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be-bycgean

(v.)
Grammar
be-bycgean, -bycgan ; part. -bycgende ; p. -bohte; pp. -boht

To sellto set or put to salevendere

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To sell, to set or put to sale; vendere On gold bebycgean to sell for gold, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 39. Iudas bebohte bearn wealdendes on seolfres sinc Judas sold the child of the Almighty for a heap of silver, Cd. 226; Th. 301, 5; Sat. 577 : Ps. Th. 43,

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borh

paymentsuretyshipsecurityloandebt

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H. 41, 13. lending on security; what is so lent, loan, debt of a borrower : Borh foenus, borge fenore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 23, 24. Borg, 108, 42. Borg vel lǽn fenus, i. lucrum, usura, 148, 23.

bold-getæl

a districtprovince

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The collection of habitations subject to some single authority, a district, province Of dǽlum þæs boldgetales (bolt-geteles, v. l.) þe hátte Apaulie provinciae Apuliae partibus, Gr. D. 185, 23.

-bald

(suffix)
Grammar
-bald, -bold;

Boldcourageoushonourableaudaxvirtuosus

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Eádbald happily bold, from eád or eádig and bald

cyrde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cyrde, pl. cyrdon turned, returned, Lk. Bos. 14, 21: Jn. Bos. 6, 66; p.
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of cyrran

a-bicgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bicgan, p. -bohte; pp. boht; v. a. [a, bycgan to buy]

To buypay forrecompenseemereredimere

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To buy, pay for, recompense; emere, redimere Gif fríman wið fríes mannes wlf geligeþ, his wérgelde abicge if a freeman lie with a freeman's wife, let him buy her with his wergeld, i. e.price, L. Ethb. 31; Th. i. 10, 7

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fóre-scyttels

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-scyttels, es; m. [fóre, scyttels a bolt, bar]

A fore-boltbarrepāgŭlum

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A fore-bolt, bar; repāgŭlum Ðæt ǽnig elda meahte swá fæstlíce fórescyttelsas ó inhebban that any one should ever raise up such firm bars, Exon. 12 a; Th. 20, 4; Cri. 312

bytta

(n.)
Grammar
bytta, bottles, Mt. Bos. 9, 17; pl.
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of byt

dealf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dealf, dug, Mt. Bos. 25, 18; p.
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of delfan

fered

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fered, carried,
  • Lk. Bos. 24, 51
  • ;
pp.
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of ferian

búh

(v.)
Grammar
búh, impert. of búgan to bow, turn

turn

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turn Búh fram yfle diverte a malo, R. Ben. in proœm.

fét

(v.)
Grammar
fét, feeds,
  • Mt. Bos. 6, 26
, = fédeþ;
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3rd sing. pres. of fédan

bona

(n.)
Grammar
bona, an; m.

A killerinterfector

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A killer; interfector Se wites bona the destroyer of the mind [the devil], Exon. 11 b; Th. 17, 3; Cri. 264. Fugel-bona a bird killer, 79 b; Th. 298, 5; Crä. 80

born

(v.)

burnt

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burnt; p. of beornan Forðonðe se Godes wer stronglíce innon born mid ðý fýre godcundre lufan quia vir Dei igne divinæ caritatis fortiter ardebat, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 30

brægd-boga

(n.; part.)
Grammar
brægd-boga, an; m. [brægd, p. of bregdan
to draw, bend,
brægd
deceit
; boga
a bow
]

to draw, bend,deceita bowA drawnbent bowa deceitful or fraudulent bowarcus incurvatus vel fraudulentus

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A drawn or bent bow, a deceitful or fraudulent bow; arcus incurvatus vel fraudulentus He in folc Godes forþ onsendeþ of his brægdbogan biterne strǽl he [the devil] sendeth forth, amongst God's people, the bitter arrow from his deceitful bow, Exon. 19

BACAN

(v.)
Grammar
BACAN, ic bace, ðú bacest, bæcest, bæcst, becest, becst, he baceþ, bæceþ, beceþ, pl. bacaþ; p. ic, he bóc, ðú bóce, pl. bócon; pp. bacen; v. a.

To BAKEtorrerepinserecoquere

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To BAKE; torrere, pinsere, coquere Fíf bacaþ on ánum ofene quinque in uno clibano coquant, Lev. 26, 26. Hí bócon melu coxerunt farinam, Ex. 12, 39

BOLD

(n.)
Grammar
BOLD, es; n.

a building, dwelling, houseædificium, domicilium, domusa superior house, hall, castle, palace, templeaula, palatium, ædesa builder

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Ðǽr ic wíc báge, bold mid bearnum where I inhabit a dwelling, a house with children, Exon. 104 b; Th. 396, 23; Rä. 16, 9. Bold wæs betlíc the building was excellent [good-like], Beo. Th. 3854; B. 1925.

dorste

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dorste, pl. dorston durst, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 30: 4, 11; Bos. 97, 14; p.
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ofdurran

BORH

(n.)
Grammar
BORH, g. borges; d. borge; acc. borh; pl. nom. acc. borgas; g. a; d. um; m.

a security, pledge, loan, bailfœnusa person who gives security, a surety, bondsman, debtorfidejussor, debitor

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Abere se borh ðæt he aberan scolde let the borh bear that he ought to bear, L. Edg. ii. 6; Th. i. 268, 9. On his ágenon borge on his own security, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, 10. Gif ðú feoh to borge selle if thou give money on loan, L.

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