Chapter 6

Bernake, _sb._ barnacle, a fabulous kind of goose, S2, MD, NED.—OF. _bernaque_; cp. Low Lat. _bernaca_.

Bernen, _v._ to burn, MD, S, S2; barnen, MD, S; bearnen, S; beornen, S; birnen, S; barnde, _pt. s._, S2; barnd, _pp._, S2.—AS. _beornan_. Cf. Brennen.

Bersten, _v._ to burst, S, C; see Bresten.

Berstles, _sb. pl._ bristles, C; see Brystylle.

Berwe; see Bergh.

Berynes; see Burinisse.

Berȝen, _v._ to help, deliver, preserve, NED; berwen, S; berrȝhenn, S; beregeð, _pr. s._, S; iborhen, _pp._, S; iboreȝe, S; iboruwen, S.—AS. _beorgan_.

Besaunt, _sb._ a gold coin named from Byzantium, W, MD; besauntes, _pl._, S3; besauntis, W.—OF. _besant_.

Besene, Besie; see Bisen.

Be-slombred, _pp._ dirtied, bedaubed, S3; beslombered, NED.

Besme, _sb._ besom, rod, Prompt.; besmes, _pl._, S; besyms, W; besmen, _dat._, S.—AS. _besma_.

Best, _adj._ and _adv. superl._ best, PP; beast, S; bezste, S.

Beste, _sb._ advantage, S.

Be-steriinge, _sb._ bestirring, emotion, S2.

Be-swapen, _pp._ convicted, S.—AS. _be-swápen_, pp. of _be-swápan_, to persuade.

Bet, _adv. comp._ better, S, C, C2, S2, G; bette, P. _Phr._, go bet, go as fast as you can, C3; betere, _adj._ and _adv._ S, S2; betre, S, S2; bettre, S.

Betaken, _v._ to betoken, S2; see Bi-toknen.

Beten, _v._ to amend, S, S2, P, S3; beete, to kindle, C; beyt, S3; bet, _pr. s._, S; betten, _pt. pl._, kindled, C3; bet, _pp._, S, S2; ibet, S.—AS. _bétan_, pt. _bétte_, pp. _béted_. See Bote.

Beten, _v._ to beat, S, C, PP; see Beeten.

Be-thenchinge, _sb._ thinking upon, meditation, S2. See Bi-þenken.

Beuer, _sb._ beaver, S, Voc.; beuveyr, S.—AS. _befer_ (_beofer_); cp. OHG. _bibar_.

Beyde-roule, _sb._ bead-roll, prayer-roll, catalogue of persons for whom prayers are to be said, S3; beadroll, bedroll, ND. See Bede.

Beye, _v._ to buy, CM, C3; see Biggen.

Beye, _adj._ both, S2; beien, S; beyne, S.—AS. _begen_.

Beyer, _adj. gen._ of both, PP; beire, PP, MD; beyre, MD.—AS. _begra_.

Beyn, _adj._ pliant, flexible, pleasant, S3, Prompt.; see Bayn.

Bi-, _prefix_, also be-, by-, beo-, b-.

Bi-bled, _pp._ covered with blood, C; bybled, MD; bebledd, S2, S3.

Bi-burien, _v._ to bury, MD; be-byrieden, _pt. pl._ S; bebyried, _pp._, S; bebered, S2.—AS. _bi-byrgan_.

Bi-cacchen, _v._ to catch, ensnare, MD; bi-cauhte, _pt. s._, MD; bi-keihte, S; bi-cought, _pp._, MD.

Bi-callen, _v._ to accuse, summon, MD, S; becallen, MD, HD.

Bi-cause, _conj._ because, MD; by-cause, C.

Bicche, _sb._ bitch, PP; bycche, PP.

Bicched, _pp._ a word of doubtful meaning, applied to the basilisk, and to bones used for dice, NED, CM, C3; byched, MD; bichede, NED.

Bi-chermen, _v._ to scream at, S.

Bi-cherren, _v._ to entice, mislead, betray, S; bicharre, S; bicherd, _pp._, S.—AS. _be-cerran_.

Bi-clappen, _v._ to lay hold of suddenly, C3; beclappe, Palsg.

Bi-clarten, _v._ to defile, make dirty, S, NED.

Bi-clepien, _v._ to accuse, S; bicleopien, S; bicleoped, _pp._, S.—AS. _be-cleopian_.

