Forming trans. verbs from intransitives, often with specialized (factitive, completive, figurative) meaning (s): (a) Inherited from OE, as bidelven, biflouen, bilaughen, bimēnen, bireusen, bishīnen,……
Of location or position in space: (a) between (two objects, localities, points); in among (several things); (b) in between (two surrounding objects); bitwene armes, hondes, in (one's) arms, hands.
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As noun: Two together, both; -- in various constructions: (a) alone; (b) the two of them; the bothe; (c) both here (theire) hedes, the heads of both of them; etc.; (d) here bother (baþre, bothe,……
This suffix survives in Orm., supported by ON *-kund: god-cund divine, gram -cund angry, grim -cund fierce. Orm's name-cund 'famous' is an adaptation of ME name-cǒuþ (OE nam-cūþ).
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(a) Deep water, the sea; the primeval waters that preceded creation; also fig.; (b) the bottom of the sea; also fig.; (c) the innermost part, bottom of a wound or ulcer; fig. bottom (of the heart).
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Forming adjs. (used also as advs., and occas. as nouns) on cardinal numerals and on indefinite numerals, and having such meanings as 'consisting of or comprising x parts, units, specimens, etc.'……
(a) Of a person: free in rank or condition, having the social status of a noble or a freeman, not a slave or serf; holding one's land in free tenure (i.e., a more or less permanent tenure depending……
(a) A royal forest, a game preserve; (b) frith-mot, frith yeld, fridmannes mot[cp. OE mōt toll, tax], an annual rent paid by certain townships in Delamere Forest (a royal forest in Chester) for the……
(a) A lightning flash, lightning; levenes fir; leven light; lord (master) of light and leven, God; (b) a light, beam of light, flash of light; binethen the leven, ?under the sun; (c) a fire, flame.
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To advance, move forward, move close: (a) in space or position; -- with adverbial constructions: neighen bi, to move by (sth.), come by; neighen hider, come here; neighen neigh, neighen nerhond,……
(a) To make a thrust, strike; strike (sb.); thrust (a spear); also, push hard on (gates); steten doun, knock (sb.) down; steten on, set on (sb.), strike at; ben stet on, trample on (sb.); (b) to fall……