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Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0050, entry 28
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ar-líc; adj. [ár honour, líc like]. I. honest, honourable, noble, becoming, proper; honestus, decorus, honorabilis, nobilis :-- Árlíc bisceopsetl an honourable bishop-seat, Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 1: Ors. 2, 8; Bos. 51, 11. Is nú árlíc ðæt we festra dde démen it is now becoming that we consider the deeds of the pious, Exon.40 a; Th.133, 29; Gú. 497. II. applied to food of a high quality, - Delicious; delicatus, suavis :-- Ða beón beraþ árlícne anleofan, - hafaþ hunig on múþe, wynsume wist the bees produce delicious food, - have honey in the mouth, a pleasant food, Frag. Kmbl. 36; Leás. 20 : Ps. Th. 95, 8. DER un-árlíc.

Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0086, entry 24
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BEORN, birn, es; m. [this word is only used by poets]. I. a man; vir :-- Se beorn on waruþe scip gemétte the man found a ship on the strand, Andr. Kmbl. 478; An. 239 : 1203; An. 602. Boétius wæs beorn bóca Boethius was a man skilled in books, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 103; Met. 1, 52 : Exon. 83 a; Th. 313, 22; Mód. 4. Beornes blóde with man's blood, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 67; Met. 8, 34. Beornas Baðan nemnaþ men name Bath, Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 12; Edg. 5. Beornas geonge young men, Cd. 184; Th. 230, 13; Dan. 232. Beorna sélost the best of men, 162; Th. 203, 10; Exod. 401 : Bt. Met. Fox 21, 82; Met. 21, 41. II. a prince, nobleman, chief, general, warrior, soldier; princeps, vir nobilis, dux, miles :-- Se beorn ageaf teóðan sceát the prince gave a tenth portion, Cd. 97; Th. 128, 1; Gen. 2120 : 176; Th. 222, 3; Dan. 99. Þurh ðæs beornes cyme through the chief's coming, Exon. 15 b; Th. 33, 24; Cri. 530. He ðam beorne oncwæþ he answered the warrior, Byrht. Th. 138, 65; By. 245. Me on beáme beornas sticedon soldiers pierced me on the cross, Cd. 224; Th. 297,1; Sat. 510. Beorna beáhgyfa bracelet-giver of warriors or a rewarder of heroes, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 2; Edg. 30. III. rich; dives :-- Beornum and þearfum to rich and poor, Runic pm. 12; Hick. Thes. i. 135; Kmbl. 341, 25, [Dan. Swed. Icel. björn, m. a bear; ursus.] DER. folc-beorn, gúþ-, sige-.

Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0133, entry 21
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buoptalmon, es; n. [ GREEK ] Ox-eye, chamomile; anthemis nobilis, Lin :-- Buoptalrnon . . . heó hafaþ geoluwe blóst-man eal swylce eáge, ðanon heó ðone naman onféng Ox-eye . . . it has yellow blossoms all like an eye, whence it took the name, Herb. 141, l; Lchdm. i. 262, 4.

Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0138, entry 22
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byrde; sup. byrdest, def. se byrdesta; adj. Born, well-born, noble, rich; natus, natu vel genere præstans, nobilis, opulentus :-- Se byrdesta sceall gyldan the richest must pay, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 36. DER. ge-byrde, in-, v. ge-byrd.

Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0184, entry 9
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cyne-gód; adj. Excellent, noble; præstans, nobilis :-- Him cynegódum to him excellent, Cd. 78; Th. 96, 5; Gen. 1590. Him ðá cynegóde on Carran æðelinga bearn eard genámon then the noble children of men took them a dwelling in Harran, 83; Th. 104, 16; Gen. 1736: 182; Th. 228, 2; Dan. 196: 195; Th. 243, 8; Dan. 433: Exon. 85b; Th. 321, 34; Wíd. 56.

Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0184, entry 23
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cyne-róf; adj. [róf famous] Royally famous, noble; nobilis :-- Wolde ic ánes to ðé, cyneróf hæleþ cræftes neósan I would inquire of thee of one art, noble hero, Andr. Kmbl. 967; An. 484: 1169; An. 585. Cirdon cynerófe the noble ones turned, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 6; Jud. 312: 11; Thw. 24, 21; Jud. 200.

Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0378, entry 3
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ge-byrd; gen. dat. -byrde; acc. -byrde, -byrd; pl. nom. gen. acc. a; dat. um; f : ge -byrdo; indecl. in s; f : found in both s. and pl. without any apparent difference of meaning. I. birth, origin, beginning, parentage, family, lineage; nativitas, origo, stirps, genus :-- Bearnes þurh gebyrde through the birth of a child, Exon. 9 a; Th. 5, 28; Cri. 76. Þurh bearnes gebyrd through child-birth, 8 b; Th. 3, 18; Cri. 38. On dæg gebyrde die natalis, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 14, 6. Wítgan cýþdon Cristes gebyrd prophets announced Christ's birth, 8 b; Th. 5, 5; Cri. 65. Bearnes gebyrda the infant's birth, 18 b; Th. 45, 24; Cri. 724 : L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 246, 22. Cennan bearn mid gebyrdum to bring forth children by birth, Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 32; Gn. Ex. 25. Wæs he líchomlícre gebyrde æðeles cynnes erat carnis origine nobilis, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 15. Of ðære cynelícan gebyrdo de stirpe regiâ, 5, 7; S. 621, 8, note 8. Be ðam gebyrdum concerning parentage, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 19. II. nature [what a man is natu by birth, or to what he is natus born], quality, state, condition, lot, fate; natura, qualitas, conditio, sors, fatum :-- God ána wát ymb ðæs fugles gebyrd God alone knows concerning the bird's nature, Exon. 61 a; Th. 223, 16; Ph. 360. Ic cann engla gebyrdo I know the nature of the angels, Cd. 27; Th. 37, 2; Gen. 583. Æ-acute;ghwilc gylt be hys gebyrdum every one pays according to his condition, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 35. Náh seó módor geweald bearnes bldes, ac sceal on gebyrd faran án æfter ánum the mother hath not power over her child's happiness, but according to his fate [what he is born to] one shall go after another, Salm. Kmbl. 770; Sal. 384. Hie on gebyrd hruron gáre wunde they fell according to their fate, wounded by the spear, Beo. Th. 2153 : B. 1074. Or in the last two instances may 'gebyrd' be referred to 'gebyrian' to happen? [O. Sax. gi-burd, f. nativitas, genus : Ger. geburt, f : Goth. ga-baurþs, f.] DER. eág-gebyrd, eorl-, sib-, weoruld-. v. beran.

Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0637, entry 3
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lícham-, lícum-líc [cf. cognates under líc-hama]; adj. Bodily, corporeal, material, carnal, not spiritual :-- Seó [heofene] is geháten firmamentum seó is gesewenlíc and líchamlíc it [heaven] is called the firmament; it is visible and material, Lchdm. iii. 232, 14. Hyre líchomlíce dóhtor filia ipsius carnalis, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 3. His lícumlíce untrumness corporea infirmitas, 4, 1; S. 564, 5. Oswald hæfde lícumlícre yldo xxxvii wintra anno ætatis suæ trigesimo octavo, 3, 9; S. 533, 53. Hí wilnodon ðæs líchomlícan deáþes ... wið ðan écan lífe, Bt. 11, 2; Fox 36, 3; Blickl. Homl. 103, 10. Se hálega gást ástáh líchamlícre ansýne corporali specie, Lk. Skt. 3, 22. Wæs hé líchomlícre gebyrdo æþeles cynnes erat carnis origine nobilis, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 15. Lícumlícre gegaderunga copulæ carnalis, 2, 9; S. 511, 1. Ealle ða líchamlícan gód biþ forcúþran ðonne ðære sáwle cræftas, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 5. Ne geseó wit unc ofer ðæt líchomlicum eágum we shall never see one another after that with our bodily eyes, Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 21: Blickl. Homl. 21, 20. [Icel. líkamligr: O. H. Ger. líhham-líh corporalis, carnalis.] DER. un-líchamlíc.

Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b0660, entry 7
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mre; adj. Great, excellent, distinguished, illustrious, sublime, splendid, celebrated, famous, widely known (of persons or things) :-- Mære clarus, insignis, nobilis, perspicuus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 66: inclytus, 46, 10, 11. Mere weard percrebuit, Ep. Gl. 18b, 10. Mre celeber, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Zup. 44, 10. Mrne celebre, Hpt. Gl. 525, 45. Beorht mre præclara, splendida, 436, 43. Mr[re] illustrius, 460, 25. I. (of persons and (a) in a good sense) :-- Dryhten ys mre God and mihtig Dominus est deus magnus et potens. Deut. 10, 17. Ðú eart mre God, and Jacobes God se mra, Ps. Th. 83, 8 : 103, 23. God mre (excelsus) álýsend heora is. Ps. Spl. 77, 39. Freá ælmihtig, mre þeóden, Cd. 40; Th. 52, 34; Gen. 853. Se mra Fæder (God), L. Ælfc. C. 3; Th. ii. 344, 4. Hé byþ mre beforan Drihtne erit magnus coram domino. Lk. Skt. 1. 15: 32. Ðeáh he on ðam lande seó mre ðonne biþ hé on óðrum unmre though he be famous in one country, he is not in another, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 15. Wæs hé (St. Martin) swíðe mre geond middangeard, Blickl. Homl. 221, 1. Mru cwén the illustrious queen (Wealhtheow), Beo. Th. 4037; B. 2016. Sunu se ðe biþ góde mre a son (Isaac) who shall be great in goodness, Cd. 100; Th. 133, 24; Gen. 2198: Beo. Th. 3909; B. 1952. Mihtum mre great in power, Elen. Kmbl. 679; El. 340. Marian mrre meówlan. of Mary, maiden illustrious, Exon. 14 a; Th. 28, 13; Cri. 446. Smeágende cwidas and dda ðara mrena (illustrium) wera úre þeóde, Bd. pref.; S. 471, 13. Ðes ys mrra (major) ðonne ðæt templ, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 6. Nis betwux wífa bearnum nán mrra wítega ðonne Johannes, Lk. Skt. 7, 28. Nán man ne biþ for óðres góde nó ðý mrra ne nó ðý geheredra splendidum te aliena claritudo non efficit. Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 27. David wæs hearpera mrost, Ps. C. 50; Ps. Grn. ii. 276, 4. Ðás mánfullan men wron getealde for ða mrostan godas, Wulfst. 106, 17. (b) in a bad sense, notorious, distinguished by evil deeds; insignis :-- Hæfdum énne gebundenne mrne (mérne. Lind.) monn se wæs háten Barrabas (cf. O. Sax. mári meginthiof) habebat vinctum insignem qui dicebatur Barabbas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 16. Grendel, mre mearc-stapa, Beo. Th. 206; B. 103: 1528; B. 762 (?). II. (of things) :-- Sum deófolgild ðe mid ðm hðenum mannum swíðe weorþ and mre wæs a certain idol that was held in high honour and esteem among the heathens, Blickl. Homl. 221, 7. Swíðe mre burh se is háten Sepontus a very famous town which is called Sepontus, 197, 20. On ðam mran (inlustri) túne, se is nemned æt Walle, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 11: Cd. 205; Th. 254, 10; Dan. 609. Tó ðære mran byrig (the heavenly Jerusalem), 227; Th. 304, 4; Sat. 624. Tempel heáhst and háligost, hæleþum gefrgost, mst and mrost (Solomon's temple), 162; Th. 202, 28; Exod. 395. Ðæt wæs ðæt mreste hús ðe on eorþan geworht wurde that (the temple) was the most splendid house that was built in the world. Wulfst. 278, 1. Mre wurdon his wundra geweorc wíde and síde far and wide spread the fame of the wonders he wrought. Exon. 45 b; Th. 155, l; Gú. 853. Eall ðeós mre gesceaft the universe. Rood Kmbl. 24; Kr. 12. Mre wundur mirabilia, Ps. Th. 106, 30: 110, 3. Sunne mre tungol the sun, resplendent star. Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 14; Æðelst. 14. Mrost tungla, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 28; Ph. 119. In dege mérum in die insigni, Ps. Surt. 80, 4. Ðone mron symbeldæg Drihtnes upstige, Blickl. Homl. 131, 10: Cd. 8; Th. 10, II; Gen. 155. Seó mre tiid (Easter), Menol. Fox 114; Men. 57. Se mra dæg the great and terrible day of the Lord, Exon. 23 b; Th. 65, 16; Cri. 1055. Ðæt is mre spell no common tale is that, Cd. 119; Th. 155, 2; Gen. 2566: Elen. Kmbl. 1936; El. 970. Æfter ðisse dde his noma wæs weorþ and mre geworden after this deed his name became honoured and famous, Blickl. Homl. 219, 4-: Exon. 1073; Th. 409, 11; Rä. 27, 27. Is wuldur ðín wíde and síde ofer ðás eorþan ealle mre in omnem terram gloria tua. Ps. Th. 56, 6. Se mresta hlísa fama celeberrima, Bd. 3, 13: S. 538, 37. Ðæt is mro wyrd that is a tremendous event (the deluge), Cd. 69; Th. 84, 18; Gen. 1399. Ðín mægen is swá mre, swá ðæt nig ne wát eorþbúende ða deópnesse Drihtnes mihta, Hy. 3, 31; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 31. (In a bad sense) Caudenes Furcules seó stów gewearþ swíðe mre for Rómána bismere Caudinas furculas satis celebres et famosas Romanorum fecit infamia, Ors. 3, 8; Swt. 120, 21. [Cf. Goth. waila-mérs of good report; wailaméreins good report: O. Sax. mári: Icel. mærr: O. H. Ger. mári memorabilis, famosus, illustris, insignis, clarus.] v. efen-, folc-, fore-, forþ-, freá-, fr-, heaðo-, un-, wíd-mre.

