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blód-siht

(n.)
Grammar
blód-siht, e; f.

Allowing of bloodsanguinis profluviumblooda flowing, flux

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Allowing of blood; sanguinis profluvium

blód-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
blód-wyrt, e; f.

BLOODWORT or bloody-dock from its red veins and stemsrumex sanguineus

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BLOODWORT or bloody-dock from its red veins and stems; rumex sanguineus, Lin

bold-getimber

(n.)
Grammar
bold-getimber, gen. -getimbres; pl. nom. acc. -getimbru; n.

The timber of a houseædificii tignum

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The timber of a house; ædificii tignum Leóht [fýr] briceþ and bærneþ boldgetimbru light [fire] breaketh and burneth the timbers of the house, Salm. Kmbl. 826; Sal. 412

bord-weall

(n.)
Grammar
bord-weall, es; m.

A board-wall, a shieldscutorum agger, testudo, clypeus

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A board-wall, a shield; scutorum agger, testudo, clypeus He bræc ðone bordweall he broke through the board-wall, Byrht. Th. 139, 60; By. 277: Beo. Th. 5952; B. 2980

Linked entry: weall

bord-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
bord-wudu, m.

Shield-wood, a shieldclypei lignum, clypeus

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Shield-wood, a shield; clypei lignum, clypeus, Beo. Th. 2490; B. 1243

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

síþ-boda

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-boda, an ; m.
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One who announces that a journey or march is to begin, applied to the pillar of cloud, Cd. Th. 193, 21 ; Exod. 250

stán-boga

(n.)
Grammar
stán-boga, an; m.
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A natural stone arch Hé geseah stondan stánbogan, streám út ðonan brecan of beorge, Beo. Th. 5083; B. 2545. Seah on enta geweorc hú ða stánbogan ( of the cave within the rock ) stapulum fæste éce eorðreced innan healde, 5429; B. 2718

sweord-bora

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-bora, an; m.
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one who bears a sword for his own use, a swordsman Sweord spata vel pugio, swyrdbora spatarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 8. Swurdbora, 84, 13. Swurdboran (gladiatorem) hine gewordene gesihþ if (in a dream) he sees himself become a gladiator, Lchdm. iii. 204,

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

þunor-bodu

(n.)

a gilthead

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a gilthead (a kind of fish) Ðunorbodu sparus, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 71 (in a list 'nomina piscium')

Linked entry: bodu

un-boht

(adj.)

unboughtfree

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unbought, free Unboht ł unceáped gratis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 8. Sacleás ł unsynnig ł unbocht gratis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 15, 25

Linked entry: un-ceáped

weoðo-bán

Similar entry: wiþo-bán

wíc-bora

Similar entry: wíg-bora

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

wróht-bora

(n.)
Grammar
wróht-bora, an; m.

an accuserinformer

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an accuser, informer, Similar entries v. wroht, I Wróhtbora delator, Wrt. Voc. i. 49, 19. Ðonne wróhtbora (the devil) in folc Godes forð onsendeþ biterne strǽl, Exon. Th. 47, 31 ; Cri. 763. one who brings false accusations, a malicious person. Similar

Linked entries: wróht-bera wróht

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

wóþ-bora

(n.)
Grammar
wóþ-bora, an ; m.

A (good) speakeroratorpoetprophetphilosopher

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A (good) speaker, orator, poet, prophet, philosopher Sum biþ wóðbora, giedda giffæst. Exon. Th. 295, 19 ; Crä. 35. Sægde sum wóðbora, Esaias 19, 18;Cri. 302. Ic wóðboran wordleána sum ágyfe æfter giedde, 489, 17 ; Rä. 78, 9. Micel is tó hycgenne wísum

Linked entry: sóþ-bora