A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students
Chapter 10
be-ðurfan swv. pres., 3 sg. -ðearf, pl. -ðurfon, pret. -ðorfte. (w. g. or a.) _to need, have need of, want_, Æ, CP.
beððan = beðian
beðwēan^6 _to moisten, wet_, #LPs# 6^7.
beðwyrian _to deprave_, WW 386^7. [ðweorh]
beðȳn _to thrust_, AO 158^6.
beufan = bufan
beūtan = būtan
bewacian _to watch, guard_, Æ.
bewadan^6 _to emerge_, #Rd# 88^24.
bewǣfan _to enfold, wrap round, cover over, clothe_, Æ, CP.
bewǣgan _to deceive, frustrate_, #BVPs#.
bewægnan _to offer, proffer_, B 1193.
bewǣlan _to oppress, afflict_, #An# 1363.
bewǣpnian _to disarm_, Æ.
bewærlan _to pass by_: _be free from_, DR.
bewarenian _to guard against, be on one’s guard_, CP.
bewarian _to keep watch, guard, preserve, ward off_, CP.
bewarnian = bewarenian
bewāwan^7 _to blow upon_, #Wa# 76. (biwāune = biwāwene)
beweallan^7 _to boil away_, #Lcd#.
bewealwian _to wallow_, #Bo# 115^9.
beweardian _to guard, protect_: _observe closely_.
beweaxan^7 _to grow over, cover over, surround_, Æ.
beweddendlic _relating to marriage_, OEG 1122.
beweddian _to betroth, marry_, Æ: _give security_. [‘_bewed_’]
beweddung f. _betrothal_, LL 442Ha.
bewefan^5 _to cover over_, #Lcd# 3·146^4.
bewegan^5 _to cover_.
bewēled (ȳ^2) _poisoned, polluted_, ES 38^344. [wōl]
bewellan _to knead, mix together_.
bewendan _to turn, turn round_, _Æ_; (refl.) _Mt_ 9^22: _turn one’s attention, convert_, Æ. [‘_bewend_’]
bewenian † _to entertain, take care of, attend upon_.
beweorcan = bewyrcan
beweorpan^3 _to cast, cast down, plunge, throw_, Æ, AO: _beat_, Æ: _surround_.
beweorðian _to adorn_, DD 118.
beweotian = bewitian
bewēpan^7 _to weep over, mourn, bewail_, _Æ_; AO. [‘_beweep_’]
bewēpendlic _lamentable_.
bewēpnian = bewǣpnian
bewerenes f. _prohibition_, BH 86^13.
bewerian _to guard, protect, defend_, Æ, AO: _check, prevent, forbid_, Æ.
bewerigend m. _protector_, Æ.
bewerung f. _defence, fortification_.
bewestan prep. w. d. or adv. _to the west of_, _Chr_. [‘_bewest_’]
bewīcian _to encamp_, #Chr# 894#w#.
bewindan^3 _to wind round, clasp, entwine, envelop, encircle, surround_, _B, Mt_; AO, CP: _brandish (a sword)_. hēafe b. _bewail_: _turn, wind, revolve_.
bewindla (bi-) m. _hedge, border_, BC (Mdf).
bewitan swv., pres. 3 sg. -wāt, pret. 3 sg. -wiste _to keep, care for, watch over, superintend, administer, lead, guide_, Æ, AO.
bewitian (eo) _to observe, attend to, care for, administer_: _perform_.
bewlātian _to look at, behold_, #LPs# 32^14.
bewlītan^1 _to look round_, #Gen# 29^25.
bewōpen (pp. of bewēpan) _lamented_: _tearful, weeping_.
bewrecan^5 † _to drive_: _drive away, banish_: _drive round, beat round_.
bewrencan _to deceive_.
bewrēon^1,2 _to cover, hide, cover over, enwrap, protect, clothe_, _Sol, Met_; CP. [‘_bewry_’]
bewreðian _to sustain, support_, #Rd# 81^21.
bewrītan^1 _to record_? #Creat# 19: _score round_.
bewrīðan^1 † _to bind, wind about, surround, envelop_.
bewrixl-an, -ian _to change_: _exchange, sell_, #PPs#.
bewuna adj. indecl. _accustomed, wont_, AO.
bewyddian = beweddian
bewȳled = bewēled
bewyllan (= ie) _to boil away_, #Lcd#.
bewylwian _to roll down, roll together_.