Bi-clippen, _v._ to embrace, W, W2; bi-clipped, _pt. s._ wrapped (him) round, S3; by-clypped, _pp._ surrounded, S2; bi-clippid, W.—AS. _bi-clippan_.

Bi-clusen, _v._ to enclose, S.—AS. _be-clýsan_.

Bi-colmen, _v._ to blacken with soot, S, NED (p. 722a), MD. See Culme.

Bi-comen, _v._ to come, go to, to befall, to become, befit, suit, PP, S2, S; bycome, PP, S2; bicom, _pt. s._, S; bycam, PP; bicome, _pp._, S2; bycome, S2; becomen, S3; bicumen, S.—AS. _be-cuman_.

Bi-cumelich, _adj._ comely, becoming, MD; bicumeliche, _adv._ becomingly, S.

Bi-daffed, _pp._ befooled, C2; bedaffed, NED.

Bidden, _v._ to beg, pray, ask, S, S2, PP; bydde, S2; beode, S; bit, _pr. s._, S, P; byd, S2; bad, _pt. s._, S, S2, PP; bede, _subj._, PP; beade, S; beden, _pp._ S; ibeden, S.—AS. _biddan_.

Note that some of the above forms are due to a confusion with those of the verb Beden.

Biddere, _sb._ asker, PP; bidders, _pl._ beggars, S2, P.

Biddinge, _sb._ prayer, S; biddynge, begging, P.

Biden, _v._ to bide, remain, PP; byden, S2, PP; bod, bode, _pt. s._, S2; bade, S3; baid, _pl._ abode, lived, S3.—AS. _bídan_.

Bidene, _adv._ together, S; at once, S2; bedene, NED; bydene, S2.

Bi-draueled, _pp._ slobbered, covered with grease, P.

Bie, _sb._ collar, W2; see Beiȝ.

Bienfet; see Benefet.

Biennales, _sb. pl._ biennials, biennial commemorations of the dead, P.

Bierne, _sb._ man, PP, HD; see Bern.

Bi-fallen, _v._ to befall, C; biualle, S; biful, _pt. s._ befell, S; byfyl, S2; befyl, S2; byfel, byfil, C; bifil, bifel, C2; bifelde, W2; bifalle, _pp._ befallen, S, S2, C; bifelde, W2; biualle, S.—AS. _be-feallan_.

Bi-flen, _v._ to fly from, S.—AS. _be-fléon_.

Bi-fleten, _v._ to flow round; biflette, _pt. s._, S, NED (p. 721 a).

Bi-foren, _prep._ before, S, C2; biuoren, S; byuoren, S; beforen, S; biforn, S2, C2, C3; bifore, S; bifor, S; befor, S2; beforne, S3.—AS. _biforan_.

Big, _adj._ big, C2; byg, PP; bigg, wealthy, S2, MD; bygge, _pl._, PP.

Bigat; see Biȝeten.

Biggen, _v._ to till, dwell, build, MD, PP, S (5. 1611); byggen, PP; biggand, _pr. p._, H.—Icel. _byggja_; cp. AS. _búgian_.

Biggen, _v._ to buy, S3, P; buggen, S, S2, PP; bygge, PP; beggen, MD; beye, C3; bij, S2; bye, S2; by, C3; bie, W2; buyeþ, _pr. s._, PP; buþ, S; bies, redeems, S2; bohte, _pt. s._, S; bouhte, S; boȝte, S2; bohton, _pl._, S; boȝte, S; bogt, _pp._, S; y-bouȝt, P.—AS. _bycgan_.

Biggere, _sb._ buyer, W; biere, W2.

Bi-gilen, _v._ to beguile, S, P; bigyle, C2, C3.

Bi-ginnen, _v._ to begin, S, S2; bigan, _pt. s._, S, C2; bigon, S; bigonne, _2 pt. s._, C3; bigunnen, _pt. pl._, S; begouth, _pt. s._, S2, S3; bigunnen, _pp._, S; begunnon, S.—AS. _be-ginnan_.

Bi-gon, _pp._ surrounded, provided, set round, MD; be-gon, filled, S2.—AS. _begán_, pp. of _begán_, to go round, surround.

Bi-greden, _v._ to cry out at, to lament, S; begredde, _pt. pl._, MD.

Bi-gripen, _v._ to seize, MD; be-gripe, _pp._, S.—AS. _be-grípan_, to chide.

Bi-growe, _pp._ overgrown, S; begrowe, MD.

Bi-grucchen, _v._ to begrudge, murmur at, P; bygrucche, PP.

