bi-healdan
to hold by or near, guard, observe, preserve ⬩ tenere, inhabitare, custodire, servare, præservare ⬩ to see, look on, behold ⬩ videre, intueri, aspicere
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to hold by or near, guard, observe, preserve; tenere, inhabitare, custodire, servare, præservare Ðǽr se ánhaga eard bihealdeþ there the lonely [bird] holds its dwelling, Exon. 57 a; Th. 203, 21; Ph. 87.
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bi-hófian
To have need of, to need, require ⬩ egere, indigere
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To have need of, to need, require; egere, indigere,Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 33; Gú. 332
biliþ
An image, a representation, resemblance, likeness, pattern, example ⬩ imago, effigies
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An image, a representation, resemblance, likeness, pattern, example; imago, effigies Biliþe wǽron eorlas Ebréa the men were the images [likenesses] of the Hebrews, Cd. 187; Th. 232, 7, note a
bí-lage
A BYE-LAW ⬩ lex privata
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A BYE-LAW; lex privata,Chr. W. Thorn. an. 1303
bil-swæþ
A bill or sword track
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A bill or sword track Bilswaðu blódige bloody sword tracks, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 27; Exod. 329
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bi-nom
deprived
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deprived, Exon. 100 a; Th. 378, 15; Deór. 16: 37 b; Th. 122, 30; Gú. 313, = be-nam, -námon; Similar entries p. of be-niman
birc-holt
A birch holt or grove ⬩ betuletum
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A birch holt or grove; betuletum
bisceop-setl
a bishop's seat or residence ⬩ sedes episcopalis ⬩ a bishopric ⬩ episcopatus
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[bisceop a bishop, setl a seat]. a bishop's seat or residence; sedes episcopalis Sæt he ðæt bisceopsetl xxxvii wintra and six mónaþ and feówertyne dagas he occupied the episcopal residence thirty-seven [of] years [winters] and six months and fourteen
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bi-settan
To set, beset, surround ⬩ inserere, circumdare
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Mid wyrtum se wilda fugel his nest biseteþ útan the wild bird surrounds its nest without with herbs, 63 b; Th. 233, 26; Ph. 530
bismer-word
A disgraceful or abusive word, reproach, insult ⬩ ignominiosum vel contumeliosum verbum, opprobrium, insultatio
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A disgraceful or abusive word, reproach, insult; ignominiosum vel contumeliosum verbum, opprobrium, insultatio
bi-swícan
To deceive, seduce ⬩ decipere, seducere
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To deceive, seduce; decipere, seducere Ic Néron biswác [MS. bisweac] I deceived Nero, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 25; Jul. 302
bit-mǽlum
Piecemeal, by bits ⬩ mordicus
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Piecemeal, by bits; mordicus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 5
bi-þearf
I need
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ic I need,Exon. 76 a; Th. 285, 17; Jul. 715
bitol
A bridle ⬩ frænum
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A bridle; frænum On gewealde and bitole ceácan heora gebind in camo et fræno maxillas eorum constringe, Ps. Spl. 31, 12
Linked entry: biótul
bí-word
A BYEWORD, proverb ⬩ proverbium
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[be, bí by, word a word] A BYEWORD, proverb; proverbium Man segþ [seið MS.] to bíworde, 'hæge sitteþ ða æceras dǽleþ' man saith for a proverb, 'the hedge abides which fields divides,' Chr. 1130; Erl. 259, 13. Bíword, bíwyrd proverbium, Cot. 157
BLÆC
Ink ⬩ atramentum ⬩ ink ⬩ ink ⬩ ink ⬩ ink ⬩ atramentum
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Ink; atramentum Ðæt hí habban blæc and bócfel that they have ink and parchment, L. Edg. C. 3; Th. ii. 244, 11. Blæc atramentum, Wrt. Voc. 47, 3
blæc-teru
Black-tar, tar, naphtha, a sort of bituminous fluid ⬩ pix fluida, naphtha
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Black-tar, tar, naphtha, a sort of bituminous fluid; pix fluida, naphtha, Som
blǽd-dæg
A prosperousor happy day ⬩ prosperitatis dies, faustus dies
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A prosperousor happy day; prosperitatis dies, faustus dies Ðǽr we mótun brúcan blǽddaga where we may enjoy prosperous days, Exon. 65 b; Th. 242, 16; Ph. 674: Cd. 60; Th. 73, 7; Gen. 1201
bleó-bord
A coloured table on which games of chess are played ⬩ tabula colorata in qua prœlia latronum luduntur
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[bleoh, bleó colour, bord a table] A coloured table on which games of chess are played; tabula colorata in qua prœlia latronum luduntur (Ettm. p. 311) Dryhten dǽleþ sumum gúþe blǽd, sumum tæfle cræft, bleóbordes gebregd the Lord allots to one success
BLÍCAN
to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle ⬩ lucere, fulgere, coruscare, micare ⬩ to shine by exposure, as the bones ⬩ denudando in conspectum dari ⬩ apparere ⬩ pallescere ⬩ fulgere ⬩ pallescere ⬩ I shine ⬩ to shine
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to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle; lucere, fulgere, coruscare, micare Ðú ðære gyldnan gesihst Hierusalem weallas blícan thou seest the walls of the golden Jerusalem shine, Salm. Kmbl. 469; Sal. 235: Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 10; Ph. 95. Móna swá
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