"bi-" meaning in Old English

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  "etymology_text": "From bī (“by, near, around”).",
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          "english": "inhabitant; observer; benefactor",
          "word": "bīgenga"
        },
        {
          "english": "support, sustenance, nourishment, capital",
          "word": "bīleofa"
        },
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          "english": "treachery",
          "word": "bīswæc"
        }
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          "text": "bi- + nama → bīnama (“pronoun”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "bi- + word → bīword (“proverb, byword”)",
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        "near, around (compare Latin para-)"
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        [
          "near",
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        [
          "around",
          "around"
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          "para-",
          "para-#Latin"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbiː/"
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    {
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          "word": "be-"
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        "Alternative form of be-"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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  "word": "bi-"
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      "english": "inhabitant; observer; benefactor",
      "word": "bīgenga"
    },
    {
      "english": "support, sustenance, nourishment, capital",
      "word": "bīleofa"
    },
    {
      "english": "treachery",
      "word": "bīswæc"
    }
  ],
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        },
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        }
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        "near, around (compare Latin para-)"
      ],
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          "around",
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          "para-",
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbiː/"
    }
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    {
      "word": "biġ-"
    },
    {
      "word": "be-"
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      "word": "be-"
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