Bi-gurdel, _sb._ a purse, PP.—AS. _bí-gyrdel_ (Matt. 10.9).

Bi-gynandly, _adv._ at the beginning, H. See Biginnan.

Bi-hangen, _v._ to deck, clothe, MD; bi-hengen, _pt. pl._ hung about, S.—AS. _be-hón_.

Bi-healde, _v._ to behold; bihalden, S2; see Bi-holden.

Bi-heden, _v._ to behead, MD; bi-hedide, _pt. s._, W; biheedid, _pp._, W.—AS. _be-héafdian_.

Bi-heste, _sb._ promise, S, S2, C2, P; byheste, S2; beheste, S2; byhest, S2; bihese, S; biheest, W; bihese, _pl._, S.—AS. _be-hǽs_.

Bi-heten, _v._ to promise, S, C3, W; bihote, S, S2, P; byhote, C; beohote, S2; bihat, _pr. s._, S; bihet, _pt. s._, S, S2; bihiȝte, W; behighte, S2; behihte, S2; bihight, P; biheyhte, S; bihoten, _pp._, S; byhote, S2; behote, S; named, S3.—AS. _be-hátan_. See NED (s.v. _behight_).

Bi-heue, _adj._ profitable, S, MD.—AS. _be-héfe_, necessary; from *_bihóf_, utility (in _behóflic_). See Bihouely.

Bi-hinde, _prep._ behind, S; _adv._ S2; bihynde, backwards, W2; = to come, future, C3.

Bi-holden, _v._ to hold, to behold, PP, C, MD; bi-healde, S; bihalden, S2; bihalt, _pr. s._, S; biheold, _pt. s._, S; beoheold, S2; bihuld, S2; biheolt, S; biholde, _pp._, W2, C3; beholdinge _wrongly used for_ beholden, indebted, S3.—AS. _be-healdan_.

Bihote; see Biheten.

Bi-houe, _sb. dat._ advantage, MD; biofþe, S2. Cf. Biheue.

Bi-houely, _adj._ behoveful, necessary, CM, MD; behouelich, S2.—AS. _be-hóflic_.

Bi-houeþ, _pr. s._ behoveth, needs, S, C2, P; behoueþ, S2; byhoueþ, S2; bihoues, S; byhoues, _pr. pl._, are obliged to, S2; behoued, _pt. s._, S; bihofte, W.—AS. _be-hófian_.

Bi-huden, _v._ to hide, MD; by-hud, _imp. s._, S.—AS. _be-hýdan_.

Bi-iapen, _v._ to deceive, befool, MD; byiaped, _pp._, C, C3, PP.

Bijs; see Bisse.

Bikeihte; see Bicacchen.

Bikenen, _v._ to beckon, W2; see Beknen.

Bi-kennedd, _pp._ begotten, MD.

Bi-kennen, _v._ to commit, commend, to signify, MD; bikenned, _pt. s._ recommended, S2; bekenned, S2.

Biker, _sb._ a fight, MD, HD.

Bikeren, _v._ to fight, PP, HD; bekeryn, Prompt.; byckarte, _pt. pl._ skirmished, S3.

Bi-knowen, _v._ to acknowledge, know, P, C3; byknowe, C; beknowe, S2; biknew, _pt. s._, C; biknewe, _pl._, S; biknowen, _pp._, favourably received, P.

Bilæde, _pt. s._ enclosed, S; see Bi-leggen.

Bilæuen, _v._ to remain, S; see Bi-leuen.

Bild, _sb._ building, S3.

Bilden, _v._ to build, PP, W, CM, MD; bulden, MD; belden, MD, S3; bulde, _pt. s._, C, MD; bildide, W; bildiden, _pt. pl._, W; bilden, W2; belt, _pp._, S3; y-buld, S2, S3; y-beld, S3.—Probably from AS. _bold_, dwelling.

Bile; see Bule.

Bi-leden, _v._ to use, treat, MD; biledet (_for_ biledeþ), _pr. pl._, S.—AS. _be-lǽdan_.

Bi-lefful, _adj._ believing, S, MD.

Bi-leggen, _v._ to lay (something) on, cover, to prove, explain, MD; bileist, _2 pr. s._, glozest, S, MD; bilæde, _pt. s._, enclosed, S.—AS. _bi-lecgan_, to cover.

Bi-leue, _sb._ belief, S, S2, PP, C3; beleaue, S; byleue, PP; belaue, S; bileaue, S; biliaue, S; beoleeue, S2, PP; bilefues, _pl._, S.—Cp. AS. (_ge_)_léafa_.

