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a-ýtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-ýtan, p. -ýtte; pp. -ýted [a from, ýtan = -utian to out]

To expeldrive outexpellere

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To expel, drive out; expellere He ðá a-ýtte ða Swegen út he then drove Sweyn out, Chr. 1047 ; Th. 304, 4, col. 2

azíma

(n.)
Grammar
azíma, orum; pl. n.

Unleavenedinfermentataazyma

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Se dæg azímorum dies azýmorum; ήμέρα τών άζύμων, Lk. Bos. 22, 7

Babilónia

(n.)

Babylon

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Grk, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 17

Babilónis

(n.)
Grammar
Babilónis, of Babylon, gen. Lat.
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Ps. Th. 86, 2

Babilónisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Babilónisc, def. se Babilónisca, seó, ðæt Babilónisce; adj.

BabylonishBabylōnĭcus

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Babylonish; Babylōnĭcus Dóhtor, seó Babilónisce wræcce [MS. babilonisca wræcca] filia Babilonis misera, Ps. Lamb. 136, 8

bacu

(n.)
Grammar
bacu, nom. acc. pl. of bæc

backs

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backs; me towendon heora bacu they turned their backs on me, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 29; Met. 2, 15

bæc-ern

(n.)
Grammar
bæc-ern, es; n. [bæc from bacan to bake, ern a place]

A baking-placea bakehousepistrinum

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A baking-place, a bakehouse; pistrinum, Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 110; Wrt. Voc. 34, 39

Linked entry: bæc-hús

bæcling

(adv.)
Grammar
bæcling, adv. Only used with on,

On the backbackwardsbehindretrorsum

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On the back, backwards, behind; retrorsum On bæcling retrorsum, Ps. Th. 113, 5. On bæclincg, 43, 12, 19. Cer ðé on bæcling turn thee behind me, Cd. 228; Th. 308, 26; Sat. 698

Linked entry: ears-ling

bæc-þearm

(n.)
Grammar
bæc-þearm, es; m.

The entrailsanuslonganon

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Voc. 283, 60. Bæcþearmas the bowels; extales, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 23. Bæcþearm vel snǽdel extales, Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71, 66; Wrt. Voc. 44, 48. Bæcþearmes útgang morbus, fortasse, ani procidentia; Som

Bæda-ford-scír

(n.)

Bedfordshire

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Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 267, 4, col. 2

bædd-ryda

(n.)
Grammar
bædd-ryda, an; m.

One bedriddenclinicus

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One bedridden; clinicus,Vit. Swith

bǽdel

(n.)

a beadle

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a beadle,Som. Lye

bǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
bǽdend, es; m.

A vehement or earnest persuadera solicitorstirrerimpulsor

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A vehement or earnest persuader, a solicitor, stirrer; impulsor, Cot. 115

bǽde-wég

(n.)
Grammar
bǽde-wég, -wíg, es; n.

A cuppoculum

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A cup; poculum Heó scencte bittor bǽde-wég she poured out the bitter cup, Exon. 47a; Th. 161, 13; . 958

Linked entry: wǽge

bǽdling

(n.)
Grammar
bǽdling, es; m. [from bǽdan to compel, solicit]

A carrier of letters or orderstabellarius

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A carrier of letters or orders; tabellarius,Som

bædzere

(n.)
Grammar
bædzere, bæzere, es; m: bezera, an; m.

A baptistbaptizerbaptista

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A baptist, baptizer; baptista Hie cwǽdun, sume Iohannes se bædzere illi dixerunt, alii Ioannem Baptistam, Mt. Rush. Stv. 16, 14: 3, 1

bæfta

(n.)
Grammar
bæfta, an; m.

The after partthe backtergum

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The after part, the back; tergum Ic geseah ðone bæftan I saw the back, Gen. 16, 13

bæftan

(prep.)
Grammar
bæftan, beftan; prep. dat. [be-æftan, q. v. ]

afterbehindpostponebehindwithoutsine

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after, behind; post, pone Gang bæftan me vade post me, Mt. Bos. 16, 23. behind, without; sine Bæftan ðam hláforde without the master, Ex. 22, 14

Linked entries: bæfta beftan be-æftan

bæftan

(adv.)
Grammar
bæftan, bæfta; adv. [be-æftan, q. v.]

Afterbehindhereafterafterwardspostea

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Mycel ðæs heres ðe mid hyre bæftan wæs much of the army that was behind with her, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 23

bǽl-blǽse

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-blǽse, an; f.

Blaze of a flameflammæ candor vel ardor

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Blaze of a flame; flammæ candor vel ardor, Exon. 42b; Th. 142, 22; . 648

Linked entry: blæse