Chapter 5

Aunders-meat, _sb._ afternoon’s collation, Cotg. (s.v. _reciné_), HD. Cp. Goth. _undaurni-mats_.

Aungel, _sb._ angel, messenger, W; aunge, HD; aungeles, _pl._, S2, C3; aungels, W2 (Ps. 90. 11).—AF. _angele_. Cf. Angel, Engel.

Auntour, _sb._ chance, adventure, S2; aunter, S3. _Comb._: anaunter, for an aunter, in case, S2; see Auenture.

Auntren, _v._ to adventure, S3, G, PP.—OF. _aventurer_.

Auntrous, _adj._ adventurous, C2, PP.

Auote, _adv._ on foot, S2; see A-fote.

Auter, _sb._ altar, S, S2, C, C2, C3, P, W, W2; awter, S3, HD.—OF. _auter_, _alter_; Lat. _altare_.

Autorite, _sb._ authority, C; see Auctoritee.

Autour, _sb._ author, S3; see Auctour.

Corrected by author from “Autour; see Auctor.”

Au- (Av-); see Af-.

Auailen, _v._ to avail, PP; auailȝe, B; auaille, C2, PP, S2; auayle, PP, Prompt.; awayled, _pt. s._, S2.—Cp. OF. _vail_(_l_)_e_, from _valoir_; Lat. _ualere_.

Aual, _imp. s._ fell, cause to fall, S; see A-fallen.

Aualen, _v._ to descend, to lower, MD, S2, S3, B; availl, B; availed, _pp._, S3.—OF. _avaler_, from phr. _à val_; Lat. _ad uallem_, to the valley. (A- 7.)

Auarous; see Auerous.

Auaunce, _v._ to advance, NED, S3, C, C3, P; awance, S3; avaunset, _pp._, S2; auanced, S2.—OF. _avancer_.

Auauncement, _sb._ advancement, G; auancement, S2.

Auaunt, _adv._, and _interj._ forward, away, NED.—AF. _avaunt_, OF. _avant_; Late Lat. _ab-ante_.

Avaunt, _sb._ boast, vaunt, C, NED. See Auaunten.

Auauntage, _sb._ superiority, advantage, NED, S3, C; auantage, S2, C3.—AF. _avantage_, from _avant_, before.

Avaunten, _v._ to speak proudly of, to commend, to boast, NED, W2.—OF. _avanter_; Lat. _ad_ + Late Lat. _vanitare_, to boast. (A- 7.)

Avauntour, _sb._ boaster, C; auaunter, NED.—OF. _avanteur_. (A- 7.)

Auentaille, _sb._ the moveable front of a helmet, C2, HD.—AF. _aventaille_, OF. _esventail_; Late Lat. *_exventaculum_, airhole. (A- 9.)

Auente, _v._ to get air by opening the aventaille, HD, NED.

Auenture, _sb._ chance, a chance occurrence, jeopardy, S, S3, C, C3, G, PP; auentur, S2; auntour, S2; aunter, S3, PP; antur, MD; eventour, HD. _Comb._: an auenture, lest perchance, PP; on auenture, in case, PP; anaunter, for an aunter, S2; in auenture, PP.—AF. _aventure_; Lat. _aduentura_, a thing about to happen. (A- 7.)

Auer, _sb._ property, a beast of burden, HD.—AF. _aver_ (pl. _avers_); OF. _aveir_ (_avoir_); Lat. _habere_, to have.

Auere; see Afure.

Auerous, _adj._ greedy, H, HD, CM; auerouse, W, W2, PP; auarous, S2, PP, NED.—OF. _averus_. See Auer.

Auerylle, _sb._ April, NED; aueril, S2; auerel, PP.—OF. _avril_; Lat. _aprilis_, from _aperire_. See Apert.

A-ulem, _imp. s._ drive away, S; see Aflemen.

Auoide, _v._ to empty, to make of no effect, to make void, to remove, to move away, retire, to avoid, NED, W; auoyde, W; auoyd, WW, Sh.; auoided, _pp._, W, W2.—AF. _avolder_; OF., _esvuidier_; _es_, out + _vuidier_, to empty. (A- 9.)

Avouter, _sb._ adulterer, W2; avowtere, Prompt.—OF. _avoutre_, _aöutre_; Lat. _adulterum_. For intercalated _v_ see Brachet (s.v. _corvée_).

Avoutrer, _sb._ adulterer, HD; auoutreris, _pl._, W; avowtreris, W2.

Avoutresse, _sb._ adulteress, W.—OF. _avoutresse_.