Bileue; see Biliue.

Bi-leuen, _v._ to believe, PP, MD, S; beleue, S; bilefeð, _pr. pl._, S; biliueð, S; bilefden, _pt. pl._, S.

Bi-leuen, _v._ to leave, forsake, renounce, HD, MD; bilef, _imp. s._, S, MD.—Cp. AS. _lǽfan_, to leave.

Bi-leuen, _v._ to remain, be left, MD, CM, C2, S2, HD; byleue, HD; bilæuen, S; bileaue, S; bilefue, S; bleuen, S2; blefþ, _pr. s._, S2; bileued, _pp._ left remaining, G; byleued, G.—AS. _be-lǽfan_.

Bilfoder, _sb._ food, sustenance, S2, MD; bilfodur, NED.

Bi-liggen, _v._ to belong to, MD; bi-lien, _pr. pl._, S.—AS. _bi-licgan_, to lie round.

Bi-likien, _v._ to make pleasing, MD; bi-liked, _pp._ made pleasing, S.

Bi-limpen, _v._ to happen, to belong to, S; belimpen, S; belamp, _pt. s._, S.—AS. _be-limpan_.

Bi-linnen, _v._ to cease, to be silent, to make to cease, MD; by-linne, G; blinnen, S, S2, C3; blyne, S3; blynne, S2; blin, S2; blan, _pt. s._, MD; blane, S3.—AS. _blinnan_ (= _be_ + _linnan_, to cease, to be deprived of), pt. _blann_ (pl. _blunnon_), p. _blunnen_.

Bi-liue, _adv._ quickly, S, S2; bylyue, S2; belyue, S2, S3; bliue, S, S2; blyue, S3.—AS. _be lífe_, with life.

Bi-liue, _sb._ food, sustenance, S (4b.102), MD; bylyue, PP; bileoue, MD; bileue, S, SD.—AS. _bigleofa_; cp. OHG. _bilibi_.

Bi-liuen, _v._ to live by, S.—AS. _bi-libban_.

Bille, _sb._ papal bull, petition, PP; see Bulle.

Bille, _sb._ bill, beak, S, C; bylle, Voc.—AS. _bile_.

Billen, _v._ to peck with the bill, S.

Billet, _sb._ a piece of firewood; byllets, _pl._, S3 (26. 785).

Bi-loken, _v._ to look upon, regard, MD; be-locest, _2 pr. s._, S.

Bi-long on, _prep._ pertaining to, S.

Bi-luken, _v._ to enclose, lock up, imprison, include, MD; biloken, _pp._, S; beloken, S; bilouked, S2, MD.—AS. _be-lúcan_.

Bi-lyen, _v._ to lie against, accuse falsely, MD; belye, P; bilowen, _pp._, S2, P, MD.—AS. _be-léogan_, pp. _belogen_.

Bi-masen, _v._ to confuse, SkD (s.v. _maze_).

Bi-menen, _v._ to mean, to bemoan, MD, HD; bymenen, P; bemenen, S2, P; biment, _pp._, S.—AS. _bi-mǽnan_.

Bi-mening, _sb._ bemoaning, S.

Bi-mong, _prep._ among, S, MD.

Bi-mornen, _v._ to mourn over, MD, W; bimurnen, S.—AS. _bi-murnan_.

Bi-mowe, _v._ to mock, W2.

Binam, Binom; _pt. s._ of Bi-nimen.

Binden, _v._ to bind, S; band, _pt. s._, S; bond, S2, G, C2; bunden, _pl._, S; bunden, _pp._, S; bundyn, S2; bunde, ibunde, S; bounden, S, C2; y-bounde, S2, S3, C2; y-bound, S3; ibunde, S.—AS. _bindan_.

Bi-nemnen, _v._ to declare, stipulate; by-nempt, _pt. s._ promised, S3.—AS. _be-nemnan_.

Bi-neðe, _prep._ and _adv._ beneath, S2; byneþe, C; bineþen, S.—AS. _be-neoðan_.

Bi-nimen, _v._ to take from, MD; bynymen, S; benymen, S2; bineome, _pr. s. subj._ deprive, S; binam, _pt. s._, P; binom, S2; benam, S; bynome, _pp._, P; benumde, S3.—AS. _be-niman_.

Binne, _sb._ bin, chest, MD; bynne, C, Voc.—AS. _binn_, manger.

