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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.
byre, byreman,
byre [ˈbaɪər, ˈbəiər]
n. A cow shed.
v. To put cows in the cow shed.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
byreman: A cattleman.
Byrehills, Byrehulls,
Byrehills [ˈbaɪərhɪlz]
pn. Boarhills (Fife).
besyne, bizen, bysen, bysene, bysyn,
bysen [S. baɪzən]
n. A person presenting a ludicrous or disgusting spectacle.
Byth,
Byth [bəiθ]
pn. Byth (Aberdeenshire).

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