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bi-gang

(n.)
Grammar
bi-gang, -gong, es; m.

a course, way, passage, circuitcursus, via, tenor, circuitusan undertaking, business, exercise, religious worshipnegotium, exercitatio, cultus

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a course, way, passage, circuit; cursus, via, tenor, circuitus Tída bigong the course of seasons, Exon. 11 a; Th. 15, 13; Cri. 235. an undertaking, business, exercise, religious worship; negotium, exercitatio, cultus, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 9

bi-fǽrende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bi-fǽrende, part.

Passing by

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Passing by, Lk. Lind. War. 18, 36

bi-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted

To fasten, make fast, fix, commit, intrustinfigere, committere, tradere,

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To fasten, make fast, fix, commit, intrust; infigere, committere, tradere,Exon. 97 a; Th. 362, 2; Wal. 30 : 50 a; Th. 173, 26; Gú. 1166

Linked entry: be-fæstan

bi-fangen

(v.; part.)

surrounded

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surrounded, Exon. 15 b; Th. 33, 18, note; Cri. 527; Similar entries pp. of bi-fón

bi-fongen

(v.; part.)

surrounded

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surrounded, Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 33; xSeel. 34. Similar entries pp. of bi-fón

bi-fóran

(adv.)
Grammar
bi-fóran, adv.

Before, of oldantea

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Before, of old; antea Swá ǽr bifóran as ere of old, Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 26; Cri. 468

bi-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
bi-fleón, part. -fleónde

To escape, to pass by or undersubterfugere

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To escape, to pass by or under, to go away privately; subterfugere,Cot. 192

Linked entry: be-fleón

bi-glídan

(v.)

to glide or disappear from any one, to desert any oneevanescere ab aliquo, derelinquere

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to glide or disappear from any one, to desert any one; evanescere ab aliquo, derelinquere,Exon. 94 a; Th. 353, 18; Reim. 14

bi-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-gitan, -gytan

to get, obtain, seizeassequi, acquirere, arripere, corripere

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to get, obtain, seize; assequi, acquirere, arripere, corripere,Exon. 32 b; Th. 103, 19; Cri. 1690

Linked entry: bi-geat

bí-gerdel

(n.)

a purse, public purse

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a purse, public purse, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 35; Wrt. Voc. 40, 63

bi-gencg

(n.)

worship, observation

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worship, observation, Scint. 7

bi-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rush down, coverruere, obruere, incidere

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To rush down, cover; ruere, obruere, incidere Hríme bihrorene covered with rime, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 4; Wand. 77

Linked entry: bi-hroren

bi-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-lecgan, p. -legde, -léde; pp. -legd, -léd

To lay or impose upon, to lay round, cover, load, afflict, chargeimponere, afficere, onerare, accusare

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To lay or impose upon, to lay round, cover, load, afflict, charge; imponere, afficere, onerare, accusare,Exon. 107 a; Th. 409, 6; Rä. 27, 25

bi-légan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-légan, p. -légde; pp. -légd
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To surround with flame; circumflagrare flamma Lége bilégde surrounded with flame [Ger. umlodert mit lohe] Exon. 53 a; Th. 186, 7; Az. 16

bi-helan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-helan, p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; pp. -holen

To concealoccultare

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To conceal; occultare,Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 23; Cri. 1311

bi-helmian

(v.)
Grammar
bi-helmian, p. ade; pp. ad

To cover over, to cover, shroudcooperire

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To cover over, to cover, shroud; cooperire Heolstre bihelmad shrouded with darkness, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 2; Jul. 241

Linked entry: be-helman

bí-leofa

(n.)

food

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food, C. R. Ben. 49

Linked entries: big-leofa bí-leofian

bí-leofen

(n.)
Grammar
bí-leofen, -lifen, e; f. [bí, leofen living, livelihood]

Food, provisionsannona, pulmentum

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Food, provisions; annona, pulmentum Bí-leofene [MS. bileouene] annona, C. R. Ben. 43. Bílifen pulmentum, Cot. 171

Linked entry: bí-lifen

bi-heáwan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-heáwan, p. -heów; pp. -heáwen

To hew or cut off, to deprive ofcædendo privare

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To hew or cut off, to deprive of; cædendo privare Iohannes bibeád heáfde biheáwan commanded to cut off John's head, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 10; Jul. 295

bi-hlǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-hlǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

acclinando circumdare

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To surround or beset by leaning anything against another; acclinando circumdare Lǽmen fæt wudu-beámum, holte bihlǽnan [bilænan MS.] an earthen vessel with forest trees, with wood beset, Exon. 74 a; Th. 277, 7; Jul. 577

Linked entry: be-hlǽnan