Binne, _adv._ and _prep._ within, S; bynne, S2; bine, S.—AS. _binnan_ (for _be-innan_).

Bi-queste, _sb._ bequest, P, MD.—A deriv. of _cweðan_, see NED.

Bi-quethen, _v._ to bequeath, MD, CM, PP; byquethen, C, G; bi-queth, _pt. s._, S2; biquath, PP, G.—AS. _bi-cwéðan_.

Bi-quide, _sb._ bequest, 82; bequide, MD.—Cp. AS. _cwide_, a will.

Birafte; see Bireuen.

Bird, _pt. s. impers._ (it) behoved, S2; birrde, S; see Bureth.

Bird, _sb._ a young bird, MD; see Brid.

Birded, _pt. pl._ laid snares for birds, S3.

Bire, _sb. dat._ force, impetus, W; see Bur.

Bi-reden, _v. reflex._ to take counsel, MD; by-rad, _pp._ determined, resolved, S2.

Bi-reinen, _v._ to rain upon, bedew, MD; be-rayne, _pr. pl._ berain, S3; birine, _subj._ S; beraynde, _pt. pl._ S3.

Bi-reusien, _v._ to lament, regret, MD, S; bireused, _pp._ S.—AS. _be-hréowsian_, to feel remorse.

Bireusunge, _sb._ contrition, S.

Bi-reuen, _v._ to bereave, C3, P; birafte, _pt. s._ C2; bireued, _pp._, S; byreued, G; byraft, C.—AS. _bi-réafian_, to deprive of.

Bi-rinnen, _v._ to run with moisture, MD; bi-runne, _pp._ bedewed with tears, S.—AS. _bi-rinnan_, to run as a liquid, _bi-runnen_, pp. Birle, _sb._ cup-bearer, MD, HD.—AS. _byrle_, _byrele_.

Birlen, _v._ to pour out drink, to give to drink, MD, JD, H, HD; bryllyn, Prompt.—AS. _byrlian_; cp. Icel. _byrla_.

Birlynge, _sb._ a giving to drink; pouring out liquor, H.

Bi-rolled, _pp._ rolled about, S2.

Birth, _sb._ birth, offspring, natural disposition, nation, MD; burþ, MD; birþes, _pl._ nations, S2, MD.—Icel. _burðr_; cp. Goth. _ga-baurths_, birth, native country.

Birth-tonge, _sb._ native tongue; burþ-tonge, S2.

Bisay; see Bisen.

Bi-sched, _pp._ besprinkled, W2.

Bi-schetten, _v._ to shut up; bessette, S2; bischetten, _pt. pl._, PP; bishetten, P; bishette, _pp._, PP.

Bi-schinen, _v._ to shine upon, MD; byschyne, _pp._ shone upon, S2.

Bischop, _sb._ bishop, S, PP; bisscopp, the Jewish high priest, S; bischopis, _pl._ chief priests, W; bissopes, S2.—AS. _biscop_; Lat. _episcopus_.

Bi-schrewen, _v._ to corrupt, to curse, MD; byschrewed, _pp._ cursed, P.

Bi-schrichen, _v._ to shriek at, S.

Bi-schunien, _v._ to shun, MD; bisunien, S.

Bise, _sb._ the north-wind, S.—OF. _bise_; cp. OHG. _bísa_.

Bi-sechen, _v._ to beseech, S; biseke, C2; beseken, C, S; besech, _imp. s._, S; bisohte, _pt. s._ S; besoght, S2; bisoȝte, S2; bisouȝten, _pl. pl._, S2.

Bi-segen, _v._ to besiege, MD; bi-segiden, _pt. pl._, W2; bi-seged, _pp._, C2.

Bi-semen, _v._ to beseem, to appear, MD; bi-semeþ, _pr. s._, him bisemeþ, he appears, S; bisemyde, _pt. s._, beseemed, fitted, W; ibsemed, _pp._ made seemly, plausible, S (16. 842).

Bi-sen, _v._ to look, to behold, consider, to arrange, appoint, to manage, MD, S; besie, S; biseo, S2; bisið, _pr. s._, S; bise, _imp._, W; byse, S2; biseh, _pt. s._, S; bisay, S2; beseyn, _pp._ arranged; beseyne, decked; besene, equipped, S3; biseye, as in _phr._ yuel biseye, ill to look at, C2, richely biseye, splendid in appearance, C2.—AS. _biséon_, to look about.

Bisenen, _v._ to give an example, MD; bisend, _pp._ likened, signified, S2.—AS. _bysnian_. See Bisne.

