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buttrage,
buttrage [ˈbʌtrədʒ]
n. A Buttress.
baucht, beh, bey, bocht, boght, boucht, bought, bowt, buy, buyer, by, bye,
buy [baɪ, DD. bɛ]
v. To buy.
pt. pp. bocht [bɔxt, boxt, S. bɔuxt] Bought.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
buyer: A buyer.
buzzle,
buzzle [MN. bʌzl]
n. Very dry grain.
v. Of grain crops: to rustle, indicating readiness to be carted home.
abies, abyes, b$, ba, baai, bae, be, be$s, bees, beez, beh, beis, bes, bey, bi, bie, bie, bies, biz, by, by$s, by_wi_it, bye, bye$s, byes, bys, byse, öbdee, ubdee, uibdee, upby, up-by, upbye, up-bye,
by [baɪ, DD. bɛ]
unstressed [bɪ, bə] bi
conj. Before, by the time that. Compared with, than.
prep. In comparison with, or, as distinct from. Concerning. Except, beyond, besides, past. Than.
adv. Near, in the neighbourhood of. Of time: past, finished.
 
byes [baɪz, biːz, bɪz]
prep. Except, instead of. Compared with.
adv. conj. Compared with (what). After comparatives: than. Such as (rare).
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
abyes: prep. In comparison with. In addition to, besides. Except.
by wi it: Done for, as good as dead.
upby: Up there, up the way, up at or to a place.
bjelset, byelset, byelsit,
byelset [I.Sh. ˈbjɛsət]
adj. Having a white ring around the neck, as a sheep.
bjesnek, bjesnik, byesnock,
byesnock [I.Sh. ˈbjɛsnək]
n. A fishermen's tabu-name for a fishing-basket.
bake, bike, byke,
byke [bəik]
n. A bees', wasps' or ants' nest. A swarm, a swarm of people.
bine, boin, bowen, bowen, bown, boyne, byne,
byne [bəin]
also boyne [bɔɪn]
n. A bowl, washtub, basin.
BIŌG, bjog, byoag,
byoag [I.Sh. ˈbjo(ː)g]
n. A horse-collar made of straw. A ring round the sun or the moon.
v. To knit circular stripes in a stocking or sock.
byous, byuss,
byous [ˈbaɪəs]
adj. Wonderful, extraordinary, exceptional.
adv. Exceedingly, very.

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