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bist

art, shalt bees, eris,

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art, shalt be; es, eris, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 43: Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 28; 2nd pers. pres. and fut. of beón

bita

(n.)
Grammar
bita, an; m.

a BIT, morsel, piece, fragmentfrustum, buccellaanything that bites, a biter, an animalferus

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[biten; pp. of bítan to bite]. a BIT, morsel, piece, fragment; frustum, buccella Ne mihte hyra ǽlc ánne bitan of ðám gelæccan every one of them could not get a morsel, Homl. Th. i. 182, 10. Æfter ðam bitan post buccellam, Jn. Bos. 13, 27. anything that

bíte

(n.)
Grammar
bíte, es; m.

A BITE, pain, the biting or pain of a wound, a biting disease or cancermorsus, cancri morbus vel cancer

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[bítan to bite] A BITE, pain, the biting or pain of a wound, a biting disease or cancer; morsus, cancri morbus vel cancer Hyt ða wédendan bítas gehǽleþ it heals the maddening bites, Med. ex Quadr. 13, 7; Lchdm. i. 370, 14. Wið apan bíte for the bite

bitt

(n.)

a bottleuter

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a bottle; uter

blin

(n.)
Grammar
blin, blinn, e; f. [ = be-lin; v. linnan to cease]

A ceasing, rest, intermissioncessatio, intermissio

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A ceasing, rest, intermission; cessatio, intermissio Bútan blinne without ceasing; sine intermissione, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 20: Elen. Kmbl. 1648; El. 826

Linked entry: blinnende

blis

(n.)
Grammar
blis, bliss, blys, blyss, e; f. [contracted from blíþs, q. v. ]

BLISS, joy, gladness, exultation, pleasurelætitia, gaudium, exultatio, beatitasfriendship, kindness, benevolence, gracecomitas, benignitas, benevolentia, gratia

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BLISS, joy, gladness, exultation, pleasure; lætitia, gaudium, exultatio, beatitas Ne seó héhste blis nis on ðám flǽsclícum lustum the highest bliss is not in the fleshly lusts, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 5: Ps. Spl. 29, 6. On heofonum is singal blis in heaven

Linked entry: blíþs

blíð-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
blíð-heort, adj.

BLITHE of HEART, merry, joyfullætus corde, hilariskind of heart, mercifulbenignus corde, misericors

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BLITHE of HEART, merry, joyful; lætus corde, hilaris Hrefn blaca, blíðheort, bodode cuman beorhte sunnan the black raven, blithe of heart [merry], foretold, the coming of the bright sun, Beo. Th. 3608; B. 1802: Andr. Kmbl. 2526; An. 1264. Gefégon beornas

blíð-nes

(n.)
Grammar
blíð-nes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Joyfulness, enjoyment, a leaping for joy, exultation, mirthgaudium, exultatio, hilaritas

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Joyfulness, enjoyment, a leaping for joy, exultation, mirth; gaudium, exultatio, hilaritas Gif ðú nú atelan wilt ealle ða blíðnessa wið ðám unrótnessum if thou wilt now reckon all the enjoyments against the sorrows, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 22. On blíðnysse in

blió

(n.)
Grammar
blió, blioh

a colour, hue, complexion

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a colour, hue, complexion, Prov. 23: Bt. Met. Fox 31, 7; Met. 31, 4

bóc-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-gestreón, es; n.

A book-treasury, librarybibliotheca

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A book-treasury, library; bibliotheca He ðider micel bócgestreón and æðele begeat he acquired there a great and noble library, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 2

bóc-hord

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-hord, es; n.

A BOOK-HOARD, a library or receptacle for books, papers, etcbibliotheca, archivum

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A BOOK-HOARD, a library or receptacle for books, papers, etc; bibliotheca, archivum Bóchord [MS. boochord] bibliotheca vel armarium vel archivum, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 4; Wrt. Voc. 58, 47

Linked entries: bóc-fóder booc-hord

bóc-lár

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-lár, e; f.

Book-learning, learningdoctrina

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[lár lore, learning] Book-learning, learning; doctrina Blind biþ se láreów, gif hé ða bócláre ne cann blind is the teacher, if he know not book-learning, L. Ælf. C. 23; Th. ii. 352, 6

bóc-cest

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cest, e; f.

A book-chest, book-shop, taverntaberna

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[cest, cyst a chest] A book-chest, book-shop, tavern; taberna Bóccest taberna, Ælfc. Gl. 17; Som. 58, 89; Wrt. Voc. 22, 7

bóc-sumnes

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-sumnes, -ness, e; f.

Obedience, pliantness, BUXOMNESSobedientiapliableness

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Obedience, pliantness, BUXOMNESS; obedientia

Linked entry: búh-somnes

bóc-tǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-tǽcing, e; f: bóc-talu, e; f.

Book-teaching, a book of decrees, writings, the scriptures, holy writ, the BibleScripta Lambardo; Sacra Scriptura Bromto: rectius fortasse Sacri Canones, vel Liber Judicialis,

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Book-teaching, a book of decrees, writings, the scriptures, holy writ, the Bible; Scripta Lambardo; Sacra Scriptura Bromto: rectius fortasse Sacri Canones, vel Liber Judicialis, Lye Be bóctǽcinge ex scriptis, L. C. S. 35; Wilk. 140, 3. Be bóctale by

Linked entries: tǽcing bóc-talu

bod-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
bod-scipe, es; m.

A message, an embassy, a commandmentnuntium, mandatum

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[bod a command, scipe] A message, an embassy, a commandment; nuntium, mandatum Swá ic him ðisne bodscipe secge when I tell him this message, Cd. 27; Th. 35, 10; Gen. 552. Ðá hie Godes hæfdon bodscipe abrocen when they had broken God's commandment, 37

bóc-ung

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-ung, e; f.

A BOOKING, a setting down in a bookinscriptio

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A BOOKING, a setting down in a book; inscriptio

bóc-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-wudu, m.

BEECH-WOODlocus fagis consitus

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BEECH-WOOD; locus fagis consitus On bócwuda in the beech-wood, Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 11; Rä. 41, 106

bóc-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-scyld, es; m.

A beechen shieldfagineum scutum

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[bóc a beech-tree, scyld a shield] A beechen shield; fagineum scutum Ic ge-an [MS. geann] Siferþe mínes bócscyldes I give to Siferth my beechen shield, Th. Diplm. A. D. 938; 561, 5

bóc-treów

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-treów, es; n.

A beech-treefagusfagus

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A beech-tree; fagus Bóc-treów fagus, Wrt. Voc. 79, 76