Avoutrie, _sb._ adultery, PP, CM, W, HD; avoutry, Cath.; avowtrie, NED, W; avowtery, NED; auowtries, _pl._, W.—OF. _avoutrie_, _aöuterie_, _aülterie_; Lat. _adulterium_.

Auowe, _sb._ vow, S3, PP, Prompt.; auow, S2, C, C3, G; auou, PP; auowis, _pl._, W, W2.

Avowen, _v._ to bind with a vow, NED, W (Acts. 23. 14), P.—OF. _avoer_; Late Lat. _advotare_, from Lat. _uotum_; from _uouere_. (A- 7.)

Avowen, _v._ to call upon or own as defender, patron, or client, to avow, acknowledge, NED, S3, C3, PP.—AF. _avower_, OF. _avouer_, _avoer_; Lat. _ad-vocare_. (A- 7.)

Avowry, _sb._ patronage, a patron saint, NED; vorie, NED.—AF. _avouerie_, from OF. _avoeor_; Lat. _aduocatorem_.

Avoy, _interj._ exclamation of surprise, fear, remonstrance, NED, C, HD.—OF. _avoi_.

Auys, _sb._ opinion, advice, C3; avise, PP.—OF. _avis_.

Auyse, _v._ to observe, consider, give advice, S2, C2, C3, H, PP; auisen, PP, S2.—AF. _aviser_; Late Lat. _advisare_. (A- 7.)

Auysely, _adv._ advisedly, H; auisili, W.

Auysement, _sb._ consideration, C2; auisement, S2.

Auysyon, _sb._ vision, S3; auision, C, S2.—OF. _avision_ (Bartsch).

Aw-; see Au-.

A-wakenen, _v. intrans._ to awake, S; awakenin, S; awakened, _pp._, S.—AS. _on-wæcnan_. (A- 2.)

A-wakien, _v. intrans._ to awake, S; awalk (_for_ awakk?), _imp._, S3; awoik, _pt. s._, S3; awoilk (_for_ awoikk?), S3.—AS. _awacian_ (for _on-wacian_). (A- 2.)

Awarien; see Awerien.

A-way, _adv._ on way, onward, along, away (from a place), NED; awai, PP; awezz, S; awei, S; ewei, S2; owai, S2; aweye, C3, PP; away, _interj._ away, S2, NED.—AS. _aweg_, _on weg_. (A- 2.)

Awayte, _v._ to await, watch, S2, S3, PP; awaite, PP; awaitie, NED.—AF. _awaitier_; OF. _aguaitier_. (A- 7.)

Awayte, _sb._ a lying in wait, watching, NED, C.—AF. _await_; OF. _aguait_.

Away-ward, _adv._, _adj._ turned away, wayward, NED, PP awaywarde passing away, H.

Awe, _sb._ awe, C, C2; aȝe, NED.—Icel. _agi_ (OTeut. *_agon_). Cf. Eȝe.

A-wecchen, _v._ to arouse out of sleep, NED, HD; aweihte, _pt. s._, NED; aweightte, HD; aweht, _pp._, NED.—AS. _á-weccan_; cp. OHG. _ar-wekkan_ (Tatian): Goth. _uswakjan_. (A- 1.)

A-weden, _v._ to become mad, S2, NED.—AS. _á-wédan_. (A- 1.)

A-wei, _interj._ ah woe! alas! S.

A-welden, _v._ to control, S, NED.—AS. _gewealdan_. (A- 6.)

A-wenden, _v._ to go away, NED.—AS. _á-wendan_. (A- 1.)

A-wenden, _v._ to change to, NED; awente, _pt. s._, S.—AS. _on-wendan_. (A- 2.)

A-werien, _v._ to curse, S; awariede, _pt. s._, S.—AS. _á-wergian_. (A- 1.)

A-weȝen, _v._ to weigh out, NED; awiðhst, _2 pr. s._, S.—AS. _á-wegan_. (A- 1.)

A-winnen, _v._ to win, NED; awynne, S.—AS. _á-winnan_. (A- 1.)

Awke, _adj._ turned the wrong way, sinister, perverse, NED, Prompt.—Icel. _afugr_.

Awke-ward, _adv._ in the wrong direction, NED; awkwart, S3.

Awnen, _v._ to show, NED; awwnenn, S.—Related to OHG. _ougen_, to show (Otfrid); from _ougá_, eye. See At-ewen.

A-wondrien, _v._ to be astonished, NED; awondered, _pp._, S2.—AS. _of-wundrian_. (A- 3.)