Bisening, _sb._ example, S.—AS. _bys-nung_.

Bi-setten, _v._ to fill, occupy, to surround, beset, to set, place, to employ, MD, C, P; bisettiden, _pt. pl._, W.—AS. _bi-settan_.

Bisi, _adj._ busy, S; see Busy.

Bisily, _adv._ busily, C2; bisili, W; bisiliche, S.

Bi-sitten, _v._ to sit close to, to press hard, MD, P; be-sæt, _pt. s._ besieged, S; be-sætte, S.—AS. _be-sittan_.

Bi-slabered, _pp._ beslobbered, P.

Bi-smeoruwed, _pp._ besmeared, S.

Bi-smer, _sb._ scorn, reproach, P; bisemar, S; busemare, S2; bismare, HD; bissemare, CM; bismeres, _pl._, PP; bismares, PP.—AS. _bi-smer_, insult; cp. OHG. _bismer_, ridicule (Otfrid).

Bi-smitten, _v._ to dirty, MD; bismitted, _pp._ dirtied, S; besmet, MD.

Bi-smotered, _pp._ spotted, smutted, C.

Bisne, _sb._ example, parable, S, MD.—AS. _bysn_; Goth. _busns_ (in _anabusns_); from _biudan_; see Douse, p. 60.

Bi-soken, _sb._ request, petition, MD; bisokne, NED; bi-socne, _dat._, MD; bisocnen, _dat. pl._, S.

Bi-soȝte, _pt. s._ of Bi-sechen.

Bi-speken, _v._ to speak to, to speak, blame, to decide, resolve, MD; byspack, _pt. s._, G; bespayke, S3; bispeke, _pp._ S.—AS. _be-sprecan_.

Bi-spel, _sb._ parable, S.—AS. _bigspell_, example, proverb, parable.

Bi-speten, _v._ to spit upon, W; bispatten, _pt. pl._, W; bispat, _pp._, W.

Bi-sprengen, _v._ to besprinkle, MD; bi-spreynde, _pt. s._ W; besprent, _pp._ bedewed, S3; bysprent, S3; besprint, S3; bispreynt, W2.—AS. _be-sprengan_.

Bisse, _sb._ a stuff of fine texture, MD; bis, MD; bys, S2; bies, bijs, fine linen, W; bijs (= _byssus_ = Heb. _shésh_, fine linen, also Egyptian cotton), W2.—OF. _bisse_; Lat. _byssus_; Gr. βύσσος; Heb. _búts_, fine Egyptian cotton.

Bissyn, _sb._ fine linen (= _byssinum_), W.—Lat. _byssinum_, a garment made of byssus.

Bi-stad, _pp._ placed, circumstanced, bestead, hard bestead, sorely imperilled, overcome, MD, S2, C3; bystad, G; bistadde, CM; bistaðed, MD; bistaðet, S; bisteaðet, S. Probably from Icel. _staðr_, place, see NED.

Bi-standen, _v._ to surround, to be busy about, to attack, MD; bi-stod, _pt. s._, S; bistode, S2; bistonden, _pp._, S.—AS. _be-standan_.

Bi-steken, _v._ to shut out, MD; _pp._, S.

Bi-striden, _v._ to bestride, S; bistrood, _pt. s._, C2; bystrood, G.

Bi-sunien, _v._ to shun, S; see Bi-schunien.

Bi-swiken, _v._ to betray, deceive, S, S2; beswike, S; besuiken, S.—AS. _be-swícan_.

Bi-swinken, _v._ to obtain by work, to, earn by labour, MD; biswynke, P.—AS., _be-swincan_.

Bisy, _adj._ busy, C2, P; see Busy.

Bisyhed, _sb._ busyhood, MD; bysyhede, S2.

Bisynesse, _sb._ business, W2; see Busynesse.

Bi-taken, _v._ to commit, entrust, S, C2, W, NED; betake, PP; beotake, PP; bytake, PP; bitaak, W; bitak, _imp. s._, S; bitok, _pt. s._, S2; bitook, C3; bytokist, _2 pt. s._, W; betoke, _1 pt. s._, S; bitoken, _pl._, W; bitakun, _pp._ W; bitake, S2.

Bi-techen, _v._ to entrust, assign, S; beteche, HD; byteche, PP; biteache, S; bitache, _imp. s._, S; bitæhte, _pt. s._; bitahte; bitagte; bitaucte, S; bitaughte, G; bytaȝt, S2; bitæht, _pp._; bitaht; biteiht; bitagt; beteht, S.—AS. _be-tǽcan_, pt. _betǽhte_, pp. _betǽht_.

