bóc-rǽdere
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A reader of books, a reader; lector, Cot. 126
Linked entry: rǽdere
bóc-scyld
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A beechen shield; fagineum scutum Ic ge-an [MS. geann] Siferþe mínes bócscyldes I give to Siferth my beechen shield, Th. Diplm. A. D. 938; 561, 5
bóc-treów
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A beech-tree; fagus Bóc-treów fagus, Wrt. Voc. 79, 76
bod-scipe
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A message, an embassy, a commandment; nuntium, mandatum Swá ic him ðisne bodscipe secge when I tell him this message, Cd. 27; Th. 35, 10; Gen. 552. Ðá hie Godes hæfdon bodscipe abrocen when they had broken God's commandment, 37; Th. 48, 29; Gen. 783
boge-fódder
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A BOW-FEEDER, case for arrows, a quiver; corytos = κωρυτόs Bogefódder corytos [MS. coriti ], Ælfc. Gl. 53; Som. 66, 67; Wrt. Voc. 35, 53
boh
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Anything curved or bent,-hence the arm, shoulder; armus = άρμόs, humerus, lacertus Se swíðra boh armus dexter, Lev. 7, 32; the riȝt schuldur, Wyc. Bog lacertus, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 16; Wrt. Voc. 44, 2. Eorl sceal on eós boge rídan a chief shall ride
Linked entry: bog
boh-scyld
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A shoulder shield; ad humerum clypeus, Æthelst. Test. Mann. = bóc-scyld, q. v
bold-getæl
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A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, house; domicilium, mansio, vicus, domus Gif mon wille of boldgetale [boldgetæle MS. B.] in óðer boldgetæl hláford sécan, dó ðæt mid ðæs ealdormonnes gewitnesse ðe he ǽr in his scíre folgode if a man from one dwelling-place
BOLT
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BOLT, a warlike engine to throw bolts, arrows; catapulta, Cot. 45
bonde-land
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Bond or leased land, land held under restrictions, or on conditions expressed in writing; tributaria terra Án abbot, Beonne geháten, lét Cúþbriht ealdorman x bonde-lande [x tributariorum terram, vel terram x manentium] æt Swinesheáfde, mid læswe and
bon-gár
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A death-spear; letifera hasta, Beo. Th. 4066; B. 2031
Linked entry: ban-gár
bord-weall
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A board-wall, a shield; scutorum agger, testudo, clypeus He bræc ðone bordweall he broke through the board-wall, Byrht. Th. 139, 60; By. 277: Beo. Th. 5952; B. 2980
borgiend
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A usurer; fœnerator Smeáge borgiend [MS. borgiende] ealle spéda his scrutetur fœnerator omnem substantiam ejus, Ps. Spl. 108, 10
Linked entry: borgian
borg-wed
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Anything given in pledge, a promise; vadimonium
Linked entry: wedd
borh-bryce
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A pledge-breaking, violation of a bail; fidejussionis violatio Be borh-bryce concerning a pledge-breaking, L. AIf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 7, note 10. Borh-bryce, L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, note 20. Borg-bryce, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 19
Linked entry: borges bryce
Bosan-hám
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BOSEHAM or BOSHAM in Sussex; in agro Sussexiensi Ðá gewende Swegen to his scypum [MS. scypon] to Bosanhám Swegen then went with his ships to Bosham, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 34. Gewende ðá Swegen eorl to Bosenhám earl Swegen then went to Bosham, 1048; Erl
boðen
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n? Rosemary, darnel; rosmarinus, rosmarinus officinalis, Lin. lolium Ðeós wyrt, ðe man rosmarinum [MS. rosmarim], and óðrum naman boðen, nemneþ, byþ cenned on sandigum landum this herb, which is called rosmarinus, and by another name rosemary, is produced
botl
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An abode, a dwelling, mansion, house, hall; domus, ædes, domicilium, atrium Gif he him nán botl ne selþ if he do not give him an abode, L. In. 67; Th. i. 146, 5. Fordrífe ðý botle let him be driven from the abode, 68; Th. i. 146, 8. Wæs Gúþláce botles
Linked entry: ge-bytlu
botl-weard
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A house-steward; ædilis Hófweard vel byriweard vel botlweard ædilis, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 105; Wrt. Voc. 18, 54. Botlwerd ædilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 29
box-treów
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The BOX-TREE; buxus = πύξos Ðis boxtreów hæc buxus, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 9; Som. 5, 59