnare one of the race of men, Beo. Th. 1430; B. 713 : 1888; B. 942: Cd. 127; Th. 162, 13; Gen. 2680
Linked entries: be-sirwan be-serian be-syrewian be-syrian
be-warnian
to beware
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to beware, R. Ben. 7
betwyx-sendan
to send between ⬩ intermittere
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to send between; intermittere, R. Conc. Proœm
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bí
By, near to, at, in, upon ⬩ juxta, prope, apud, in ⬩ Of, about ⬩ de, quoad ⬩ By, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison with ⬩ per, secundum, pro, ex
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Hýrde ic secgan gén bí sumum fugle I have yet heard tell of a certain bird, 97 b; Th. 365, 17; Reb. 1. Bí ðon se wítga song of whom the prophet sang, 17 a; Th. 41, 4; Cri. 650. dat.
biblio-þéce
a library ⬩ bibliotheca ⬩ The Bible ⬩ biblia
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R.
be-yrnan
To run by, to come in, occur, incur ⬩ percurrere
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To run by, to come in, occur, incur; percurrere Be-arn me on móde it occurred to my mind, Homl. Th. i. 2, 6. Án wundor me nú on mód be-arn one wonder now [runs by me into the mind] occurs to me, Dial. 1, 20.
big-leofa
Food, victuals, nourishment ⬩ cibus, victus, alimentum ⬩ Money, wages ⬩ stips, stipendium
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R. Ben. 49. that by which food is procured, Money, wages; stips, stipendium Scipe vel bigleofa stipendium, Ælfc. Gl. 12; Som. 57, 92; Wrt. Voc. 20, 33
Linked entries: -leofa big-leofan bí-leofa bí-leofen
bí-leofen
Food, provisions ⬩ annona, pulmentum
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R. Ben. 43. Bílifen pulmentum, Cot. 171
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bisceop
a BISHOP, prelate ⬩ episcopus ⬩ a chief priest of the Jews ⬩ pontifex ⬩ a heathen priest of the Romans and Egyptians
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Lucinius Crassus, se consul, wæs eác Rómána yldesta bisceop Lucinius Crassus, the consul, was also the chief priest [pontifex maximus] of the Romans, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 104, 16. the rank of an Anglo-Saxon bishop was equal to that of the Ealdorman, or highest
Linked entries: ealdor-biscop biscep biscop
bisceop-roc
a bishop's rochet
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a bishop's rochet
biscop-roc
A bishop's rocket ⬩ dalmatica
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[roc, rocc a tunic] A bishop's rocket; dalmatica Mid biscoprocce scrýdan to clothe with a bishop's rocket, Lchdm. iii. 202, 26
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BITER
BITTER, sharp, severe, dire ⬩ amarus, acerbus, acer, dirus, atrox
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Hí béheóldon bogan [MS. boga], þing [þingc MS.] biter intenderunt arcum, rem amaram, Ps. Spl. 63, 3: Ps. Th. 78, 5. Bitter, Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 10; Seef. 55. Bittor, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 13; Gú. 958.
bleó-reád
BLUE RED, purple, myrtle-coloured ⬩ cæruleorumber, myrteus
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BLUE RED, purple, myrtle-coloured; cæruleorumber, myrteus Bleóreád myrteus, Cot. 135. Bleóreód myrteus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 89; Wrt. Voc. 46, 46
blód-yrnende
Blood-flowing ⬩ sanguinans, sanguine fluens
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Blood-flowing; sanguinans, sanguine fluens Ðæt wíf blódyrnende þrówaþ the blood-flowing woman suffereth [was suffering], Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, note 8, B
Linked entry: blódes flównyss
bóc-stæf
A bookstaf, a letter, character ⬩ litera, character
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Ðæt he him bócstafas arǽdde and arehte that he [Daniel] should read and explain the characters to them, 212; Th. 262, 7; Dan. 740. Hwá wrát bócstafas ǽrest who first wrote letters? Salm. Kmbl. 200, 23: 192, 6. Bócstafa of letters, Salm.
bóc-riht
BOOK-RIGHT, the right of a will or charter ⬩ testamenti rectitudo vel jus
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R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 1
bóc-reád
Book-red, vermilion ⬩ minium
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Book-red, vermilion: so named, because it was much used in ornamenting books; minium Of bócreáde ex minio, Cot. 75: 176
bora
One who bears or sustains the charge of anything, a ruler ⬩ qui 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
bord-rand
The margin or disc of a shield ⬩ scuti margo
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[bord II. a shield, rand a rim, margin] The margin or disc of a shield; scuti margo Biorn bordrand onswáf the hero turned his shield's disc, Beo. Th. 5112; B. 2559