A-wreken, _v._ to take vengeance, to avenge, NED, S2, P; awreke, _pp._, S, G, PP; awroke, P.—AS. _á-wrecan_. (A- 1.)

Axen, _sb._ ashes, S. _Comb._: axe-waddle, an indolent stay-at-home, HD; see Asche.

Axen, _v._ to ask, S, S2, S3, C2, C3, W, W2; axien, S2; see Asken.

Axer, _sb._ asker, W. _Phr._: maistirful axer (= Lat. _exactor_), W; axere, W2.

Axinge, _sb._ Asking, C3; axyngis, _pl._, W, W2.

Ay, _adv._ ever, S, S2, S3, C2, H; ai, S, S2; aȝȝ, S.—Icel. _ei_. Cf. O.

Ay, _sb._ egg, G, HD; ayren, _pl._, MD; see Ey.

Ayel, _sb._ grandfather, forefather, C; ayeles, _pl._, PP.—OF. _aïel_, _aïol_: Pr. _aviol_; Late Lat. _aviolus_, dimin. of Lat. _auus_; see Brachet.

Ayen, _prep._, _adv._ against, back, S; see Aȝein.

Ayen-wende, _v._ to return, S.

Aynd, _sb._ breath, B; see Onde.

Aynding, _sb._ smelling, B; see Onding.

Ayr, _sb._ oar, B; see Ore.

Ay-where, _adv._ everywhere, S2, NED; aywhere, H; aywhore, S2; aiware, S; aihware, S; aihwer, SD.—AS. _ǽ-g-hwǽr_. Cf. O-wher.

A-ȝefen, _v._ to give, give up, give back, MD, S; aȝeuen, MD; aȝiuen, MD; aȝeoue, S; aȝaf, _pt. s._, S; a-iauen, _pl._, S.—AS. _á-gifan_. A- 1.)

A-ȝein, _prep._, _adv._, _conj._, opposite to, towards, against, in return for, again, PP, S, S2, G; aȝeyn, PP, S2; aȝen, PP, S, S2, G, W, W2; agayn, S2, S3, C2, PP; agen, S; ayen, S; ageyn, S, S3, C2, PP; aȝain, S; ayeyn, S, C2; aȝean, S; aȝon, MD; agon, S; aȝien, S; aȝeo, S; aȝe, S2; aye, S2; igain, S2; oȝein, MD; ogain, MD.—AS. _ongéan_, _ongeagn_, see Sievers, 214, 3. (A- 2.)

A-ȝeines, _prep._ and _conj._ against, contrary to, in return for, PP, S; aȝeynes, PP; aȝenes, S, S2; agenes, S; agænes, S; aȝens, S2, W, W2, PP; aȝeins, PP; aȝeyns, PP; ayeins, C2; ageyns, S3, C2; agayns, C2, C3, PP; igaines, S2; oȝeines, S; oganis, S2; ogaines, S2; ogaynes, S2; onnȝæness, S. (A- 2.)

A-ȝeinst, _prep._ and _conj._ against, MD; aȝeynst, PP.

Aȝen, _v._ to have, to be obliged, to owe, S; see Owen.

Aȝen, _adj._ own, S; see Owen.

Aȝen, _prep._, _adv._ against, back, S; see Aȝein.

Aȝen-bien, _v._ to buy back, NED, W2; aȝeenbieth, _pr. s._, S2; aȝenboght, _pt. s._ S2; aȝenbouȝt, W, W2.

Aȝen-biere, _sb._ redeemer, NED, W, W2.

Aȝen-biyng, _sb._ redemption, NED, W.

Aȝen-clepe, _v._ to recall, W, W2.

Aȝen-fiȝtinge, _pr. p._ fighting against, W.

Aȝen-risyng, _sb._ resurrection, NED.

Aȝen-seyen, _v._ to say nay, to contradrict, NED; aȝenseie, W, W2.

Aȝen-stonden, _v._ to withstand, NED, W; aȝenstood, _pt. s._, W2.

Aȝen-ward, _adv._ backward, in reply, over again, NED, W, S3; aȝeinward, S2; agaynward, S2, C3.

A-ȝer, in the year, S2. (A- 2.)

Aȝte, _num._ eight, S2; aȝt, S2; see Eighte.

Aȝt-sum, _adj._ eight in all, S2.

B.

Ba, _adj._ and _conj._ both, S.—AS. _bá_, both.

Baar, _pt. s._ bare, carried, C, W; see Beren.

Babelen, _v._ to babble, P.

