árleás-nes
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Ongeán þǽre árfæstnysse hé sylð árleásnysse, Wlfst. 59, 16. Hwilc mán and hwilce árleásnesse se unrihtwísa cásere worhte, Bt. 16, 4; F. 58, 2. Add
án-nes
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Dele , and add: unity (as opposed to separation) Þá gód ealle on ánnesse bióþ, and sió ánnes bið on écnesse . . . Sió ánnes and sió gódnes án þing sié, Bt. 34, 9; F. 146, 23-33. union (as opposed to disagreement) Hú mycel gód is ðǽr ðǽr gebróðru beóð
án-nihte
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One day old Ácenned on ánnihtne móna[n], Lch. iii. 160, 18. Ánnihte, 176, 16
an-wealda
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Hé wæs swá milde swá him nán onwald (an-wealda, v. l. ) næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254, 22. Add
á-melcan
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To milk Nim gáte meoluc, þonne hió furþum ámolcen sié, Lch. ii. 188, 12. Níwan ámolcene, 202, 16. [O. H. Ger. ar-melchan.]
be-geát
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in Laym.). attainment, acquisition For begeáte þæs écan lífes, Hml. Th. i. 240, 7: ii. 70, 22. For begeáte obtentu, An. Ox. 2698: 3915. what is acquired, possessions, property Cýð mildheortnysse earmum mannum mid þínum begeáte, Hml. Th. ii. 104, 27.
behát-land
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A promised land Gelǽddum his folce tó þám behátlande perducto ad terram repromissionis populo, Gr. D. 204, 12
be-hindan
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Behindon forlǽtan, Nar. 7, 3, Stód bihianda stans retro, Lk. L. 7, 38. Cwom bihianda venit retro, Mk. L. 5, 27. Behianda (bihionda R.), Lk. L. 8, 44
be-hóf
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behoof, need, use ꝥ hé ǽnne scylling hæfde tó his ágenum behófe (nytte,v. l.) ut unum solidum in expensis propriis haberet, Gr. D. 158, 23. Hé sende æfter pallium tó arꝥ. behóue ( ad opus ), Chr. 780; P. 52, 14. ꝥ need, want Tó behófe ad indigentiam
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bí-genga
an inhabitant ⬩ a cultivator ⬩ cultor ⬩ a worshipper
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Ðá bígengean þæs londes incolae regionis ejus, Nar. 5, 26. Biggengan, Bl. H. 209, 3. Bígengcan, Guth. 20, 14. a cultivator Hé cwæð tó þæs wíngeardes biggengan (bígencga cultorem, Lk. L. 13, 17) ... Se biggenga him andwyrde, Hml. Th. ii. 408, 2-5.
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billere
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N. E. D., D. D. bilders) Billere bibulta (in a list of plant names), Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 29: ii. 11, 58. Billeru, 102, 4. Bilhergas bibultum, 126, 7
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bindan
to bind ⬩ to fasten to ⬩ knit
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Hé nam Simeon and band hine tollens Simeon et ligans, Ger. 42, 24. to be a bond on :-- Bundan nodarent (vincla pios lacertos), Wrt.
birgan
to taste
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Ic ꝥ wæter bergde aquam gustavi, Nar. 8, 28, 30. Seó swétnes ðe ic ǽr byrigde (bregde, v. l.) (degustans ), Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 625, 12. Úser Drihten gallan berigde, Angl. xi. 173, 3. Bergað gustate, Ps. Srt. 33, 9.
birhtan
to shine
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to shine, literal Eall mín weorod for ðǽre micelnesse ðæs goldes scán and berhte, Nar. 7, 15. Byr[htende] coruscans, An. Ox. 4203. figurative Hé beforan manna eágum swá manigum wundrum sceán and berhte, Guth. 90, 11.
birn-sweord
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A flaming sword God his byrnsweord getýhþ and þás world ealle þurhslyhþ, Bl. H. 109, 34
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bisceop
under
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Se bisceop þǽre stówe antistes oraculi (in India), Nar. 26, 27. Him (Philip ) þá biscepas sǽdon þæt ealle godas him irre wǽren, Ors. 3, 7; S. 144, 4.
be-spǽtan
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N. E. D. be-spete) Hí hine bespǽtton (coeperunt conspuere eum, Mk. 14, 65), Hml. Th. ii. 248, 24
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be-sparrad
To bolt ⬩ shut up
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N. E. D. besjar) Bisparrad oppilatae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 68. Bespar*-*rade, 63, 47. Substitute:
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be-swíc
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Biswic decipula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 15 : supplantatio, Kent. Gl. 347. Tó biswice weorðan offendiculum fieri, Past. 451, 33. Him Arpellas tó beswice wearð Arpellas had played him false, Ors. 1. 12; S. 54, 10. Bútan ǽlcen brǽde oððe beswice, C. D. ii. 58
be-swincan
to labour at
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Nim þín gold, þe lǽs þe hit þé losige ꝥ þú lange beswunce, 12, 219. to labour at, perform with labour Beswanc desudat, An. Ox. 8, 257.