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1. bī- pref.(1)

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Stressed first member of cpd. nouns. Examples: bī-gāte, bī-girdel [OE], bī-leman, bī-live, bī-saue, bī-spel [OE], bī-stī, bī-tāle, bī-wist [OE], bī-word. …

2. bi- pref.(3)

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Unstressed first member of cpd. advs. & preps. Examples: bafte(n, bicause, bifōre(n, bihinde(n, bimong, binēthe(n, binnen, bi-north, biside(s, bi-sǒuth, bitīme(s, bitwẹ̄ne(n, bitwix(en, biyond(e,……

3. bi- pref.(2)

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Forming trans. verbs from intransitives, often with specialized (factitive, completive, figurative) meaning (s): (a) Inherited from OE, as bidelven, biflouen, bilaughen, bimēnen, bireusen, bishīnen,……

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