Old English Dictionary Entry

Bý

Part of speech: es; Related words: bú. by

Definitions

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1 bý

n? A dwelling, habitation; habitatio :-- Se ðe hús oððe lytel [MS. lytelo] bý hæfde in byrgenum [MS. byrgennum] qui domicilium habebat in monumentis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 3. Hence, by and bye in the termination of the names of places.

Similar Words

-bald
-bátian, -bátung
-beámed(e)
-beámen
-bearde, -beardede

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚣ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Mk.: Gospel of St. Mark (OE translation)

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