bewȳpð = bewēpð pres. 3 sg. of bewēpan.
bewyrcan _to work, construct, surround with, enclose, cover_, _B_; AO, Æ: _work in, insert, adorn_, _Lcd_. [‘_bework_’]
bewyrpan = beweorpan
beyrfeweardian _to disinherit_, A 13·321.
beyrnan = beiernan
bezera = bæzere
bi, bī (1) = be (prep.); (2) f. = bēo
bi- v. also be-
bīad = bēod
biblioðēce f. biblioðeoco (AO) bibliðeca m. _library_: _bible_, _Æ_. [‘_bibliotheca_’ (_L._)]
bībrēad = bēobrēad
bicce, bice f. ‘_bitch_,’ _Lcd, WW_.
biccen = byccen
bicgan (Æ) = bycgan
bicge = bicce
±bīcn-an, -ian (ē, ēa, īe, ȳ) _to make a sign_, _‘beckon,’ wink, nod_, _Lk_; CP: _signify_: _summon_. [bēacn] [[error for “bēacen”?]]
+bīcnend (ē), ±bicni(g)end m. _indicator, discloser_: _forefinger_.
bīcnendlic, +bīcni(g)endlic _allegorical_; (gram.) _indicative_, #ÆGr# 124^14.
bīcnol _indicating, indicative_, GPH 398^193.
±bīcnung (ēa, ē) f. _beckoning, nodding_: _token, symbol, figure_, Æ: _figurative speech_.
bīcwide m. _byword, proverb, fable, tale_, _Æ_. [‘_bequeath_’]
bīd n. _lingering, hesitation, delay, halt_, _Rd_. [‘_bide_’]
±bīdan^1 (intr.) _to stay, continue, live, remain, delay_, _AO, Ps_: (tr. usu. w. g.) _wait for, await, expect_, _Bl, Mt_; AO, CP: _endure, experience, find_: _attain, obtain_. [‘_bide_’]
biddan^5 _to ask, entreat, pray, beseech_, _AO, Bl_. b. and bēodan, hālsian _to beg and pray_: _order, command, require_, AO, CP. [‘_bid_’]
+biddan^5 (often refl.) _to beg, ask, pray_, _Bl, Mt_; Æ, CP: _worship_, Æ, AO. [‘_i-bid_’]
biddere m. _petitioner_.
bidenfæt = bydenfæt
biderīp = bedrīp
bideð (CP) pres. 3 sg. of biddan.
bīdfæst † _firm, forced to stand out_.
bīding f. _abiding place, abode_, #Gu# 180.
bīdsteall † m. _halt, stand_.
bīe = bēo pres. 1 sg. of bēon.
bīecn = bēacen
bīecn- = bīcn-
bīegan (ē, ī, ȳ) _to bend, turn, turn back, incline_, _Bo, Mk_: _depress, abase, humiliate_: _subject_: _persuade, convert_: +bȳged _bowed down, infirm_, #Nic# 471^29. [‘_bey_,’ būgan]
bieldan (æ, e, i, y) _to encourage, excite, impel, exhort, confirm_, _CP, Ma_; Æ, AO. [‘_bield_’; beald]
bieldo (y^2) f. _boldness, courage, arrogance, confidence_, _BH_; CP. [‘_bield_’]
bielg = belg
bielw- = bilew-
bīeme (ē, i, ȳ) f. _trumpet_, _CP, WW_: _tablet, billet_. [‘_beme_’]
bīen = bēan
bīencoddas = bēancoddas [[under “bēanbelgas”]]
+bierde = +byrde
+bierhtan (e, y) _to brighten, be or make bright, illuminate, enlighten_, CP: _make clear_: _celebrate_. [beorht]
bierhtu (e, eo, i, y) f. _brightness, effulgence, brilliance_, CP. [beorht]
bierm = bearm
biernan^3 (ea, eo, i, y) _to ‘burn,’ be on fire, give light_, _Æ, Lk, Ex, VPs_.
biersteð, bierst pres. 3 sg. of berstan.
bierð pres. 3 sg. of beran.
biesen = bisen
biesgian = bysgian [[redirected to “bisgian”]]
bieter- = biter-
bīetl (ē, ī, ȳ) m. _‘beetle,’ mallet, hammer_, _CP, Jud_ (y).
bietr- = biter-
bīeð = bēoð pres. pl. of bēon.
bīfēran _to feed_, ES 41^324.
bifian _to tremble, be moved, shake, quake_, _Bo, Ps_; Æ. [‘_bive_’]
bifigendlic (byfg-) _terrible_, NC 274.
bifung f. _trembling, shaking_, Æ.
