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boga

an archa vault

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Add: bog (? cf. boga arcuum, An. Ox. 511). a (rain-) bow ꝥ heó þone heofonlican bogan mid hyre bleóge efenlæce, Lch. i. 284, 15. an arch, a vault : Fornix boga (-o) super columnis, Txts. 64, 453. Bígels, boga, incleofa camera, areas, fornax, Wrt.

ecg-bana

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-bana, -bona, an; m.

A sword-killer, murderer glădio cædens, occīsor

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Ecg-bona, 5006; B. 2506

borian

(v.)

to perforateTo bore into

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Þurhþýnde, bori[gende] transver-berans, An. Ox. 230. to insert into a hole bored Borige man on þám beáme stór and finol, Lch. i. 400, 19. intrans. To bore into : Dó þú mid þínum fingre swilce þú borige inn on þíne hand, Tech. ii. 123, 11

ge-béd-man

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd-man, -mannes; m.

A prayer-manone whose duty it is to prayone of the clergyworshipperōrātoradōrātor

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adōrātor He sceal hæbban gebéd-men and fyrdmen and weorcmen he must have prayer-men and soldiers and workmen, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 33, Sóþe gebéd-men gebiddap fæder on gáste and on sóþfæstnesse vēri adōrātōres adōrābunt Patrem in spīrĭtu et vērĭtāte, Jn, Bos

ge-béd-hús

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd-hús, es; n.

A prayer-housean oratoryhouse of prayerorātōriumdĕmus orātiōnis

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Bos. 11, 17. Godes cyrce is úre gebéd-hús God's church is our prayer-house, Homl. Th. ii. 584, 3

eorþ-cend

(v.)
Grammar
eorþ-cend, pp. [cend=cenned born]

Earth-bornterrĭgĕna

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Earth-born; terrĭgĕna Eorþ-cende terrĭgĕnæ, Ps. Spl. C. 48, 2

boren-nes

(n.)
Grammar
boren-nes, -ness, e; f. [boren born, -nes]

Birth, nativitypartus, nativitas

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Birth, nativity; partus, nativitas

ge-béd-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd-dagas, pl. m.

Prayer-daysLītănia mājorLītănia mĭnor

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Prayer-days; Lītănia mājor : this greater Litany is for St. Mark's day, and the Less Litany, Lītănia mĭnor, is for gang-dagas the Rogation days In Letănia mājōre : ðás dagas synd gehátene Letăniæ, ðæt sint, Gebéd-dagas on the greater Litany : these days

ge-béd-stów

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd-stów, e; f.

A prayer placeplace where prayers have been offeredan oratoryorātiōnis lōcusorātōrium

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A prayer place, place where prayers have been offered, an oratory; orātiōnis lōcus, orātōrium In ðære gebédstówe æfter ðon monige mægen and hǽlo tácen gefremede wǽron in cūjus lŏco orātiōnis innŭmĕræ virtūtes sanĭtātum noscuntur esse patrātæ, Bd. 3,

bel-hringes beácn

(n.)
Grammar
bel-hringes beácn, es; n.

A sign by bell-ringingsignum sonitu campanæ datum

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A sign by bell-ringing; signum sonitu campanæ datum R. Ben. 43

ge-béd-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd-rǽden, -rǽddenn,-réddenn, e; f.

The office of prayerprayerprecātiōnis offĭciumprĕces

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The office of prayer, prayer; precātiōnis offĭcium, prĕces Heó hí ealle eádmódlíce heora gebédrǽddenne bæd se omnium prĕcĭbus humĭlĭter commendāvit, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 34 : R. Ben. 52. Hí beóþ on ealdra eorþlícra gebédrǽdenne ðe Cristene wǽron they shall

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bel-hringes beácn

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Sóna swá þæt beácn þæs belhrincges gehýred bið, R. Ben. 67, 20. Add

BET

(adv.)
Grammar
BET, bett; [? from bet well; comp. betor better? contracted to bet; sup. betost contracted to betst, q. v.]

BETTERmelius

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Bos. 4, 52. Ðæt se hwǽte mǽge ðý bet weaxan that the wheat may grow the better, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 24. Hwonne his horse bett wurde till his horse should be better, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 34

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BEORNAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEORNAN, byrnan; ic beorne, byrne, ðú beornest, beornst, byrnest, byrnst, he beorneþ, beornþ, byrneþ, byrnþ, pl. beornaþ; p. ic, he bearn, barn, born, ðú burne, pl. burnon; pp. bornen.

To BURNbe on fireardereexarderecomburiTo BURNurerecomburere

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Hreðer innan born his spirit burned within Exon. 46 b; Th. 158, 18; Gú. 910. Him sorga burnon on breóstum sorrows burned in their breasts Cd. 37; Th. 48, 17; Gen. 777. Grammar BEORNAN, v. trans.

BIN

(n.)
Grammar
BIN, binn, e; f.

A manger, crib, BIN, hutchpræsepe, præsepium

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Bos. 2, 7, 12, 16: Exon. 18 b; Th. 45, 25; Cri. 724. On heora assena binne in the manger of their asses, Homl. Th. i. 30, 13, 31

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dǽd-bótnys

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bótnys, dǽd-bót-nyss,e e; f.

Penitence pœnitentia

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Penitence; pœnitentia, Scint. 9

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

berh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berh, p. of beorgan.

for bearh shunnedvitavit

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for bearh shunned; vitavit, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 28;

bie

be

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be, Mk. Lind. War. 10, 44, Similar entries for bió; subj. of bión to be

bió

I amshall be

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I am or shall be, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 24; Similar entries pres. of bión

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