Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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bacu

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

backs

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

BÆÞ

(n.)
Grammar
BÆÞ, es; pl. nom. acc. baðu; g. baða; d. baðum, baðan, baðon; n.

a BATH ⬩ balneum ⬩ balneatio ⬩ a font ⬩ fons lustralis

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a BATH; balneum, balneatio Bæþ háte weól the bath boiled [welled] with heat, Exon. 74a; Th. 277, 16; Jul. 581.

Linked entries: baða baðian baðo beþ baþian

bǽre

(n.)

a bier ⬩ feretrum

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a bier; feretrum, Wrt. Voc. 49, 26

-bæc

(suffix)
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baking

-bǽre

(suffix)
Grammar
-bǽre, es; n.
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Dele

BÁN

(n.)
Grammar
BÁN, baan, es; pl. bán; n.

A BONE ⬩ os

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A BONE; os Ðis ys nú bán of mínum bánum hoc nunc os ex ossibus meis, Gen. 2, 23. Moises nam Iosepes bán mid, him tulit Moyses ossa Ioseph secum, Ex. 13, 19: Cd. 9; Th. 12, 9; Gen. 182. Híg synt innan fulle deádra bána intus plena sunt ossibus mortuorum

Linked entries: baan bán-wærc bán-ece ban-snacan

bæd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bæd, pl. bǽdon

asked ⬩ besought

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asked, besought,Cd. 94; Th. 122, 12; Gen. 2025: 37; Th. 48, 24; Gen. 780;

bǽh

(n.)

a crown

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a crown,Ælflædæ Test

bærm

(n.)

a bosom ⬩ lap ⬩ sinus

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a bosom, lap; sinus,Som. Lye

bærn

(n.)

a barn

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a barn, Wrt. Voc. 84, 55

bæc

(n.)
Grammar
bæc, a brook, [v. N. E. D. bache. See E. S. xxix. 411.]

-bǽre

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-bǽre, adj.
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-bǽre

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-bǽre, adj.
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bár

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Add: , bǽr Mid báres tuxe, Lch. i. 244, 8. Bǽres flǽsc etan, iii. 144, 24: i. pp. 358-60

bát

(n.)
Grammar
bát, Dele: e, f., in first passage for Ðeós, l. Ðes, and add

a boat.

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a boat. Baat linter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 81. Bát, barca, i. 47, 62: 56, 10:, An. Ox. 5457: 4, 91. Þrié Scottas cómon on ánum báte bútan ǽlcum geréþrum . . . Se bát wæs geworht of þriddan healfre hýde, Chr. 891; P. 82, 18-22. Flota wæs on ýðum, bát under

basu

(adj.)
Grammar
basu, Add: , beasu, beosu
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Baeso, beoso(-u) finicia, Txts. 62, 411. Baso, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 46, 39, 4. Basu, hǽwen (or? basu-hǽwen) indicum, 49, 55. Beasu finicium, i. coccinum luteris, 148, 59. Baso popig astula regia, i. 66, 65. Mið basewium purpureo, Hpt. Gl. 436, 49.

baso

(n.)
Grammar
baso, basu, e; f.

Purple ⬩ purpura

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Purple; purpura, Cot. 85

Linked entry: basu

basu

(adj.)
Grammar
basu, g. m. n. -wes; f. -re: pl. nom. m. f. n. -we: def. m. se baswa; adj.

Purple ⬩ crimson ⬩ purpureus ⬩ phœ́niceus, ⬩ coccineus

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Purple, crimson; purpureus, phœ́niceus, coccineus Sum brún, sum basu part brown, part purple, Exon. 60a; Th. 218, 17; Ph. 296. Baswe bócstafas crimson characters, Cd. 210; Th. 261, 10; Dan. 724. Basu hǽwen of purple colour or hue, of scarlet or crimson

Linked entries: baso basuian beosu

baso

(n.)
Grammar
baso, basu, e; f.
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Dele, and see basu

bar

(n.)

a bear

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a bear. Dele

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