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mere-bát

(n.)
Grammar
mere-bát, es; m.

A sea-boat

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A sea-boat, Andr. Kmbl. 492; An. 246

pistol-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
pistol-bóc, f.
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A book containing the Epistles Hé ( the priest ) sceal habban ða wǽpna tó ðam gástlícum weorce ... ðæt synd ða hálgan béc, saltere and pistolbóc, godspellbóc and mæssebóc, L. Ælfc. C. 21 ; Th. ii. 350, 11-13. Hé ( bishop Leofric) hæfþ ðiderynn (St. Peter's

godspell-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
godspell-bóc, e; f.
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A copy of the gospels Saltere and pistolbóc and godspellbóc a psalter, a copy of the epistles, and a copy of the gospels, L. Ælf. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13

seax-ben

Grammar
seax-ben, seax-benn,

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seonoþ-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
seonoþ-bóc, f.
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A book containing the decrees of a synod Hié on monegum senoþum monegra menniscra misdǽda bóte gesetton, and on monega senoþbéc hý writon, hwǽr ánne dóm, hwǽr óðerne, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 15

seonu-ben

(n.)
Grammar
seonu-ben, seonu-benn, e; f.
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A wound or injury of a sinew Seonobennum seóc crippled. Exon. Th. 328, 17; Vy. 19. v. next word

ge-bed

Grammar
ge-bed, <b>; I.</b> in l. 3 for 236 l. 23 b,
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and add Ásende hé tó Basilie biddende ꝥ hé þone geyrsodon cásere þurh his gebedu gelíðgode, Hml. S. 3, 194

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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BETTER; melius Ðá acsode he, to hwylcum tíman him bet wǽre interrogabat ergo horam ab eis in qua melius habuerit, Jn. 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

Linked entries: a-bet bett

bide

prayora

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pray; ora Bide ðínne fæder ora tuum patrem, Mt. Bos. 6, 6;

bién-codd

(n.)

beanpod

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beanpod, Lk. Foxe 15, 16

bige

(n.)
Grammar
bige, es; n? [bycgan, bicgan to buy]

A buying, exchange, commerce, trafficemptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus

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A buying, exchange, commerce, traffic; emptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus Gif gebyrige ðæt for neóde heora hwilc wið úre bige habban wille, oððe we wið heora, mid yrfe and mid ǽhtum, ðæt is to þafianne if it happen that from necessity any of them

Linked entry: byge

bíge

(n.)
Grammar
bíge, es; m.

A bending, turning, bend, an angle, a cornerflexus, sinus, angulus

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A bending, turning, bend, an angle, a corner; flexus, sinus, angulus Se engel eóde into ánum nyrwette, ðe he ne mihte forbúgan on náðere healfe, forðamðe ðǽr nán bíge næs angelus ad locum angustum transivit, ubi nec ad dexteram nec ad sinistram poterat

bile

(n.)
Grammar
bile, es; m?

A BILL, beak of a bird, a proboscisrostrum, proboscis = πρoβoσκίs

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A BILL, beak of a bird, a proboscis, the fore part of a ship; rostrum, proboscis = πρoβoσκίs Bile rostrum, Wrt. Voc. 77, 26. Ylpes bile vel wrót an elephant's proboscis, Ælfc. Gl. 18; Som. 58, 128; Wrt. Voc. 22, 42

bíle

(n.)

a bile, carbuncle, soreulcus

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a bile, carbuncle, sore; ulcus, Som. Lye

bile-hwít

(adj.)
Grammar
bile-hwít, adj. [bile the beak, hwít white, referring to the beaks of young birds, then to their nature, Junius]

Simple, sincere, honest, without fraud or deceit, meek, mild, gentlesimplex, mitis

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Simple, sincere, honest, without fraud or deceit, meek, mild, gentle; simplex, mitis Arnwi munec wæs swíðe gód man and swíðe bilehwít monk Arnwi was a very good man and very meek, Chr. 1041; Erl. 169, 12

bile-hwítlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
bile-hwítlíce, adv.

Honestly, simplyhoneste, simpliciter

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Honestly, simply; honeste, simpliciter Andswarede Dryhthelm bilehwítlíce, forðon he wæs bylehwítre gleáwnesse and gemetfæstre gecynde man Drycthelme respondebat simpliciter, erat namque homo simplicis ingenii ac moderatæ naturæ, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 30

Linked entry: bylwet-líce

bill-gesliht

(n.)
Grammar
bill-gesliht, -geslyht
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a clashing of swords, Chr. 937; Th. 205, 35; Æðelst. 45

biór

(n.)

beer

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beer, Prov. 31

birc-holt

(n.)
Grammar
birc-holt, es; n.

A birch holt or grovebetuletum

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A birch holt or grove; betuletum

bírg-nes

(n.)
Grammar
bírg-nes, -ness

a taste

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a taste, Cot. 97