Babelyng, _sb._ babbling, S3.

Baber-lipped, _adj._ having thick lips, P, Prompt.

Babishe, _adj._ babyish, S3.

Bacheler, _sb._ a bachelor, an unmarried man, C, C2; a novice in the church, or arms, young knight, P.—OF. _bacheler_.

Bachelerie, _sb._ state of bachelor, CM, MD; bachelrye, company of young men, C2.—OF. _bachelerie_.

Bacin, _sb._ basin, cymbal, a light helmet, MD; bacyn, helmet, MD.—OF. _bacin_.

Bacinet, _sb._ helmet, MD; bacenett, Prompt.; basnetes, _pl._, S3.—OF. _bacinet_.

Bacoun, _sb._ bacon, C, PP; bacon, PP.—OF. _bacon_.

Bad, _pt. s._ prayed, S; see Bidden.

Bad, _pt. s._ bade, C2; see Beoden.

Badde, _adj._ bad, PP; badder, _comp._ worse, C2.

Baddeliche, _adv._ badly, PP, HD.

Bade, _pt. s._ remained, S3; see Biden.

Bagage, _sb._ dregs, refuse, S3; baggage, ND.

Baid, _pt. pl._ remained, S3; see Biden.

Baie, _in phr._: to baie, at bay, S2; see Bay.

Baili, _sb._ stewardship, _villicatio_, W; baillye, power of a bailiff, G.—OF. _bailie_, power.

Baili, _sb._ steward, _villicus_, W; baillif, bailiff, C; bailliues, _pl._, bailiffs, P; bayllyues, P.—OF. _baillif_.

Baill, _sb._ sorrow, S3; see Bale.

Bair, _adj._ bare, S3; see Bare.

Bairnis, _sb. pl._ bairns, S3; see Barn.

Baiten, _v._ to feed, C2, S3; bayte, S2, C3.—Icel. _beita_.

Bak, _sb._ back, PP, C; cloth for the back, cloak, coarse mantle, C3; bac, S.—AS. _bæc_.

Bak-biten, _v._ to backbite, slander, P.

Bak-bitere, _sb._ backbiter, S.

Bak-bitynge, _sb._ backbiting, P.

Baken, _v._ to bake, MD; boke, _pt. s._, MD; book, MD; baken, _pp._, P; bakenn, S; bake, C, C2, P; y-baken, P; y-bake, P.—AS. _bacan_.

Bakere, _sb._ baker, MD; bakers, _pl._, PP.

Bakestere, _sb._ baker, P; baxter, NED, P.—AS. _bæcestre_, woman-baker (also used of men).

Bald; see Bold.

Balde, _pt. s._ encouraged, S; see Bolden.

Bale, _sb._ sorrow, misfortune, death, S, C3; destruction, S2; baill, S3; bales, _pl._, evils, torments, H; balys, S3.—AS. _bealu_.

Bale-drinch, _sb._ a deadly drink, S.

Bale-ful, _adj._ baleful, evil, MD.—AS. _bealoful_.

Bale-fully, _adv._ miserably; balfully, S2, MD.

Balene, _sb._ whale, S2, Voc.—Lat. _balaena_.

Bali, _adj._ grievous, S, NED.—AS. _bealu_, baleful: Goth. _balws_ (in compounds).

Balies, _sb. pl._ bellies, S2, PP; see Bely.

Balke, _sb._ balk, beam, ridge, MD; balks, _pl._ ridges, divisions of land, S3; balkes, P.—AS. _balca_.

Balled, _adj._ bald, C, PP; ballede, S2, PP.

Baly; see Bely.

Ban, _sb._ bone, S, S2; banes, _pl._, S2; see Bon.

Band, _pt. s._ bound, S; see Binden.

Bane, _sb._ destruction, death, bane, poison, PP, C; bone, PP.—AS. _bana_, _bona_.

Banere, _sb._ banner, S, PP, Prompt.; baner, S2, C, PP.—OF. _baniere_.

Banere, _sb._ banner-bearer, NED.—OF. _banere_; Low Lat. _bannator_; from _bannum_, _bandum_, standard.

Baneur, _sb._ banner-bearer, S2; see Banyour.

Bank, _sb._ a bank, tumulus, PP; bonk, S2; bonkis, _pl._, S3; bonkez, S2.

Bannen, _v._ to ban, curse, summon, S2, S3, P; to forbid, prohibit severely, P; bonnen, MD; i-banned, _pp._, S.

Bannyng, _sb._ cursing, H.