-bifung (eo^1) v. eorð-b. [[under “eorðbeofung”]]
bīfylce n. _neighbouring people_. [folc]
big = be
big- = be-, bī-, bycg-
bīg- = bīeg-
bige = byge
+bīgednes f. _inflection, declension, case_, #ÆGr#.
bīgegnes = bīgengnes
bīgels m. _arch, vault_, Æ: _inclination_.
+bīgendlic _inflectional_, #ÆGr# 91^8.
+bīgendnes = +bīgednes
bīgeng f. _practice, exercise, observance, worship_, _Æ_: _cultivation_, Æ. [‘_bigeng_’]
bīgenga m. _inhabitant_: _cultivator_, Æ: _worshipper_, Æ: _benefactor_.
bīgenge n. _practice, worship_.
bīgengere m. _worker_: _worshipper_.
bīgengestre f. _handmaiden, attendant, worshipper_, #Gl#.
bīgengnes, f. _application, study_.
+bigeð = +bygeð pres. 3 sg. of +bycgan.
bīging f. _bending_, WW 216^38.
bigleaf- (eo, i) = bīleof-
bīgnes f. _power of bending, bending_. [bīegan]
+bīgnes (ȳ) f. _frequented place, assembly_? #EPs# 117^27.
+bigð = +bigeð
bīgyrdel m. _girdle, belt, purse_, _Æ, Mt_: _treasury_. [‘_bygirdle_’]
bigytan = begietan
bihianda (_MtL_ 5^27) = behindan
bīhst = bȳhst pres. 2 sg. of būgan.
+bihð f. _abode_? #Gu# 346. [cp. byht]
bil = bill
bilcettan = bealcettan [[under “bealcan”]]
bildan = bieldan
+bilde _bold, brave_, Æ. [beald]
bile m. _‘bill,’ beak, trunk (of an elephant)_, _WW_: _prow_.
bīle = bȳle
bīlefa = bīleofa
bilehwīt == bilewit
bīleofa (i^2) m., bīleofen f. _support, sustenance, food, nourishment_, _Æ, WW_: _money, pay_. [‘_bylive_’; libban]
bilēofian _to support, feed upon_, #Guth# 34^7.
bilewet == bilewit
bilewit _innocent, pure, simple, sincere, honest_, _BH, Mt_; Æ, CP: _calm, gentle, merciful, gracious_: _plausible_. [‘_bilewhit_’], adv. -līce.
bilewitnes f. _mildness, simplicity, innocence, purity_, Æ, CP.
bilgesleht = billgesliht
bilgst, bilhst pres. 2 sg. of belgan.
bilgð pres. 3 sg. of belgan.
bilherge = billere
bīlibb-, bīlif- = bīleof-
bilig = belg
biliw- = bilew-
bill n. _‘bill,’ chopper, battle-axe, falchion, sword_, _B, WW_.
billere m. _‘bibulta’ (plant)_, WW.
billgesliht n. _clashing of swords, battle_, †#Chr# 937.
billhete m. _murderous hate, strife_, #An# 78.
+bilod _having a bill or beak_. [bile]
bil-swæð n. (nap. -swaðu) _sword track, wound_, #Ex# 329.
bilw- = bilew-
bīlyht = bȳliht
bīma (m.?), bīme = bīeme
bin = binn
bīnama m. _pronoun_, A 8·313.
+bind n. _binding, fetter_: _costiveness_.
±bindan sv^3 _to tie_, _‘bind,’ fetter, fasten, restrain_, _Æ, Bl, Mt, Jn_; AO, CP: _adorn_.
binde f. _head-band_? _KC_ 6·133. [‘_bind_’]
bindele, -elle f. _binding_: _bandage_.
bindere m. ‘_binder_,’ _Rd_ 28^6.
binding f. _binding_, OEG 324b.
binn, binne f. _‘bin,’ basket, crib, manger_, _Bl, LkL_.
binnan I. prep. (w. d. a.) _within, in, inside of, into_. II. adv. _inside, within, less than, during, whilst_. [‘_bin_’]
binne = binn
bint pres. 3 sg. of bindan.
