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B

Grammar
B, THE sound of b is produced by the lips; hence it is called a labial consonant, and has the same sound in Anglo-Saxon as in English. In all languages, and especially in the dialects of cognate languages, the letters employing the same organs of utterance are continually interchanged. In Anglo-Saxon, therefore, we find that b interchanges with the other labials, f and
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p Ic hæbbe I have, he hæfþ he hath. When words are transferred into modern English, b is sometimes represented by f or v :-- Beber or befor a beaver; Ober, ofer, over.

on-týnness

Grammar
on-týnness,
Dele, and see <b>on-tygness.</b>

Bancorena burh

(n.)
Grammar
Bancorena burh, Bancorna burh; g. burge; d. byrig;

Bangor, in Wales ⬩ civitas Bangor

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Bangor, in Wales; civitas Bangor Swýðest of Bancorena [Bancorna, B.] byrig most chiefly from the city of Bangor, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 39, note

cwic-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
cwic-ǽht, cwyc-ǽht , e; f. [ǽht cattle]

Live stock, cattle ⬩ pecus

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Live stock, cattle ; pecus Gebéte on cwicǽhtum [cwyc- MS. B.] let amends be made in live stock, L. Alf. pol. 18 ; Th. i. 72, 12

Linked entries: ǽht cwyc-ǽht

ealaþ

(n.)
Grammar
ealaþ, ealoþ, alaþ, alþ, aloþ, eoloþ; n; indecl. in s. but gen. alþes, Rtl. 116, 42,

Ale ⬩ cervĭsia

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Ale; cervĭsia Twelf ambra Wilisces ealaþ [MS. B. ealoþ] twelve ambers of Welsh ale, L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 17: Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103. 33

Linked entries: alaþ aloþ ealoþ eoloþ ælaþ

for-ðam

Grammar
for-ðam, v. se;
3 b.

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ge-þingþu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þingþu,
v. ge-þyncþu: <b>ge-þingþu;</b>
v. ge-þingþ;
III.

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stán-geweorc

Grammar
stán-geweorc, Add: v. ge-weorc;
and <b>VI c.</b>

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wiþ-grípan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-grípan, p. -gráp

To seize on

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To seize on Gif ic wiste hú wið ðam áglǽcan elles meahte gripe wiðgrípan, swá ic wið Grendle dyde, Beo. Th. 5035; B. 2521

Linked entry: wiþ-fón

áscian

(v.)
Grammar
áscian, Take
in Dict. under
in Supplement; for construction in <b>B.</b> 1206 cf. second passage under
V.

CÝSE

(n.)
Grammar
CÝSE, cése,es; m:an; m.

CHEESE ⬩ caseus

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Voc. 82, 26: 290, 32. Níwe gáte cýse new goat&#39;s cheese, Med. ex Quadr. 6, 5, 6, 7; Lchdm. i. 352, 5, 7, 9. Ferscne cýse on lege lay on fresh cheese, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 102, 14: 1, 53; Lchdm. ii. 126, 1: Lchdm. iii. 96, 22.

Linked entry: cése

helle-hæfta

Grammar
helle-hæfta, Beo. Th. 1580; B. 788.

Linked entry: hæfta

hæn-fugul

(n.)
Grammar
hæn-fugul, hen-, es; m.

A hen

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A hen Henfugel gallina, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 164, 21. Gewurp tó sumum hen [hæn, MS. B.] fugule throw it to a hen, Herb. 4, 10; Lchdm. i. 92, 16.iiii hænfugulas four hens, Th. Chart. 509, 18.

cyn

(adj.)
Grammar
cyn, cynn; adj.

Akin, suitable, fit, proper ⬩ congruus, condignus

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In. 42; Th. i. 128, 11. Hit ys cyn it is proper, Ps. Th. 29, 11: 9, 34: 138, 20

CYFES

(n.)
Grammar
CYFES, cyfys, cifes, ciefes,e; f: cyfese, an; f.

A concubine, handmaid ⬩ concubina, pellex, ancilla

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P. ii. 9; Th. ii. 186, 2-5: L. M. I. P. 17; Th. ii. 270, 6, 9: Boutr. Scrd. 22, 22. Be ðínre cyfese super ancilla tua, Gen. 21, 12

Linked entries: cyfys ceafes cefes ciefes cifes

bletsung

benediction

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Add Bletsunge eulogiae, An. Ox. 6, 24. Similar entries v. bletsian, I. Swá Thomas tó þám tíman ágeán férde búton bletsunga (without consecration), Chr. 1070; P. 206, 6. Hé mid his bletsunge þæt wæter tó wíne awende, Hml. Th. i. 58, 13.

rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit.
  • Cf.
In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.),
  • Piers P. 14, 62.
]

to rain, to cause rain to fall ⬩ to rain, to fall (of rain)

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to rain, to cause rain to fall, with the agent expressed Ic ríne pluo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 30, 53. Hé rýnde ofer synfullan grin, Ps. Spl. 10, 7.

Linked entries: regnian regnan rínan

sendan

Grammar
sendan, <b>I b.</b>
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Th. i. 298, 26. &lt;b&gt;IV b.&lt;/b&gt; add :-- God him sende ufan greáte hagolstánas, Jos. 10, 11. &lt;b&gt;IV c.&lt;/b&gt; add :-- Ne wéne ge ꝥ ic cóme sybbe on eorðan tó sendanne; ne cóm ic sybbe tó sendanne, ac swurd, Mt. 10, 34

tó-lísan

Grammar
tó-lísan, <b>I b.</b>
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Add Ic wilnige ꝥ ic sý tólýsed, Gr. D. 109, 23. &lt;b&gt;III a.&lt;/b&gt; add :-- Syndon fram þodene þá weallas tólýsede (maenia dissoluta ). 134, 7. Add Hý beóð tólýsede ungeleáffullíce they shall be destroyed in their unbelief, Hex. 48, 19

trymness

Grammar
trymness, <b>II b.</b>
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add: edification Trymnes aedificatio (v. trymming; II b.), Gr. D. 8, 2

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