Ban-wort, _sb._ bone-wort, S3, MD; see Bon.

Banyour, _sb._ banner-bearer, MD, S2; banyowre, Prompt.; banyer, MD; baneur, S2, NED; baneoure, PP.—AF. _baneour_, OF. _baneor_; Low Lat. *_bannatorem_.

Baptym, _sb._ baptism, S2, W; baptimys, _pl._ W.—OF. _baptisme_.

Bar, _pt. s._ bare, S, S2, C2; see Beren.

Barayn, _adj._ barren, S3; see Bareyne.

Barbarik, _sb._ barbarian, W.

Barbarus, _sb._ barbarian, W.

Barberyns, _sb. pl._ heathen men, W.

Barbour, _sb._ barber, C, NED; barboure, Prompt.—AF. _barbour_, OF. _barbeor_; Late Lat. _barbatorem_.

Barbre, _adj._ barbarous, S2, C3.

Bare, _sb._ bier, S; see Beere.

Bare, _sb._ a wave, billow, NED, S2 (8b. 38); beres, _pl._, NED; bieres, MD; beares, MD.—Icel. _bára_.

Bare, _sb._ boar, S2; see Boor.

Bare, _adj._ bare, simple, single, sheer, S, C; bair, bare, worn alone, S3. _Comb._: baruot, barefoot, S.

Bare, _sb._ the open country, S; naked skin, W.

Barel, _sb._ barrel, C2.—OF. _baril_.

Baren, _v._ to make bare, uncover, S, MD; y-bared, _pp._, S3.—AS. _barian_.

Baret, _sb._ deceit, strife, NED; barrat, confusion, S3.—OF. _barat_, fraud; cp. Icel. _barátta_, a contest.

Bareyne, _adj._ barren, C, C2, PP; bareyn, W2; barayn, S3.—OF. _baraigne_.

Bareȝ, _sb._ a barrow-pig, S; see Barowe.

Bargane, _sb._ business, strife, combat, S2; bargayn, bargain, PP; bargeynes, _pl._, PP.—OF. _bargaine_.

Barly, _sb._ barley, MD, PP; barlic, S.

Barm, _sb._ bosom, S3, C2; berm, S.—AS. _bearm_.

Barmkyn, _sb._ rampart, S3; barnekin, the outermost wall of a castle, HD; barnekynch, MD.

Barmkyn-wall, _sb._ rampart-wall, S3.

Barn, _sb._ bairn, child, S, S2, H, PP; bern, S; barne, S3, P; bearnes, _pl._, S; bairnis, S3.—AS. _bearn_.

Barnage, _sb._ childhood, S2, MD.

Barnen, _v._ to burn, S, S2; see Bernen, Brennen.

Barnhede, _sb._ childhood, H, PP.

Barn-site, _sb._ sorrow felt for a child, S2, NED.—Icel. _barn-sút_.

Barn-team, _sb._ offspring, a family of children, MD; barntem, S2.—AS. _bearn-téam_.

Baronage, _sb._ the men, vassals of a feudal chief, S; assembly of barons, S2, C3; barnage, MD.—OF. _barnage_, Low Lat. _baronagium_.

Baroun, _sb._ baron, lord, PP; baronys, _pl._ PP.—OF. _baron_, acc. of _bers_, a man, a male.

Barowe, _sb._ barrow-pig, MD; bareȝ, S, NED.—AS. _bearh_.

Barrat, _sb._ confusion, S3; see Baret.

Barre, _sb._ bar of a door, C; bar of justice, G, PP; barres, _pl._, ornament of a girdle, C, PP.—OF. _barre_.

Barste, _pt. s._, burst, S2, PP; see Bresten.

Baselarde, _sb._ dagger, MD, PP, Prompt.; Baslard, PP.—AF. _baselarde_. OF. _basalart_ (cp. Low Lat. _bassilardus_). Probably from Late Lat. _badile_, a billhook; see NED.

Basnetes, _sb. pl._, helmets, S3; see Bacinet.

Bataille, _sb._ battle, S, PP; bataile, PP; batayle, S2, C, PP; batayls, _pl._ battalions, S3.—OF. _bataille_.

Bataillen, _v._ to embattle, fortify, MD; batailed, _pt. s._, PP; bataylld, _pp._ embattled, C.—OF. _bataillier_.

Baten, _v._ to bate, abate, grow less, S2, MD; see Abaten.

Bateren, _v._ to batter, beat, pat, PP.—OF. _bat-_, stem of _batre_, with freq. suffix _-er_.

