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bil-wit

(adj.)

mild

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mild, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 4; Gen. 856

birc-holt

(n.)
Grammar
birc-holt, es; n.

A birch holt or grovebetuletum

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A birch holt or grove; betuletum

bió-wyrt

(n.)

bee-wortapiastrum

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bee-wort; apiastrum,Glos. Epnl. Recd. 153, 20

bírg-nes

(n.)
Grammar
bírg-nes, -ness

a taste

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a taste, Cot. 97

bit-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
bit-mǽlum, adv. [bit, mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]

Piecemeal, by bitsmordicus

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Piecemeal, by bits; mordicus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 5

bóc-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-gestreón, es; n.

A book-treasury, librarybibliotheca

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A book-treasury, library; bibliotheca He ðider micel bócgestreón and æðele begeat he acquired there a great and noble library, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 2

bóc-hord

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-hord, es; n.

A BOOK-HOARD, a library or receptacle for books, papers, etcbibliotheca, archivum

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A BOOK-HOARD, a library or receptacle for books, papers, etc; bibliotheca, archivum Bóchord [MS. boochord] bibliotheca vel armarium vel archivum, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 4; Wrt. Voc. 58, 47

Linked entries: bóc-fóder booc-hord

bóc-lár

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-lár, e; f.

Book-learning, learningdoctrina

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[lár lore, learning] Book-learning, learning; doctrina Blind biþ se láreów, gif hé ða bócláre ne cann blind is the teacher, if he know not book-learning, L. Ælf. C. 23; Th. ii. 352, 6

bóc-cest

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cest, e; f.

A book-chest, book-shop, taverntaberna

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[cest, cyst a chest] A book-chest, book-shop, tavern; taberna Bóccest taberna, Ælfc. Gl. 17; Som. 58, 89; Wrt. Voc. 22, 7

bóc-sumnes

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-sumnes, -ness, e; f.

Obedience, pliantness, BUXOMNESSobedientiapliableness

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Obedience, pliantness, BUXOMNESS; obedientia

Linked entry: búh-somnes

bóc-tǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-tǽcing, e; f: bóc-talu, e; f.

Book-teaching, a book of decrees, writings, the scriptures, holy writ, the BibleScripta Lambardo; Sacra Scriptura Bromto: rectius fortasse Sacri Canones, vel Liber Judicialis,

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Book-teaching, a book of decrees, writings, the scriptures, holy writ, the Bible; Scripta Lambardo; Sacra Scriptura Bromto: rectius fortasse Sacri Canones, vel Liber Judicialis, Lye Be bóctǽcinge ex scriptis, L. C. S. 35; Wilk. 140, 3. Be bóctale by

Linked entries: tǽcing bóc-talu

bod-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
bod-scipe, es; m.

A message, an embassy, a commandmentnuntium, mandatum

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[bod a command, scipe] 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

bóc-ung

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-ung, e; f.

A BOOKING, a setting down in a bookinscriptio

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A BOOKING, a setting down in a book; inscriptio

bóc-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-wudu, m.

BEECH-WOODlocus fagis consitus

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BEECH-WOOD; locus fagis consitus On bócwuda in the beech-wood, Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 11; Rä. 41, 106

bóc-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-scyld, es; m.

A beechen shieldfagineum scutum

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[bóc a beech-tree, scyld a shield] 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

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-treów, es; n.

A beech-treefagusfagus

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A beech-tree; fagus Bóc-treów fagus, Wrt. Voc. 79, 76

bóc-rǽdere

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-rǽdere, es; m.

A reader of books, a readerlector

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A reader of books, a reader; lector, Cot. 126

Linked entry: rǽdere

bóc-rǽding

book-reading, reading

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book-reading, reading

boh-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
boh-scyld, es; m.

A shoulder shieldad humerum clypeus

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A shoulder shield; ad humerum clypeus, Æthelst. Test. Mann. = bóc-scyld, q. v

bon-gár

(n.)
Grammar
bon-gár, es; m. [bana, ban a killer, death? gár a spear]

A death-spearletifera hasta

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A death-spear; letifera hasta, Beo. Th. 4066; B. 2031

Linked entry: ban-gár