bio- = beo-, bi-
biosmrung = bismrung [[redirected to “bismerung”]]
birce = beorc, beorce
bird (_LkLR_) = bridd
+bird = +byrd
birele = byrele
biren f. _she-bear_, OET (Ct).
birg == byrg
birgð, birhð pres. 3 sg. of beorgan.
birht- = bierht-
birig = byrig
birig- = byrg-
birihte (y) prep. w. d. _near, beside_, #An# 850.
birihto = bierhtu
birle = byrele
birnan = beornan
birst, birsteð pres. 3 sg. of berstan.
birst pres. 2 sg., bir(e)ð pres. 3 sg. of beran.
biryhte = birihte
bisæc n? m? _wallet_, MtR 10^10. [_L._ bisaccium]
bīsæc _contested, disputed_, LL.
bīsǣc f. _visit_, #Gu# 188.
bisceop (o^2) m. ‘_bishop_,’ _CP_: _high-priest, chief priest (of the Jews)_, _heathen priest_, _AO, MkL_.
bisceopcyn (o^2) n. _episcopal (high-priestly) stock_.
bisceopdōm m. _episcopate, bishopric_: _ex-communication_.
bisceopealder m. _high priest_, HL.
bisceopfolgoð m. _episcopate_, GD 65^31.
bisceopgegyrelan mpl. _episcopal robes_, BH 90^2.
bisceophād m. _‘bishophood,’ office of bishop, ordination as bishop, episcopate, bishopric_, _CPPs_.
bisceophādung f. _episcopal ordination_, ÆL 31^286.
bisceophām m. _bishop’s estate_, EC 365.
bisceophēafodlīn (o^2) n. _head ornament worn by bishops_, WW 152^23.
bisceophīred (o) m. _clergy subject to a bishop_.
bisceopian _to confirm_, _LL_. [‘_bishop_’]
bisceopland (o) n. _episcopal or diocesan land_, LL 173^10.
bisceoplic _‘bishoply,’ episcopal_, _BH_.
bisceoprīce n. _‘bishopric,’ diocese, province of a bishop_, _BH_.
bisceoprocc m. _bishop’s rochet, dalmatic_, #Lcd# 3·202^26.
bisceoprōd f. _bishop’s cross_.
bisceopscīr, -scȳr f. _diocese_: _episcopate_.
bisceop-seld, -setl, -seðl n. _bishop’s seat or see, bishopric_.
bisceopseonoð m. _synod of bishops_, A 11·8^1.
bisceopstōl m. _episcopal see, bishopric_, KC. [‘_bishopstool_’]
bisceopsunu m. _godson at a ‘bishoping’ or confirmation_.
bisceopðēnung f. _office of a bishop_, BH.
bisceopung f. _confirmation_, Æ.
bisceopwīte n. _fine payable to a bishop_? (BT), _forced entertaining of a bishop_? (Lieb: v. LL 2·667).
bisceopwyrt f. _bishop’s-wort, betony, vervain, marshmallow_.
bisceopwyrtil (o^2) _vervain_, WW 134^41.
biscep == bisceop
bisceran = bescieran
biscerian (i^2, y^2) = bescierian
biscop == bisceop
biscup = bisceop
bisegu = bysgu [[redirected to “bisgu”]]
bisen, bisene (y) fn. _example, pattern, model_, _JnLR_; Æ, AO, CP: _similitude, parable, parallel_: _rule, command, precept_. [‘_bysen_’]
bīsene (y) _blind_, _MtL_; NC 274; JAW 22. [‘_bisson_’?]
±bisenian (ie, y) _to give, set an example, instruct by example_, _Bo_: _follow an example or pattern_, CP: _express figuratively_. [‘_byen_’ vb.]
bisenung f. _example, pattern_, Æ (y).
bises m. _the extra day intercalated in leap year_, #Men# 32. [_L._ bissextus]
±bisgian _to occupy, employ_, _Æ, Bo_; CP: _trouble, afflict_, _Lcd, Met_. [‘_busy_’]
bisgu, bisigu f. _occupation, labour_, CP, Æ (yse): _affliction, trouble_.
bisgung f. _business, occupation, care_, CP.
bisig (y) _‘busy,’ occupied, diligent_, _Ma, Sol_.
bisignes f. ‘_business_,’ _MtL_ (Cont. p. xx).
bismær- = bismer-
bisme = besma
bismer (y) nmf. _disgrace, scandal, shame, mockery, insult, reproach, scorn_, _AO, Bl_; CP: _filthiness, defilement_, Æ (y). tō bismere _ignominiously, shamefully_: _blasphemy_: _infamous deed_, AO. [‘_bismer_’]
bismerful _infamous, disgraceful, ignominious, shameful_, Æ (y).
bismerglēow (y) n. _shameful lust_, Æ.