Bitel, _adj._ sharp, biting, MD.

Bitel-browed, _adj._ with shaggy, prominent eye-brows, S2, P; bytelbrowed, PP.

Bi-tellen, _v._ to clear, justify, to express, show, to claim, to set free, to persuade, deceive, MD, S; bitald, _pp._, H, MD.—AS. _be-tellan_.

Biten, _v._ to bite, PP; byte, PP; bot, _pt. s._, S2, PP; bote, P.—AS. _bítan_, pt. _bát_ (pl. _biton_), pp. _biten_.

Bi-teon, _v._ to draw over, to cover, to employ, NED; biten, MD; bitowen, _pp._, S; bitoȝen, NED; bitogen, MD.—AS. _be-téon_.

Bi-þenken, _v._ to think, bethink, S, W; biþenchen, S; biþohte, _pt. s._, S; biþoȝte, planned, S2; biþouhte, S; beþout, S2; biþoht, _pp._ repented, S; biþouht, S; bythought, called to mind, C.—AS. _bi-þencan_.

Bi-tiden, _v._ to happen, betide, MD; bityde, C2, C3; beotyde, PP; bitit, _pr. s._, PP; bitid, S; bitide, _pt. s._, S2; betydde, PP; bitid, _pp._, S; betight, _pp._, S3; NED.

Bi-tilden, _v._ to cover; bi-tild, _pp._, S.—AS. _be-teldan_. See Ouer-tild.

Bi-time, _adv._ betimes, S, S2; bityme, PP; bitimes, C3.

Bi-toknen, _v._ to betoken, C2; bitocknen, S; bytoknen, PP; betoknen, S, PP; betaken, S2; bitacnedd, _pp._, S.

Bi-trayen, _v._ to betray, PP, C2; bitraide, _pt. s._, S. From OF. _traïr_: It. _tradire_; Lat. _tradere_.

Bitter, _adj._ bitter, MD; bittur, PP; bittere, _adv._ bitterly, P.—AS. _bitor_.

Bitter, _sb._ bitterness, S2, P.

Bittur-browed, _adj._ having prominent brows, PP. See Bitel-browed.

Bituhhe, _prep._ between, S; see Bi-twiȝe.

Bi-turnen, _v._ to turn; biturnde hom, _pt. pl._, turned themselves about, S2.

Bi-twenen, _prep._, between; bitwine, bitwen, betwenen, betuene, S.—AS. _be-twéonan_.

Bi-twix, _prep._ betwixt, S2, C2; bitwixe, C2; bitwixen, C2; betwyx, betwux, S; bitwex, S; bythuixte, S2.—AS. _be-tweox_.

Bi-twiȝe, _prep._ between, MD; betwe, S2; bituhhe, S.—AS. _be-twih_, _be-twuh_.

Bityl, _sb._ beetle, NED.—AS. _bitula_.

Biuien, _v._ to tremble, NED; biueð, _pr. s._, S.—AS. _bifian_ (_beofian_); OHG. _bibēn_, see NED.

Bi-wailen, _v._ to bewail, lament, C2; biwaille, MD; biweile, MD, W; biwailled, _pp._, C2.

Bi-welden, _v. refl._ to wield oneself, i.e. to have full and free use of one’s limbs, MD; bywelde, S3; bewelde, Palsg.; beweld, to wield, HD.

Bi-wenden, to turn, MD; biwente, _pt. s._, turned round, S.

Bi-wepen, _v._ to beweep, S, W.—AS. _be-wépan_.

Bi-werien, _v._ to defend, S.—AS. _be-werian_.

Bi-winden, _v._ to wind about, S; bewinden, to enwrap, cover, S; bewunden, _pp._, S.—AS. _be-windan_.

Bi-winnen, _v._ to obtain, MD; biwon, _pt. s._, S.

Bi-witen, _v._ to guard, MD; bywite, S; biwiste, _pt. s._, MD; biwisten, _pl._, S.

Bi-wlappe, _v._ to wrap round, W2.

Bi-wreyen, _v._ to accuse, to reveal, disclose, C2, C3; bywreye, C; biwreie, S; bewreye, C, S2; bewraye, NED.

Biȝes, _sb. pl._ collars, P; see Beiȝ.

Bi-ȝete, _sb._ profit, S, S2; offspring, P.

