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án-bíme

(adj.)
Grammar
án-bíme, adj.
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Made out of a single trunk Ánbýme scip trabaria, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 28

Linked entry: -bíme

and-bita

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Substitute Andbita, beorma azyma, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 5. Andbida, beorma (v. Mk. 14, 1), 74, 26. [Cf. O. H. Ger. int-pizzun refecerunt: im-piz refectio, prandium.] Cf. on-bítan

bile-witlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
bile-witlíce, (-hwit-, v. Dict.); adv.

Simplyinnocentlyuprightlygently

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Simply, with simplicity, innocently, uprightly, gently Hié nǽfre bilwitlíce willað monigean numquam clementer admonent, Past. 145, 1. Gif hwá gonge bilwitlíce (simpliciter ) treów tó ceorfanne, 165, 25: 167, 6. Bielwitlíce (bile- ?, bil-, v. l.) libban

bile-witness

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Biliwitnes (bil-, v. l.) and ánfealdnes weorca simplicitas actionis, Past. 243, 12. Bilewitnes simplicitas, i. puritas, An. Ox. 1827. Biluitnise modestia, Rtl. 105, 1: mansuetudo, 100, 11: lenitas, 111, 26. Biluitnises sinceritatis, 35, 19. Mid ðǽre culfran

birn-sweord

(n.)
Grammar
birn-sweord, es; n.
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A flaming sword God his byrnsweord getýhþ and þás world ealle þurhslyhþ, Bl. H. 109, 34

Linked entry: byrn-sweord

case-bill

(n.)
Grammar
case-bill, (cáser-?)
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a sceptre? Casebill clauam i. gestam̄ (for ? cáserbill gestamen; gestamen sceptrum, Migne: billus baculus, claua oblonga, ib.: so cáser-bill might be compared with cyne-gird), Germ. 394, 285

cweorn-bill

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For Cot. 125 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 43

ge-bild

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-bild, adj.
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Substitute: ge-bildan, ge-byldan; p. de; pp. ge-bild, ge-bilded. I. to embolden, encourage, give confidence to [Take here ge-byld,ge-bylded in Dict.] Mid þý mægne hé wæs gebælded (gestrangod, v. l.) of ðæs ælmihtigan Godes fultume qua virtute fretus

ge-bird

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-bird, ge-birde.
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bearded. Take here ge-byrd in Dict. grown up; pubes Gebierdne, þone æþelan geongan indolem (perhaps the passage glossed is: Pulcherrimam pubertatis indolem, Aid. 63, 25), Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 80. v. un-gebeard[e]

grist-bite

(n.)
Grammar
grist-bite, es; m.
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Gnashing of teeth In tóða gristbitum, Wlfst. 188, 5

Linked entries: bíte -bitian

hræd-bíta

Grammar
hræd-bíta, l. hræd-bita,
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and add Hræðbita blata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 53. Hræþbita, i. 281, 44

wudu-bill

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Sume dæge sealde hé him írengelóman, ꝥ is háten wudubill quadam die ei dari ferramentum jussit, quod ad falcis similitudinem falcastrum vocatur, Gr. D. 113, 18. Add

bile-wit

Similar entry: un-bilewit

bí-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
bí-swíc, es; m.

Deceitfraus

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Deceit; fraus, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 13

bí-swic

Grammar
bí-swic, (bi-), -swic-.

Similar entry: be-swíc

BEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓN, [bión], to beónne; part. beónde; ic beó [beóm], ðú bist, byst, he biþ, byþ, pl. beóþ; impert. beó, pl. beóþ; subj. beó, pl. beón

To BEexistbecomeessefieri

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To BE, exist, become; esse, fieri Hí ne tweódon férende beón to ðam écan lífe non dubitabant esse transituros ad vitam perpetuam Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 38, 18. Ðe ðǽr beón noldon who would not be there Byrht. Th. 137, 13; By. 185 : Exon. 100 a; Th. 376,

a-bit

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a-bit, pres. of a-biddan.

prays

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prays,Ex. 22, 14 ;

ge-bit

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bíd-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
bíd-fæst, adj. [bíd an abiding, delay; fæst fast, firm]

Stationary, firmstabilis

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Stationary, firm; stabilis Hyre fóta wæs bídfæst [biidfæst MS.] óðer one of its feet was stationary, Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 13; Rä. 57, 7

bíd-steal

(n.)
Grammar
bíd-steal, -steall, es; m. [bíd an abiding, delay; steal a stall, place]

A stand, haltstatio, mora

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A stand, halt; statio, mora He, beald in gebéde, bídsteal gifeþ he, bold in prayer, maketh a stand, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 29; Jul. 388. Ic eofore eom cénra, ðonne he, gebolgen, bídsteal giefeþ I am bolder than a wild boar, when he, enraged, makes a stand