±bismerian (y) _to mock, revile, illtreat, blaspheme_, _Mk_; AO. [‘_bismer_’ vb.]
bismeriend m. _mocker_, #KGl# 298.
bismerlēas _blameless_, #Cr# 1326 (y).
bismerlēoð n. _scurrilous song_, #Gl#.
bismerlic _shameful, ignominious, contemptuous_, AO: _ridiculous, frivolous_. adv. -līce.
bismernes f. _pollution_; _insult_; _contemptibleness_.
bismer-sprǣc, -spǣc f. _blasphemy_, G.
±bismerung (y) _mockery, scorn_: _blasphemy_: _infamy, disrepute_, AO.
bismerword (æ^2) n. _reproach, insult_, LL 10^11.
bismor = bismer
bism(o)r- = bismer-
bisn- = bisen-
+bisnere f. _imitator_, DR 45^7.
bīspell (big-) n. _example, proverb_, Æ: _parable, fable, allegory, story_, _MtL_; CP. [‘_byspel_’]
bīspellbōc (big-) f. _book of Proverbs_, Æ.
bissextus, gen. -te _the intercalary day of leap year_: _leap year_. [_L._]
bist pres. 2 sg. of bēon.
bīst = bīdst, pres. 2 sg. of bīdan.
biswic = beswic
bit pres. 3 sg. of biddan.
bīt pres. 3 sg. of (1) bīdan; (2) bītan.
bita m. I. _‘bit,’ morsel, piece_, _Jn_; Æ. II. _biter, wild beast_.
±bītan^1 _to ‘bite,’ tear_, _B, Rd_; Æ: _cut, wound_: (+) _dash down_, MkL 9^18.
bite m. _‘bite,’ sting_, _AO, Lcd_: _sword-cut_, _Ap, B_: _cancer_.
bitela m. ‘_beetle_,’ _Gl_.
biter _‘bitter,’ sharp, cutting_, _Gu_; Æ: _stinging_, #PPs# 117^12: _exasperated, angry, embittered_: _painful, disastrous, virulent, cruel_, _B, Bl_. adv. -līce, _Mt_.
bitere = bitre
±biterian _to be or become bitter_, CP: _make bitter_. [‘_bitter_’ vb.]
biternes f. _‘bitterness,’ grief_, _El_; Æ, CP.
biterwyrde _bitter in speech_, Æ.
biterwyrtdrenc m. _drink of bitter herbs_, WW 114^18.
bītl = bīetl
bitmǣlum _piecemeal, bit by bit_, #ÆGr# 239^10.
bitol n. _bridle_.
bītol m. _beetle_ (insect). [bītan] [[from first edition]]
bitor = biter
bitre _bitterly, sharply, painfully, severely_: _very_.
bitres, bittres gsmn. of biter.
bitst pres. 2 sg. of biddan.
bītst pres. 2 sg. of bīdan and bītan.
bitt I. pres. 3 sg. of (1) biddan; (2) beodan. II. = bytt
bītt pres. 3 sg. of bītan.
+bitt n. _biting, gnashing_, Æ.
bitter == biter
bittor = biter
bittre = bitre
bitula = bitela
bið pres. 3 sg. of bēon.
biwāune v. bewāwan.
bīwist fm. _sustenance, food, provision, necessaries_, _Bo_, Æ. [‘_bewiste_’]
bīword (u) n. _proverb, household word_: _adverb_, A 8·313^7.
bīwyrde n. _‘byword,’ proverb_, _WW_.
bixen = byxen
bizant m. _bezant (a gold coin)_. [_L._ byzanteum]
blāc I. (ǣ) _bright, shining, glittering, flashing_, _Rd_: _pale, pallid, wan_, AO, CP. [blīcan; _‘bleak,’ to ‘bleach’_] II. pret. 3 sg. of blīcan.
blac = blæc
blācern n. _lamp, candle, light_, CP (ǣ).
blāchlēor † _with pale cheeks_.
blācian _to turn pale_, Æ.
blācung f. _a turning pale, pallor_, Æ.
bladesian _to flame, blaze, be hot_: _emit an odour_, OEG 554.
