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búh

(v.)
Grammar
búh, impert. of búgan to bow, turn

turn

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turn Búh fram yfle diverte a malo, R. Ben. in proœm.

but

Similar entry: BÚC

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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the original signification was arx, castellum, mons, a castle for defence. It might consist of a castle alone; but as people lived together for defence and support, hence a fortified place, fortress, castle, palace, walled town, dwelling surrounded by

Linked entries: burg burga burhg burug buruh byrig burcg

burhg

(n.)
Grammar
burhg, e; f.
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A fortress, city, walled-town Férdon híg þurh ða burhga egressi circuibant per castella, Lk. Bos. 9, 6: Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 12

búta

(prep.)
Grammar
búta, prep, [be, út out]
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Without; extra Búta ðæt lond extra regionem, Mk. Lind. Rush. War. 5, 10. Búta ðæm wíngeard extra vineam, Mt. Lind. War. 21, 39

bútá

(pronoun.)
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both; ambo Swelton híg bútá they both shall die, Deut. 22, 22: Exon. 113b; Th. 436, 25; Rä. 55, 6

búte

(adv.)
Grammar
búte, without; foris, Jn. Lind. War. 18, 16. v. búta; adv.

búte

(pronoun.)
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both; ambo Búte ða þinc ambá res, R. Ben. interl. 5

búan

(v.)
Grammar
búan, bún, búgan (-ian, -ean), búian, búwian, bógian, q.v. in Dict.; býa in N. Gospels; p. búde, búgede, bógode, býede; pp. bún, búd, býed.
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Add: intrans. To dwell Huér búes (býes, R.) ðú ubi habitas? , Jn. L. 1. 38. Þá búað oð Méda burh habitantes usque ad Medorum civitatem, Nar. 33, 16. Þá þe in Norþhymbrum búgeað, Chr. 894; P. 86, 7: 924; P. 104, 20. Gé bógiað (búgiað, v.l. ) on þám fíftan

bucc

Grammar
bucc, v.
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preceding word

bula

(n.)
Grammar
bula, an; m.
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A bull On bulan wyllan, C.D. iii. 81, 31. On bulan díc, vi. 62, 26

bulot

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Bulut bresion, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 20. Add

bund

(n.)
Grammar
bund, e; f.(?).
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A bundle Bunda fasciculos, Mt. L. 13, 30

bune

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Add: a reed Canna, harundo, calamus vel bune (cf. calamus vel canna vel arundo hreód, i. 79, 27: cf. too Bun-hám with Hreód-hám in local names, and see N.E.D. bun. Or is bune meant to give an alternative meaning for canna, cf. crater vel canna canne

búan

(v.)
Grammar
búan, pp. (ge-)bogen.
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Add Ánseld búgan, Gú. 1214

burg

Grammar
burg, v. eorþ-burg, friþ-burg, in-burg, líc-burg.

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bude

(v.)
Grammar
bude, p. s. and pl. of beódan.

hast offered ⬩ offered

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hast offered, Cd.111; Th. 147, 7; Gen. 2435: budon offered, Beo. Th. 2175; B. 1085;

búde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
búde, p. of búan.

dwelt ⬩ habitavit

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dwelt; habitavit, Ors. I, l; Bos. 19, 26;

bule

(n.)

a stud, boss, brooch ⬩ bulla

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a stud, boss, brooch; bulla, Cot. 26

Bune

(n.)
Grammar
Bune, Bunne, an; f?

Boulogne in France ⬩ Bononia

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Boulogne in France; Bononia Se micla here férde to Bunan [Bunnan, Th. 162, 20, col. l] the great army went to Boulogne, Chr. 893; Th. 163, 20, col. 3

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