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bodig

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bora

Similar entry: leóht-bora

bric-

(prefix)
Grammar
bric-, [= bricg], found in the compound bric-bót, q. v.

a bridge

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a bridge

-bald

(suffix)
Grammar
-bald, -bold;

Bold ⬩ courageous ⬩ honourable ⬩ audax ⬩ virtuosus

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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

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

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 BAKE ⬩ torrere ⬩ pinsere ⬩ coquere

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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

Linked entries: bacen bæcere bæcest bæceþ bæcst becest beceþ becst

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

cyric

(n.)
Grammar
cyric, a church. v. in the compounds cyric-ǽwe, -belle, -bóc, -bót, -bryce, -burh, -dór, -friþ, -fultum, -georn, -geriht, -griþ, etc.

Linked entry: cyric-ǽwe

eregende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
eregende, ploughing, Lk. Bos. 17, 7, = erigende; part.
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of erian, erigan

druncon

(v.)
Grammar
druncon, drank, Lk. Bos. 13, 26; p. pl.
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of drincan

ge-bígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bígan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. [ge-, bígan to bow, bend]

To bow ⬩ bend ⬩ turn ⬩ inflect or decline a part of speech ⬩ twist ⬩ bow down ⬩ humble ⬩ bring under ⬩ subdue ⬩ crush ⬩ flectĕre ⬩ inflectĕre ⬩ declīnāre ⬩ humiliāre

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To bow, bend, turn, inflect or decline a part of speech, twist, bow down, humble, bring under, subdue, crush; flectĕre, inflectĕre, declīnāre, humiliāre He hí to fulluhte gebígde he brought them to baptism, H. R. 101, 26.

Linked entries: -bígan ge-beágian ge-bégan

bord-weall

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Similar entries Cf. scild-weall Hí bord-weal clufan, heówan heaþolinde, Chr. 937; P. 106, 13. the side of a ship: Wiht (an iceberg) cwom æfter wǽge líðan . . . bord-weallas gróf, Rá. 34, 6

byrdest

(adj.)
Grammar
byrdest, se byrdesta the highest born, most noble, richest, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 36; sup.
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of byrde

eástro

(n.)
Grammar
eástro, easter, Mt. Bos. 26, 2; nom. acc. pl.
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of eáster

facade

(v.; part.)
Grammar
facade, acquired, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75, 28; p.
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of facian

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