bladesnung (at-) f. _odour_, WW 405^1.
bladesung (at-, æt-) f. _shining, lightning_, #EPs# 76^19.
blæc (a) I. _‘black’ dark_, _B, BH, Æ_. II. n. _ink_, _LL, WW_. [‘_bleck_’]
blǣc == blāc
blǣcan _to bleach, whiten_. [blāc]
blæcce f. _black matter_, OEG 652.
blǣce n.? _irritation of the skin, leprosy_, #Lcd#.
blǣcernleoht (ā) n. _lantern-light_.
blæcfexede _black-haired_, ÆH 1·456^16. [feax]
blæcgymm m. _jet_, BH 26^16.
blæchorn (e) n. _ink-horn_, IM 128^18.
blǣco f. _pallor_, #Lcd#.
blæcpytt m. _bleaching-pit_? EC 383´.
blǣcðrustfel n. _leprosy_, Cp 103#b#.
blæd n. (nap. bladu) ‘_blade_,’ WW: _leaf_, _Gen_.
blǣd (ē) I. m. _blowing, blast_: _inspiration_, Æ: _breath, spirit_, Æ: _life, mind_: _glory, dignity, splendour_: _prosperity, riches, success_. II. = blēd I.
blǣdāgende _renowned_, B 1013.
blǣdbylig m. _bellows_, WW 241^33.
blǣddæg † m. _day of prosperity_.
blædderwærc m. _pain in the bladder_, #Lcd#.
blæddre = blǣdre
±blǣdfæst † _glorious, prosperous_.
+blǣdfæstnes f. _provision, sustenance_, ÆL 23b^492.
blǣdgifa † m. _giver of prosperity_.
blǣdhorn m. _trumpet_, Æ.
blǣdnes f. _blossom, fruit_, A 8·311. [blēd]
blǣdre (ē) f. _blister, pimple_, AO: ‘_bladder_,’ _Lcd_. [blāwan]
blǣdwela m. _abundant riches_, #Cr# 1392.
blǣge f. _gudgeon, bleak_, WW. [‘_blay_’]
blægettan (a) _to cry_, GD 278^12.
blǣhǣwen _light blue_.
blǣs = blǣst
blǣsbelg (OET 28) = blǣstbelg
blæse (a) f. _firebrand, torch, lamp_, _Æ, Jn_. [‘_blaze_’]
blæsere m. _incendiary_, LL.
blǣshorn m. _blowing-horn, trumpet_, LL 194 (8).
blǣst m. _blowing, ‘blast’ (of wind), breeze_, _Ex_: _flame_.
blǣstan _to blow_, #Andr# 123^30: _rush_? (v. BT).
blǣstbelg m. _bellows_, #Gl#.
blǣstm m? _flame, blaze_, MFH 90^7.
blǣtan _to ‘bleat,’_ _ÆGr, Rd_.
blætesung = bladesung
blǣts- = blēts-
blǣwen = blǣhǣwen
blǣwest, blǣwst pres. 2 sg., blǣw(e)ð pres. 3 sg. of blāwan.
blagettan = blægettan
blan pret. 3 sg. of blinnan.
blanca † m. _(white?) horse_, _B_. [‘_blonk_’]
±bland n. _blending, mixture, confusion, turmoil_.
±blandan^7 † _to blend, mix, mingle_, _Rd_. [‘_bland_’]
blandenfeax † _grizzly-haired, grey-haired, old_. [blandan]
blann pret. 3 sg. of blinnan.
blase = blæse
blasere = blæsere
blāstbelg = blǣstbelg
blaster = plaster
blāt † _livid, pale, wan, ghastly_: _low, hoarse (sound)_? #An# 1279. [cp. blēat]
blātan _to be livid, pale_. [[from first edition]]
blāte † _lividly, pallidly_, #Met#.
blatesnung = bladesnung
blātian _to be livid, pale_, #Gen# 981 (GK).
