bet-líc
Good-like, excellent ⬩ eximius
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Good-like, excellent; eximius Bold wæs betlíc the mansion was excellent, Beo. Th. 3854; B. 1925. Betlícast, Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 7; Cri. 66
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bet-nes
Satisfaction, amends, amendment, recompence ⬩ satisfactio, compensatio
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Satisfaction, amends, amendment, recompence; satisfactio, compensatio Ðæt ic búton betnesse beó mínra synna that I am, without amendment of my sins, L. De Cf. 10; Th. ii. 264, 16
bige
buy
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buy, Jn. Bos. 13, 29; Similar entries impert. of bicgan
bigspell-bóc
A book of parables, the Book of Proverbs ⬩ proverbiorum liber
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A book of parables, the Book of Proverbs; proverbiorum liber Salomon gesette þreó béc þurh his snoternisse: án ys bigspellbóc Solomon wrote three books by his wisdom: one is the Book of Proverbs, Ælfc. T. 14, 26
bile-wit
Merciful, mild, gentle, simple, honest ⬩ æquanimus, mansuetus, mitis, simplex, honestus
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Merciful, mild, gentle, simple, honest; æquanimus, mansuetus, mitis, simplex, honestus Bilewit Dryhten merciful Lord, Ps. C. 50, 99; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 99: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 138; Met. 20, 69: 20, 510; Met. 20, 255: 20, 538; Met. 20, 269. We bletsiaþ bilewitne
bile-witness
Mildness, simplicity, innocence ⬩ simplicitas
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Mildness, simplicity, innocence; simplicitas Se God wunaþ simle on ðære heán ceastre his ánfealdnesse and bilewitnesse God dwells always in the high city of his unity and simplicity, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 19. Hý on bilwitnesse hyra líf alyfdon they passed
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bill
a bill, falchion ⬩ falcatus ensis
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a bill, falchion; falcatus ensis Bill falcastrum, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 1; Wrt. Voc, 34, 61: Beo. Th. 5548; B. 2777
bión
to be ⬩ esse, existere, fieri
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to be; esse, existere, fieri Ic bió swíðe fægn I shall be very glad, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 24. Bióm, Jn. Rush. War. 7, 34. Hwæt iów ðý bet bió oððe þince what is or appears to you the better? Bt. Met. Fox 10, 130; Met. 10, 65: Beo. Th. 5487; B. 2747: Mk
bird
pullus
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the young of any of the feathered tribe; pullus Birdas pullos, Lk. Lind. Rush. War. 2, 24
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biór-sele
A beer-hall, feasting-hall
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A beer-hall, feasting-hall, Beo. Th. 5263; B. 2635
bióm
I am, shall be ⬩ sum, ero
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I am, shall be; sum, ero Ic beóm hál vel gehǽled ic bióm salva ero, Mk. Lind. Rush. War. 5, 28: Jn. Rush. War, 7, 34;
binn
a manger
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a manger, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 2; Som. 8, 27
biþ
is, shall be ⬩ est, erit,
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is, shall be; est, erit, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 11; Met. 6, 6: Cd. 217; Th. 276, 1; Sat. 182; 3rd pers, pres. and fut. of beón
bítl
a mallet, hammer
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a mallet, hammer, Past. 36, 5; Cott. MS
bletsing-bóc
A blessing-book ⬩ liber benedictionum formulas continens
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A blessing-book; liber benedictionum formulas continens, Wanl. catal. 80, 33
blíð
sweet, pleasant ⬩ suavis, amœnus
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sweet, pleasant; suavis, amœnus Ðis ofet is swéte, blíð on breóstum this fruit is sweet, pleasant in the stomach, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 13; Gen. 656
BÓC
A beech-tree ⬩ fagus silvatica, fagus ⬩ æsculus
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A beech-tree; fagus silvatica, fagus = φηγός, æsculus Bóc fagus; bóc æsculus, Ælfc. Gl. 45; Som. 64, 99, 100
bóc
a BOOK ⬩ liber ⬩ a charter ⬩ charta ⬩ for the books which a priest ought to possess ⬩ for his canonical hours
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a BOOK; liber Seó bóc is on Englisc awend the book is turned into English, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 30. On fórewerd ðære bóce [MS. bóc] oððe on heáfde bǽc awriten is be me in capite libri scriptum est de me, Ps. Lamb. 39, 9. On fórewardre ðyssere béc ys awriten
bóc
baked ⬩ coxit, coxerunt
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baked; coxit, coxerunt, Ex. 12, 39; p. of bacan
bóc-cræft
Book-learning, learning, literature ⬩ literatura
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[bóc a book, cræft art, science] Book-learning, learning, literature; literatura Boétius wæs in bóccræftum se rihtwísesta Boëthius, in book-learning, was the most wise, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 13. Ðara bóccræfta of the knowledge of letters, of literature, Greg