Baþe, _adj._ and _conj._ both, S, S2; see Bothe.

Baþiere, _sb._ water-pot, S.

Batte, _sb._ club, staff, bat, Prompt., Voc.; battis, _pl._, W.—OF. _batte_.

Battill, _adj._ rich for pasture, S3, JD; battle, HD.

Baudekyn, _sb._ a gold-embroidered stuff named from Bagdad, MD; bawdekyn, Prompt.; baudkin, S3.—OF. _baudequin_; Low Lat. _baldakinus_, from It. _Baldacco_, Bagdad.

Bauderye, _sb._ unchastity, foul conversation, MD; pandering, CM; bawdry, S3.

Bauderyk, _sb._ baldric, MD; bawderyke, Prompt.; bawdryk, C, Voc.

Baudry, _sb._ baldric, NED.—OF. _baudrei_, _baldrei_.

Baudy, _adj._ dirty, C3, P, Palsg.

Bauld; see Bold.

Baundoun, _sb._ discretion, freewill, power, S2; baundon, CM.—OF. _bandon_; Low Lat. *_bandonem_, from _bandum_ for _bannum_, public proclamation.

Bausand, _adj._ marked with white, NED.—OF. _bausant_; cp. Prov. _bausan_, It. _balzano_.

Bauson, _sb._ badger, MD; bawsone, Prompt.; bawsyn, Voc.; bausenez, _pl._ S2; baucynes, MD. See above.

Bawd, _pt. s._ bade, commanded, S3; see Beoden.

Bawe-lyne, _sb._ bowline, HD, S2; see Bowe-lyne.

Baxtere, _sb._ female baker, PP; see Bakestere.

Bay, _sb._ noise made by the united songs of birds, S3; barking of dogs, MD, HD. _Phr._: to baie, at bay, S2.—Cp. OF. _abaier_, to bark.

Bayard, _sb._ a bay horse, a horse, P, CM; baiardes, _pl._, P. _Phr._: blynde bayardes, i.e. foolish people, lit. blind horses, HD, S3, MD, ND.—Cp. Low Lat. _baiardus_.

Bayn, _adj._ ready, willing, obedient, fair, pleasant, easy, good, NED; bayne, Manip.; beyn, Prompt., S3.—Icel. _beinn_.

Bayne, _sb._ bath, S3.—OF. _bain_.

Bayske, _adj._ bitter, H, MD; bask, MD, HD, JD; beȝȝsc, MD.—Icel. _beiskr_.

Be-, _prefix_. See in many cases Bi- words.

Beade; see Bidden.

Bearnen; see Bernen.

Bearyng in hand, _sb._ cajolery, S3; see Beren.

Be-bedden, _v._ to supply with a bed, S.

Beche, _sb._ valley, S; bæch, MD; bache, NED.

Be-chece, _v._ to choke, stifle, S, NED.

Bedde, _sb._ bed, PP.—AS. _bedd_.

Bedde-strawe, _sb._ bed, couch, _stratum_, Voc.; bedstre, W2.

Bede, _sb._ prayer, S, H, PP; beode, S; beyde, S3; bedes, _pl._ S2, S3, P; beads, C; beades, S3.—AS. (_ge_)_bed_.

Bedel, _sb._ messenger, herald, crier, beadle, H, P; bedeles, _pl._ S, H; bedelles, P.—OF. _bedel_; cp. AS. _bydel_. Cf. Budele.

Bede-man, _sb._ beadsman, one who prays for another, P; beodemon, S2, NED; beodeman, PP.

Beden, _v._ to command, to offer, S, S2, S3, C2; beode, S2; bedden, S; bidden, S; beot, _pr. s._ S; byt, C; bet, S; bead, _pt. s._, bed, S, S2; bawd, S3; bad, C2, S2; boden, _pl._ S; beden, S3; bode, S2; bede, _pp._ S2; bode, bodun, invited, W; bodyn, S2; bidde, C3.—AS. _béodan_.

Note that many of the above forms are confused with those of the verb Bidden.

Bede-sang, _sb._ the singing of the prayers, S, NED.

Bedred, _adj._ lying in bed, bedridden, CM, PP; bedreden, S2, P; bedrede, PP.—AS. _bedreda_ and _bedrida_ (Voc.).

Be-drenchen, _v._ to drench completely; be-dreynt, _pt. pl._, S3; _pp._ MD.

Bed-roll, _sb._ catalogue, ND. See Beyde-roule.

Bee, _sb._ bee, Voc.; been, _pl._ S3, C2, W2; beys, S3 (13. 244); bees, C2.—AS. _béo_.