±blāwan^7 (ō) (tr. or intr.) _to ‘blow,’ breathe_, _Mt, Lk, Jn_: _be blown, sound_: _inflate_: (+) _kindle, inflame_, WW 208^14: (+) _spit_, MkLR 7^33.
blāwend m. _inspirer_, ÆH 2·478^8.
blāwere m. ‘_blower_,’ CP.
blāwung f. _‘blowing,’ blast_, _Æ_: _inflation_.
bleac = blæc
blēat _miserable_? _Gu_ 963. [‘_blete_’]. adv. blēate, B 2824.
blēað _gentle, shy, cowardly, timid_, _Rd_: _slothful, inactive, effeminate_, AO. [‘_blethe_’; _Ger._ blöde]
blec == blæc
blēce = blǣce
blēcða ‘_vitiligo_,’ WW 53^28.
bled = blæd
blēd- = blēt-
blēd I. (ǣ) f. _shoot, branch, flower, blossom, leaf, foliage, fruit_, _Mt, Lcd_; CP: _harvest, crops_. [‘_blede_’; blōwan] II. = blǣd I.
blēdan _to ‘bleed,’ let blood_, _Sol_.
blēdhwæt _growing quickly or profusely_? #Rd# 2^9.
blēdre = blǣdre
bledu f. _dish, bowl, goblet_, Æ.
blegen, blegne f. _‘blain,’ boil, blister, ulcer_, _Lcd_.
blencan _to deceive, cheat_, _Mod_. [‘_blench_’]
blēnd (e) pret. 3 sg. of blandan.
blend-an, -ian _to blind, deprive of sight_, _Bo_: _deceive_. [‘_blend_’]
blendnes f. _blindness_, DR 38^5.
blent pres. 3 sg. of (1) blendan, (2) blandan.
±blēo n. gs. blēos, ds. blēo, gp. blēo(na), dip. blēom, blēo(w)um _colour_, _Bo_; CP: _appearance, form_, _Sol_. [‘_blee_’]
blēobord † n. _coloured board, chess-board_.
blēobrygd n? _combination of colours, scintillation_, #Ph# 292. [bregdan]
blēocræft m. _art of embroidery_, WW 354^9.
+blēod _beautiful_, #Cr# 909.
bleodu = bledu
blēofæstnes f. ‘_deliciæ_,’ #RPs# 138^11.
blēofāg _variegated_, #Gl#.
blēoh = blēo
blēomete m. _dainty food_, GD 99^18.
blēona gp. of blēo.
blēorēad _purple_, WW.
blēostǣning f. _tesselated pavement_, WW 444^10.
blēot pret. 3 sg. of (1) blātan, (2) blōtan.
bleoum dip. of blēo.
blēow pret. 3 sg. of (1) blāwan, (2) blōwan.
blēowum dp. of blēo.
blere, blerig _bald_, WW.
blese = blæse
blēt pret. 3 sg. of (1) blātan, (2) blōtan.
blētan = blǣtan
±blētsian _to consecrate, ordain_, _Mt, JnL_ (oe): _‘bless,’ give thanks, adore, extol_, _Da, Ps, Lk_: _sign with the cross_, Æ: _pronounce or make happy_, Æ. [blōd]
blētsingbōc f. _blessing-book, benedictional_, EC 250.
blētsingsealm m. _the Benedicite_, RB 36^18.
blētst pres. 2 sg. of blōtan.
blētsung f. _consecration_, _Chr_: _‘blessing,’ benediction_, _Chr_; Æ: _favour (of God)_, #Bl, VPs#.
blēw = blēow pret. 3 sg. of blāwan.
blēwð pres. 3 sg. of blōwan.
blīcan^1 _to glitter, shine, gleam, sparkle, dazzle_, _Sol_: _appear_, #Sol# 144. [‘_blik_’]
bliccettan _to glitter, quiver_, #Gl#.
bliccettung f. _glittering, shining_, #VPs#.
blice m. _exposure_, LL 5[34].
blicgan = blycgan
blīcian _to shine_, OEG 1499.
blīcð pres. 3 sg. of blīcan.
blīds = bliss
blin imperat. of blinnan.
blind ‘_blind_,’ _Mk_; CP, Æ: _dark, obscure, opaque_, _DD_; Æ: _internal, not showing outwardly_: _unintelligent_: _not stinging_, WW 322^29. adv. -līce _blindly, rashly_, AO.
blindboren _born blind_, JnL 9^32.
+blinfellian _to blind, blindfold_, HL ^276.
-blindian v. of-b.
blindnes f. _blindness_, Æ.
blinn † n? _cessation_.
