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-swǽc

(suffix)
Grammar
-swǽc, v. bí-swǽc, Ps. Rdr. 40, 10. Cf. bí-swic.

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bútú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
bútú, [bú = bá both, tú = twá two]
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Both; ambo Ðonne beóþ bútú gehealden then both [the two] shall be preserved, Mk. Bos. 2, 22. Ðá bútú abulgon Isaace and Rebeccan then both [the two] were a grief to Isaac and Rebecca, Gen. 26, 35: Lk. Bos. l, 6, 7.

Linked entries: bútá búte

BÍTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍTAN, part. bítende; ic bíte, ðú bítest, bítst, he bíteþ, bítt, bít, pl. bítaþ; p. ic, he bát, ðú bite, pl. biton; pp. biten.

to BITE with the teethmordereto cut, woundcædere, vulnerarediscerperefindere, perforare

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to BITE with the teeth; mordere Ic bíte mordeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 10. Monnan ic ne bíte nymþe he me bíte I bite no man unless he bite me, Exon. 125 a; Th. 482, 9, 10; Rä. 66, 5.

Linked entries: a-bítan bát

blinnan

Grammar
blinnan, [= be-linnan].

to cease

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Blinn (blin, R.) ꝥ ðú gefoeda ðá suno sinite saturari filios, Mk. L. 7, 27. with prep. Ne hé óhte þý má blan (bleon, v. l.) fram gearwunge þæs síðfætes nec a praeparando itinere cessare uolebat, Bd. 5, 9; Sch. 593, 21.

BIDDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BIDDAN, ic bidde, ðú biddest, bidst bitst, he biddeþ, bit, byt, bitt, pl. biddaþ; impert. bide, pl. biddaþ; p. ic, he bæd, ðú bǽde, pl. bǽdon; pp. beden : followed by an acc. of the person, or by the prep. to, and a gen. of the thing; v. trans.

To ask, pray, intreat, beseech, BID, order, requirepetere, poscere, orare, quærere, precari, deprecari, rogare, postulare, præcipere, requirere

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Gif he byt fisces if he ask for a fish, Lk. Bos. 11, 11. Bide me postula a me, Ps. Th. 2, 8. Hí dóþ swá ic bidde they do as I bid, Beo. Th. 2467; B. 1231. He bæd him hláfas wyrcan he bade him make loaves, Cd. 228; Th. 307, 1; Sat. 673.

smǽran

(v.)
Grammar
smǽran, (?); p. de

To laugh at, deride

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To laugh at, deride Gehlógun ł smérdon (be-smerdon? cf. besmeradun in Rush.) hine deridebant eum Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 24

búfan

(adv.)
Grammar
búfan, búfon [be-ufan]; adv.

Above, beforesuprasupra

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Above, before; supra Be ðære búfan sǽd wæs de qua supra dictum est, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 13: Mt. Rush. Stv. 2, 9

leoþu-bíge

(adj.)
Grammar
leoþu-bíge, -bíg; adj.

humblemeek

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Flexible at the joints, humble; meek Ðá wearþ ðæt hálige líc hál on eorþan gemét liþebíge on limum the holy body was found in the earth sound, and with the limbs not yet stiff, Homl. Th. ii. 152, 33. Ic gesette eów sóðe gebysnunge, ðæt eówer ǽlc sceole

Linked entry: liþe-bíge

billere

(n.)
Grammar
billere, (,bil-here ?; pl. bil-hergas)
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a plant name (v. 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

Linked entry: bil-hergas

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
  • :
  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
  • :
  • Bt. F. 116, 17
  • :
  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
  • :
  • Ps. L. 113, 3
  • :
  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
  • .]

to fleeto fleeto run awayto pass awayto flyto run away fromto avoidto declineto avoideschew

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Oft ðæt yfel ðæt forholen bið, hit bið fleónde plerumque culpa, dum absconditur, effugatur, Past. 427, 22. of that which is fugitive, elusive, transitory Þes middangeard flýhþ from ús, and wé him fleóndum fylgeaþ, Bl. H. 115, 17.

bile-witlíce

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

Simplyinnocentlyuprightlygently

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Bielwitlíce (bile- ?, bil-, v. l.) libban simpliciter vivere, 239, 22. Ðætte sé libbe getreówlíce, sé ðe bilwitlíce libbe qui ambulat simpliciter, ambulat confidenter, 243, 12. Hé sylfa mé geandette swíþe bilwitlíce (simpliciter), Gr. D. 242, 5

stealcian

(v.)
Grammar
stealcian, v. be-stealcian,
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bedd

(v.)
Grammar
bedd, = bid, bidd ; impert. of biddan.

bidcommand

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bid, command,Lev. 6, 20

ofer-cæfed

(adj.; part.)

covered with ornamental work

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covered with ornamental work Ofercæfedu innexa, Germ. 394, 353. Cf.be-cæfed falerata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 67; cæfing discriminale (ornamentum capitis mulieris, Wülck. Gl. 656, 13), 141, 1

Linked entry: cæfian

westan-súþan

(n.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
westan-súþan, in be-westansúþan
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to the south-west Be-westansúðan Corinton, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 10, 24, 27

Linked entry: be-westan-súþan

bifian

(v.)
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Wlfst. 227, 14: 228, 31: Bl. H. 57, 20. Fryhtendo ł bib*-*giende trementes, Rtl. 122, 16. Add

solcen

Grammar
solcen, v. a-, be-solcen

Linked entry: be-solcen

-twih

(suffix)
Grammar
-twih, (-twíh ?). v. be-twih.

binnan

(prep.)
Grammar
binnan, [be-innan]; prep. dat. acc.

Within, in, intointra, infra, in

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Within, in, into; intra, infra, in Ðe binnan ðam fæstenne wǽran who were within the fastness, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 97, 39: Mt. Bos. 2, 16. Gyt ne com se Hǽlend binnan ða ceastre nondum Iesus venerat in castellum, Jn. Bos. 11, 30

Linked entry: be-innan

begannes

Grammar
begannes, l. be-gánnes,
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and substitute: Celebration Begánnes ka-lende, Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 38. v. preceding word