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bicce

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Bicce cunicula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 8. Andlang eá on biccan pól, C. D. iii. 456, 26. Add:

BICCE

(n.)
Grammar
BICCE, bice, bicge, an; f.
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A BITCH, a female of the canine kind; canicula Biccean [biccan MS. B.] meolc bitch's milk, Med. ex Quadr. 9, 8, 9; Lchdm. i. 362, 15, 18

Linked entry: bicge

biccen

(adj.)
Grammar
biccen, adj.
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Belonging to a bitch; caninus; the adj. of bicce

birce

(n.)
Grammar
birce, an; f.

Barking

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Barking Bercae latratus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 46. Byrce, 50, 63

Linked entries: byrce beorc

biccen

Similar entry: byccen

bicge

(n.)
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a bitch; canicula, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Wrt. Voc. 23, 33

BIRCE

(n.)
Grammar
BIRCE, ean; f: berc, beorc, byrc, e; f.
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A birch-tree; betula alba Genim bircean take of the birch-tree, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 7: Wrt. Voc. 285, 22

Linked entries: byrc beorc berc

birce

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Birciae, birce populus, Txts. 88, 792. Birce, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 22. Byrce, ii. 68, 25. Birce beta, i. 285, 38: ii. 11, 57. Byrce betulus, 12, 65. Beeástan ðá bircan, C. D. iii. 213, 3. In ðá twislihtran biricean, 391, 21. Add

biscep

(n.)
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a bishop, Chr. 110; Erl. 8, 11: 636; Erl. 24, 14: 690; Erl. 42, 15

binde

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Þæt þú [stríce] mid foreweardum fingrum þín forewearde heáfod fram þám ánum eáran tó bon óþrum on bindan tácne (cf. strícan on róde tácne, 2) trace out a fillet on the forehead with the tips of the fingers from ear to ear, Tech. ii. 129, 20. Add

biécn

(n.)
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a beacon, wonder, Ps. Spl. C. 104. 25

binde

(n.)
Grammar
binde, an; f. [bindan to bind]
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A band, wreath, head-band, fillet; corolla, fascia Hió an Ceoldryþe hyre betstan [MS. betsðan] bindan she gives to Ceoldryth her best band, Cod, Dipl. 1290; A. D. 995; Kmbl. vi. 133, 18, 20

bircen

(adj.)
Grammar
bircen, beorcen; adj.
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BIRCHEN, belonging to birch; betulaceus, Som. Lye

Linked entry: beorcen

bitre

(adv.)
Grammar
bitre, bitere, bittre; adv. [biter bitter]
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Bitterly, sharply, cruelly; amare, acriter, atrociter Ic eom bitre abolgen I am bitterly vexed, Exon. 119 b; Th. 458, 31; Hy. 4, 109: 120 b; Th. 463, 4; Hö. 65: Beo. Th. 4651; B. 2331. Unc he bitere forgeald he bitterly requited us, Cd. 222; Th. 290,

Linked entries: bitere bittre

-bille

(suffix)

Similar entry: twi-bille

bisme

Similar entry: BESMA

bige

Grammar
bige, buy, Jn. Bos. 13, 29; impert.
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of bicgan

bige

(n.)
Grammar
bige, n. ? l. byge; m.

bíte

(n.)
Grammar
bíte, l. bite,

a bite ⬩ the bite

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and add: a bite Wiþ nǽdran bite, Lch. ii. 110, 19. Bite morsum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 60. Swá hwilcne swá þæt hors mihte, hit slát and wundode hiora lima mid bitum, Gr. D. 78, 5. of the effect of cancer :-- Ealne þone bite þæs cancres heó áfeormað, Lch.

bile

(n.)
Grammar
bile, m.
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His breóst and his bile beorht syndon ... is se bile hwít, E. S. viii. 477, 29, 34. Bile rostro, An. Ox. 2410. Twégen hremmas his hús tǽron mid heardum bile, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 21. Fugelas on heora blódigon bilon ðǽra martyra flǽsc bǽron, Hml. S. 23, 80

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