Source: Bosworth/Toller, page b1023, entry 1
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10; Th. i. 68, 8-12. Twelfhyndes monnes burgbryce .xxx. sci . . . Ceorles edorbryce .v. sci., 40; Th. i. 88, 9-11. Twelfhyndes mannes wer is twelfhund scyllinga (cf. Ceorles wergild is on Myrcna lage .cc. sci. Ðegnes wergild is syx swá micel, L. M. L.; Th. i. 190, 1. Twelfhindus est homo plene nobilis, i. thainus cujus wera est duodecies .c. so., L. H. 76, 4; Th. i. 581, 17. Twelfhinde, i. thaini, 70, 1; Th. i. 572, 22. See also L. W. I. 8; Th. i. 470, 14), L. E. G. 12; Th. i. 174, 13. Twelfhyndes mannes áð forstent .vi. ceorla áð; for ðam gif man ðone twelfhyndan man wrecan sceolde, hé biþ fullurecan on syx ceorlan, and his wergyld biþ six ceorla wergyld, L. O. 13; Th. i. 182, 19-22. xii-hyndum men twyfealdlíce be ðæs syxhyndan bóte, L. Alf. pol. 39; Th. i. 88, 4. Æt twyhyndum were mon sceal sellan tó monbóte .xxx. sci. . . . æt twelfhyndum .cxx. (cf. ad manbotam de twelfhindo, i. thaino .cxx. so., L. H. 69; Th. i. 572, 19), L. In. 70; Th. 146, 14. Æt twelfhyndum were gebyriaþ twelf men tó werborge, L. E. G. 12; Th. i. 174, 18, 24. Cnut cing grét . . . ealle míne þegnas twelfhynde and twihynde, Chart. Th. 308, 16: Chart. Erl. 229, 20. ¶ In the following passage where the word is used without a noun perhaps wer may be supplied:--Hú man sceal gyldan twelfhyndes man (=twelfhyndes weres man a man with a wergild of twelve hundred shillings), L. E. G. 12; Th. i. 174, 12. v. six-, twi-hynde.

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