Bee-; see Be-.

Beek, _sb._ beak, C2; bec, S; beekis, _pl._ PP.—OF. _bec_.

Beem, _sb._ beam, C, PP; beom, S; bem, MD.—AS. _béam_, tree, plank.

Beere, _sb._ bier, W, CM, MD; beer, C; bare, S, MD; beare, S3; bere, HD, MD; byears, _pl._ S3.—AS. _bǽr_; cp. OF. _biere_.

Beest, _sb._ beast, C, PP; best, PP, C, S, S2; bestes, _pl._ S, S2; beestes, S2.—OF. _beste_; Lat. _bestia_.

Beestli, _adj._ animal, W.

Beeten, _v._ to beat, W2, CM; beten, S, C; bet, _pr. s._ P; bet, _imp. s._ S2; beot, _pt. s._ P; beet, PP; bet, S3, PP; bette, P; beten, _pl._ S; beeten, W2; beten, _pp._ C2, G; bete, C2; betun, W2; y-beten, C2; y-bete, C; y-bette, P; i-beaten, S; ibete, C.—AS. _béatan_, pt. _béot_, pp. _béaten_.

Bege, _sb._ collar, S; see Beiȝ.

Beggen, _v._ to beg, PP, C2, Prompt., W (John 9. 8).

Beggere, _sb._ beggar, C, PP, W (John 9. 8).

Beggestere, _sb._ beggar, C, NED.

Be-grime, _v._ to smear, daub all over, S3.

Beild; see Belde.

Beiȝ, _sb._ a ring, collar, P; byȝe, PP; bege, collar, S; bie, W2; beies, _pl._ circlets of metal, S; biȝes, P; behes, PP.—AS. _béah_: Icel. _baugr_.

Bek, _sb._ brook, H, Voc., Prompt., MD; beckis, _pl._ H.—Icel. _bekkr_.

Bekken, _v._ to nod, C3; beken, Prompt.; beks, _pr. s._ S3.

Beknen, _v._ to beckon, show, S; bikenen, W2.—OMerc. _bécnian_ (VP).

Bel, _adj._ beautiful, PP.—OF. _bel_.

Belamp; see Bilimpen.

Belde, _sb._ protection, shelter, MD, HD; beld, S2; beild, S3, JD.—AS. _byldo_, boldness, from _beald_. See Bold.

Belde, _adj._ big, blustering, S; see Bold.

Belden, _v._ to build, S3; see Bilden.

Beldinge, _sb._ building, S3.

Belle, _sb._ bell, S, C2, PP.—AS. _belle_.

Bellyche, _adv._ beautifully, S3, MD. See Bel.

Belphegor, _sb._ Baal Peor, H (p. 376).—Lat. _Belphegor_ (Vulg.).

Belt, _pp._ built, S3; see Bilden.

Bely, _sb._ belly, bellows, MD, P; baly, S3; below, _follis_, Voc.; balies, _pl._ S2, PP.—AS. _bælg_.

Bely-ioye, _sb._ belly-joy, appetite, PP.

Belȝen, _v._ to swell, to be angry, MD; bollȝhenn, _pp._ MD; i-bolȝe, S.—AS. _belgan_, pt. _bealh_, (pl. _bulgon_), pp. _bolgen_.

Bemare, _sb._ trumpeter, S.—AS. _bémere_.

Beme, _sb._ trumpet, MD, Voc.; bemen, _pl._ S; beemes, C; beamous, S3.—OMerc. _béme_ (VP).

Bemen, _v._ to sound a trumpet, S, NED.

Bemyng, _sb._ humming of bees, S3, JD.

Ben, _v._ to be, PP, S, S2; been, C; bien, bienn, S; buen, S2; beo, S, S2; bi, S, S2; bue, by, S2; beonne, bienne, _ger._ S; beoþ, _pr. s._ S; beþ, buð, byð, bið, S; beis, S3; bes, S2; beoþ, _pl._ S; bieþ, S; buð, S, S2; beth, S2, S3, C2; ben, W; bes, S2; bi, _pr. s. subj._ S; bie, S (s.v. _Ibie_); beo, _pl._ S; beth, _imp. pl._ C2, S2, S3; byeþ, S2; ben, _pp._ S; been, C; bue, S2; be, S3, C; y-be, S2; iben, S; ibeon, S; ibeo, S, S2; ibe, S, S2; ibi, S.—AS. _béon_.

Benam; see Binimen.

Benche, _sb._ bench, Prompt., PP.—AS. _benc_.

