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bil-swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
bil-swæþ, gen. -swæðes, pl. nom. -swaðu; n.

A bill or sword track

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A bill or sword track Bilswaðu blódige bloody sword tracks, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 27; Exod. 329

bil-wetnes

(n.)

innocence

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innocence, Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 28

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

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

blác-hleór

(adj.)
Grammar
blác-hleór, adj.

Having a pale face, pale-faced, fairpallidus vel candidus genis

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[blác II. pale, hleór a face, cheek] Having a pale face, pale-faced, fair; pallidus vel candidus genis Sceolde monig bláchleór ides bifiende gán many a pale-faced damsel must trembling go, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 23-25; Gen. 1969, 1970: Judth. 11; Thw. 23,

ge-beod

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beod, es; n.

A prayersupplicationprĕces

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A prayer, supplication; prĕces Dæghwamlíce Drihtne béna and gebeoda borene beón sceoldan cotĭdie Domino prĕces offerri dēbērent, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 6. Gebeodo ðína deprecatio tua, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 13 : Rtl. 14, 36

ge-bén

(n.)

a prayingprayerprĕces

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a praying, prayer; prĕces, Ben. Lye. Hiora écelícum giboene eorum perpetua supplicatione, Rtl. 73, 38 : 74. 12

ge-bit

(n.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bit, -bitt, es; n. [ge-, biten, pp. of bitan to bite]

A bitingbiting togethergrindinggnashingmorsusstrīdor

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A biting, biting together, grinding, gnashing; morsus, strīdor Ðǽr biþ wóp and tóþa gebitt there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, Homl. Th. 126, 20

þǽr-big

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-big, adv.
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Thereby, by that (person or thing) Gif hwá gefare and nán bearn ne gestriéne, gif hé bróðor lǽfe, fó se tó his wífe. Gif hé ðonne bearn ðǽrbig(-bié, Cott. MSS., by the wife ) gestriéne, ðonne cenne hé ðæt ðam gefarenan bréðer ðe hié ǽr ǽhte, Past. 5;

Linked entry: be

weoðo-bán

Similar entry: wiþo-bán

word-beót

(n.)
Grammar
word-beót, es; n.

A promise

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A promise Ða com féran Freá tó Sarran swá hé self gecwæð, hæfde wordbeót leófum gelǽsted, Cd. Th. 167, 6; Gen. 2761. Wáciaþ wordbeót, Exon. Th. 469, 22; Hy. II, 6

wudu-bil

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-bil, wudu-bill, es; n.

A wood-bill

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A wood-bill Wudubil (uuidu-) folcis, Txts. 63. 834 : falcastrum, 836: Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, i. 5. Uudubil falcastrum, ferramentum curvum a similitudine folds vocatum, 146, 82

beg-beám

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Morarius begbeám morarius etiam celsa vocatur, mora haec commune nomen est bergena (cf. heorot-berge), Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, I. Cf. beger. Add

big-leofa

Grammar
big-leofa, -leofen.

Similar entry: bí-leofa

big-leofan

Grammar
big-leofan, l. big-leofian.

Similar entry: bí-leofian

big-spæc

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Dele

big-swic

Similar entry: be-swíc

big-swica

Similar entry: be-swica