Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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Bæda-ford-scír

(n.)

Bedfordshire

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Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 267, 4, col. 2

bædd-ryda

(n.)
Grammar
bædd-ryda, an; m.

One bedriddenclinicus

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One bedridden; clinicus,Vit. Swith

bǽdel

(n.)

a beadle

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a beadle,Som. Lye

bǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
bǽdend, es; m.

A vehement or earnest persuadera solicitorstirrerimpulsor

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A vehement or earnest persuader, a solicitor, stirrer; impulsor, Cot. 115

bǽde-wég

(n.)
Grammar
bǽde-wég, -wíg, es; n.

A cuppoculum

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A cup; poculum Heó scencte bittor bǽde-wég she poured out the bitter cup, Exon. 47a; Th. 161, 13; . 958

Linked entry: wǽge

bǽdling

(n.)
Grammar
bǽdling, es; m. [from bǽdan to compel, solicit]

A carrier of letters or orderstabellarius

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A carrier of letters or orders; tabellarius,Som

bædzere

(n.)
Grammar
bædzere, bæzere, es; m: bezera, an; m.

A baptistbaptizerbaptista

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A baptist, baptizer; baptista Hie cwǽdun, sume Iohannes se bædzere illi dixerunt, alii Ioannem Baptistam, Mt. Rush. Stv. 16, 14: 3, 1

bæfta

(n.)
Grammar
bæfta, an; m.

The after partthe backtergum

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The after part, the back; tergum Ic geseah ðone bæftan I saw the back, Gen. 16, 13

bæftan

(prep.)
Grammar
bæftan, beftan; prep. dat. [be-æftan, q. v. ]

afterbehindpostponebehindwithoutsine

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after, behind; post, pone Gang bæftan me vade post me, Mt. Bos. 16, 23. behind, without; sine Bæftan ðam hláforde without the master, Ex. 22, 14

Linked entries: bæfta beftan be-æftan

bæftan

(adv.)
Grammar
bæftan, bæfta; adv. [be-æftan, q. v.]

Afterbehindhereafterafterwardspostea

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Mycel ðæs heres ðe mid hyre bæftan wæs much of the army that was behind with her, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 23

bǽl-blǽse

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-blǽse, an; f.

Blaze of a flameflammæ candor vel ardor

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Blaze of a flame; flammæ candor vel ardor, Exon. 42b; Th. 142, 22; . 648

Linked entry: blæse

bælcan

(v.)

to cry outvociferari

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to cry out; vociferari He bælceþ he cries out, Exon. 83b; Th. 315, 8; Mód. 28

bældu

(n.)
Grammar
bældu, e; f.

Confidencefiducia

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Confidence; fiducia, Mt. Rush. Stv. 14, 27

bǽl-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-fýr, es ; n.

A funeral firerogi ignis

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A funeral fire; rogi ignis Bǽlfýra mǽst greatest of funeral fires, Beo. Th. 6278; B. 3143: Exon. 74a; Th. 277, 12; Jul. 579

be-hyldan

(v.)

to put off to flayskinexcoriare

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to put off to flay, skin; excoriare He hét behyldan he ordered to flay it Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 45

be-hýpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hýpan, p. -hýpte; pp. -hýped [hýpe a heap]

To heap or cover oversurroundencompasscontegerecircumsepirecircumdare

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To heap or cover over, surround, encompass; contegere, circumsepire, circumdare He wæs mid wǽpnum and mid feóndum eall útan behýped cum armis et hostibus circumseptus erat Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 28

beig-beám

(n.)
Grammar
beig-beám, es; m.

A bramblerubus

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A bramble; rubus Moyses ætýwde wið ǽnne beigbeám Moyses ostendit secus rubum Lk. Bos. 20, 37

be-innan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-innan, prep. dat.

Inwithininintra

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In, within; in, intra Boétius ðá nánre frófre beinnan ðam carcerne ne gemunde then Boethius thought of no comfort within the prison Bt. 1; Fox 4, 2

Linked entry: binnan

be-lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To remainto be leftremaneresuperesse

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To remain, to be left; remanere, superesse Án of him ne belǽfde unus ex eis non remansit Ps. Spl. C. 105, 11

be-læg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-læg, p. of be-licgan

surrounded

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surrounded Ps. Th. 118, 153