Benched, _pp._ furnished with benches, SD; y-benched, S3.

Bend, _sb._ bond, MD; bendes, _pl._ S, G; bende, _dat._ S, S2, G.—AS. _bend_: Goth. _bandi_.

Benden, _v._ to bend, Prompt., MD; bende, _pt. s._ MD; bent, MD; bend, _pl._ S2; y-bent, _pp._ S3; ye-bent, S3.—AS. _bendan_, to fasten a band or string to a bow.

Bene, _sb._ a prayer, S, S2, NED; benes, _pl._ S2.—AS. _bén_: OTeut. _bóni-z_, see Sievers, 268.

Bene, _adj._ pleasant, S, NED.

Benefet, _sb._ benefit, PP, MD; bynfet, PP; benfait, P; bienfetes, _pl._ P.—OF. _bienfet_; Lat. _benefactum_.

Bent, _sb._ coarse grass, small rushes, Manip., Voc., MD, HD.—Cp. OHG. _binuz_ (G. _binse_).

Bent, _sb._ a moor, an open grassy place, NED, S, S3, C. See above.

Benumde; see Binimen.

Beo, Beoþ; see Ben.

Beo-, _prefix_; see Bi- words.

Beode, _v._ to pray, S; see Bidden.

Beodele; see Budele.

Berd, _sb._ beard, S, S2, C; berde, P, G; berdes, _pl._ S3.—AS. _beard_.

Bere, _sb._ beer, Prompt.; ber, S, MD.—AS. _béor_.

Bere, _sb._ noise, S, S2, MD, HD; ber, S2.—AS. (_ge_)_bǽre_; see I-bere.

Bere, _sb._ bear, C, MD, PP; beres, _pl._ C2; beores, PP.—AS. _bera_: OHG. _bero_.

Bere, _sb._ bier, HD, MD. See Beere.

Bere, _sb._ barley, MD; beir, S3; beris, _gen._, S3.—AS. _bere_.

Bere-lepe, _sb._ basket, H; berlepe, H; barlep, basket for keeping barley in, HD. See Lepe.

Beren, _v._ to bear; bere, S, W; berþ, _pr. s._, S2; beoreð, _pl._, S; bar, _pt. s._, S, S2, C2; bare, S2; ber, S2, C3; baar, W; bure, S3; beore, _pl._, S; boren, _pp._ born, S2; borun, W2; iboren, S; iborn, S; ibore, S, S2; y-boren, C2; y-born, C2; y-bore, S2, C2, _Phr._ bereth on hand, persuades, makes (him) believe, assures, S3; berth hir on hond, beareth false witness against her, C3.—AS. _beran_.

Beren, _v._ to cry, make a noise, MD, HD; bere, to low as a cow, PP; see Bere.

Bergh, _sb._ hill, PP; berghe, PP; beruh, PP; berwe, PP; berghe, _dat._, P.—AS. _beorg_; cp. OIr. _bri_ (Windisch).

Beriall, _adj._ blueish-green, beryl-coloured, S3. See Beril.

Berie, _sb._ berry, C; bery, Prompt.; beries, _pl._ grapes, S, PP.—AS. _berige_.

Berien, _v._ to pierce, strike, MD; bery, to thresh, Cath.—Icel. _berja_, to strike; cp. Lat. _ferire_.

Beril, _sb._ beryl, MD; berel, MD.—OF. _beril_; Lat. _beryllus_; Gr. βήρυλλος.

Beringe, _sb._ birth, behaviour, bearing, C2, S; berynge, PP; see Beren.

Berken, _v._ to bark, S2, PP; berkyd, _pt. s._, S2.—AS. _beorcan_.

Berkere, _sb._ watch-dog, PP.

Berkyng, _sb._ barking, C.

Berme, _sb._ harm, Prompt., S; berm, C3.—AS. _beorma_.

Bern, _sb._ a man, PP, HD; berne, PP; burn, S2; burne, S2; beorn, MD; burnes, _pl._, S2; biernes, P.—AS. _beorn_.

Bern, _sb._ barn, C2, MD; beren, S (12. 263), MD; berne, S; _dat._, C3, W; bernes, _pl._, W, W2, P.—AS. _bern_: ONorth. _ber-ern_, i.e. barley-house.

Bern; see Barn.

Bernacle, _sb._ a snaffle for a horse, W2; barnacle, Voc., NED.

Bernake, _sb._ an instrument set on the nose of unruly horses, Voc.; bernak, Prompt.—OF. _bernac_.