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byrþ

(n.)

a birth

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a birth

byrne

(n.)
Grammar
byrne, an; f.

Running water, a stream ⬩ torrens, rivus

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Running water, a stream; torrens, rivus Ofer byrnan bðsm over the stream's bosom, Exon. 102a; Th. 386, 15; Rä. 4, 62

byre

(n.)
Grammar
byre, a son.
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Eádweard cing . . . byre Æðelrédes, Chr. 1065 ; P. 193, 33. Add

býre

(n.)
Grammar
býre, a time, season. l, byre,
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and add Ǽ þám byre, þe hé wite eal, Wlfst. 123, 5. Oð ðone byre, þe hí God áwehte, Hml. S. 23, 336

byre

(n.)
Grammar
byre, es; m.
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A strong wind, storm Byre aestu (cf. ýst), Germ. 400, 496

bysm

Similar entry: BESMA

-bygu

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-bygu

byrd

Similar entry: fan-byrd

býre

Similar entry: middel-býre

byrd

(n.)

birth ⬩ nativitas

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birth; nativitas

byrs

Similar entry: byres

byrc

Similar entry: beorc

byrd

(n.)
Grammar
byrd, e; f.
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birth: — Gemildsa mé nacodum, forlidenum, næs ná of earmlicum birdum geborenum, Ap. Th. 11, 20. [O. H. Ger. burt.] bearing, Similar entries v. ende-, for-, fore-, mund-, stefn-byrd

Linked entry: byrd-scype

byrd

(n.)
Grammar
byrd, e; f.
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A burden Hé hæfde strengðe tó ádreóganne þá byrde, Gr. D. 215, 1

býre

(n.)
Grammar
býre, es; m.
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A byre, shed, hovel Býre mapalia, magalia, Txts. 77, 1292, 1294. Býrae magalia, 115, 155. Býre vel sceápheorden magalia vel mappalia vel capanna, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 31. Of mearcwille on duddes býre, of duddes býre on þone clofenan beorh, Cht. E. 293,

byrg

(n.)
Grammar
byrg, dat. of burh;

to a city

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to a city, Exon. 15a; Th. 33, 1; Cri. 519

eorþ-byrig

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-byrig, e; f.

An earth mound ⬩ agger

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An earth mound; agger Eorþ-byrig [MS. -byre], Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 45; Wrt. Voc. 37, 33

byrdu-scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
byrdu-scrúd, es; n.

a shield ⬩ a garment ⬩ clothing ⬩ The covering of a shield, a shield ⬩ clypei tegmen, clypeus

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[byrdu = Similar entries bord a shield, Similar entries scrúd a garment, clothing] The covering of a shield, a shield; clypei tegmen, clypeus Unc sceal sweord and helm, byrne and byrduscrúd bám gemǽne sword and helmet, armour and shield, shall be common

byrig-man

(n.)
Grammar
byrig-man, -mann, es; m.

a city ⬩ a man ⬩ A city officer ⬩ ædilis

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[ Similar entries byrig a city, Similar entries man a man] A city officer; ædilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28, MS. D; Som. 11, 29

Linked entry: birigh-man

byrig-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
byrig-leóþ, es; n.

An epitaph ⬩ epitaphium

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An epitaph; epitaphium. Bd. 2, l, Lye