±blinnan^3 _to cease, leave off, rest from_, _Mt_; CP: _lose, forfeit_: _be vacant (bishopric)_. [‘_blin_’; be, linnan]
blinnes f. _cessation, intermission_, LL.
blis (CP) = bliss
blisa = blysa
bliscan = blyscan
blisgere m. _incendiary_. [blysige]
bliss m. _‘bliss,’ merriment, happiness_, _Bl_; CP: _kindness, friendship, grace, favour_, _Met_: _cause of happiness_, _Ps_. [blīðe]
±blissian (intr.) _to be glad, rejoice, exult_, _CP, Lk_; Æ: (tr.) _make happy, gladden, endow_, †_Hy_: _applaud_, ANS 109·306. [‘_bliss_’]
blissig _joyful_, #RPs# 112^9.
blissigendlic _exulting_, ÆH 1·354^11.
blissung f. _exultation_, #EPs# 64^13.
blīð == blīðe
blīðe I. _‘blithe,’ joyous, cheerful, pleasant_, Æ, AO, CP: _gracious, well-disposed, friendly, kind_, _El_: _agreeable, willing_: _quiet, peaceful, gentle_, _Ps_: (+b. occurs at #Guth# 161^9). II. adv. _Ps_.
blīðelic _gentle, pleasant, glad_. adv. -līce (_Lk_). [‘_blithely_’]
blīðemōd _glad, cheerful_: _well-wishing, friendly_.
blīðheort † _happy, joyful_: _gracious_.
+blīðian _to make glad_, #RPs# 91^4.
blīðnes f. _joy, gladness, pleasure_, _Lcd_; AO. [‘_blitheness_’]
blīðs == bliss
blīwum = blēo(w)um, dp. of blēo.
blod = bold
blōd n. ‘_blood_,’ _Æ, G, Lcd_; AO, CP: _vein_.
blōd-dolg, -dolh n. _bleeding wound_, #Lcd#.
blōddryne m. _bloodshed_, AO 162^3.
blōdegesa m. _bloody horror_, #Ex# 477.
+blōdegian = blōdgian
blōden _bloody_, WW 217^35?
blōdfāg † _blood-stained, bloody_.
blōdgemang n. _a blood-mixture_, WW 220^7.
blōdgemenged _blood-stained_, W 182^11.
blōdgēot = blōdgȳte [[headword spelled “blōdgyte”]]
blōdgēotend m. _shedder of blood_, #LPs# 50^16.
blōdgēotende _bloody_, #LPs# 5^8.
±blōdgian _to be bloodthirsty_, WW 215^43: _make bloody_.
blōdgyte m. _bloodshed_, AO.
blōdhrǣcung f. _spitting of blood_, WW 113^6.
blōdhrēow _sanguinary, cruel_, #Ps#.
blōdig ‘_bloody_,’ _WW_; AO.
blōdigtōð _bloody-toothed_, B 2083.
blōd-lǣs, -læswu f. _blood-letting, bleeding_.
blōdlǣstīd f. _time for blood-letting_, #Lcd# 55a.
blōdlǣtere m. _blood-letter_, WW.
blōdlēas _bloodless_, #ÆGr# 56^14.
blōd-orc, -mōnað = blōtorc, etc.
blōdrēad _blood-red_.
blōdrēow = blōdhrēow
blōdryne m. _issue of blood, bloody flux_: _bursting of a blood-vessel_, AO 288^27.
blōdsæx (e) n. _lancet_, #Gl#.
blodscēawung f. _supply of blood_? (BT) #Lcd# 83a.
blōdseten _something to stop bleeding_, #Lcd#.
blōdsihte f. _flowing of blood_, #Lcd# 64a.
blōdðigen f. _tasting of blood_, LL.
blōdwīte n. _blood-offering_, #LPs# 15^4.
blōdyrnende _having an issue of blood_, BH 78^16#b#.
blōma m. _lump of metal, mass_, #Gl#.
blon pret. 3 sg. of blinnan.
blonca = blanca
blond- = bland-
blonn pret. 3 sg. of blinnan.
blōsa, blōsma = blōstma [[under “blōstm”]]
blōstbǣre = blōstmbǣre
blōstm (Æ), blōstma mf. _‘blossom,’ flower, fruit_, _Bl, Lcd_.
blōstmbǣre (Æ), -bǣrende _flower-bearing_.
blōstmfrēols m. _floral festival_, OEG 4720.
blōstmian _to ‘blossom,’ bloom_, BH.
±blōt n. _sacrifice_, AO. [blōd]
blōt- = blōd-
blōtan^7 (and ? wv) _to sacrifice, kill for sacrifice_, AO, CP.
blōtere m. _sacrificer_, GPH 398^99.