Bi-ȝetel, _adj._ profitable, S.

Bi-ȝeten, _v._ to obtain, possess, beget, S; biȝiten, S; bigat, _pt. s._ S; bigæt, S; begæt, S; bygeten, _pp._ S2; biȝetenn, biyete, biȝite, biȝute, bigotten, biȝoten, S.—AS. _bi-gitan_ (_bigietan_).

Bi-ȝonde, _prep._ beyond, S, S2, PP; biȝende, W; biȝunde, P; biyond, S2; beionde, S; biȝendis, W.

Blaberen, _v._ to blabber, to talk idly, HD, Prompt.; blaberde, _pt. s._, PP.

Bladder, _sb._ bladder, MD; bladdre, C3; bledder, S3; bleder, Voc.—AS. _blǽdre_, OMerc. _blédre_ (OET.)

Blak, _adj._ pale, MD; blake, wan, Palsg. _Phr._: blak and blo, pale and livid, MD, NED (s.v. _black_, 13).—AS. _blác_. Cf. Bleike.

Blak, _adj._ black, MD.—AS. _blæc_.

Blake, _sb._ smut, black, S; blackness, S2.

Blake-beryed, _sb._ blackberrying, i.e., wandering hither and thither purposely, C3.

Blanchet, _sb._ a white powder used as a cosmetic, S.—OF. _blanchet_.

Blanc-mangere, _sb._ a kind of cheese-cake, PP; blammanger, PP.

Blane (_for_ blan), _pt. s._ of Bi-linnen.

Blank, _adj._ white, S3.—OF. _blanc_.

Blase, _sb._ blaze, flame, PP.—AS. _blæse_.

Blasen, _v._ to blaze, flare, PP; blasie, _pr. s. subj._, S; blesand, _pr. p._, S3.

Blasen, _v._ to blow (with trumpet), to proclaim, publish, NED, CM. Cp. OHG. _blásan_.

Blasen, _v._ in heraldry to blaze arms, i.e. to describe them, MD, S3, Prompt., Palsg.; blaze, Cotg. (s.v. _blasonner_).

Blasfeme, _adj._ and _sb._ blasphemous, blasphemer, MD, W.—Lat. _blasphemus_; Gr. βλάσφημος.

Blaundissen, _v._ to flatter, H; blaundiss, _pr. s._, H; bloundisand, _pr. p._, H.—OF. _blandir_ (pr. p. _blandisant_).

Blawen; see Blowen.

Bledder; see Bladder.

Blee, _sb._ colour, complexion, MD, HD; ble, MD, JD; bleo, S, S2; blie, JD.—AS. _bléo_.

Blefð; see Bileuen.

Bleike, _adj._ pale, S, NED; bleyke, Prompt.; blayke, NED; bleyk, S3; bleke, wan, Palsg. _Phr._: blaike and blo, pale and livid, NED (s.v. _black_, 13).—Icel. _bleikr_. Cf. Blak.

Blenchen, _v._ to flinch, turn aside, S, P; bleynte, _pt. s._, C; bleinte, NED.—AS. _blencan_, to deceive.

Blenden, _v._ to mix together, MD; blende, _pp._, S2.—Cp. Icel. _blanda_.

Blenden, _v._ to blind, deceive, MD, PP; blent, _pr. s._, C3; blente, _pt. s._, PP; blent, _pp._ blinded, C3, HD.—AS. _blendan_.

Blenk, _sb._ a gleam, blink, glance, S3; blenkis, _pl._, NED; blinkes, MD.

Blenken, _v._ to glitter, to glance, NED; blynke, to open the eyes, S2; blenkit, _pt. s._, looked, S2; blencheden, _pl._, MD.

Blere, _adj._ blear, dim, NED.

Bleren, _v._ to make dim, to be blear-eyed, MD, S2, P; blered, _pp._ dimmed, S2, C3, P.

Blesen, _v._ to blaze, S3; see Blasen.

Blessen, _v._ to bless, PP, S; blesseth hir, _pr. s._, crosses herself, C3; blesced, _pp._ S; bletcæd, consecrated, S; y-blessed, S3, C3, P; i-blessed, S; iblescede, S; iblesset, S2.—AS. _blétsian_, _blédsian_ ONorth. _blóedsian_ (NED); from _blód_, blood.

Blete, _adj._ bare, exposed, miserable, S, MD; blait, JD; blout, JD.—AS. _bléat_, wretched, miserable; cp. Icel. _blautr_, Du. _bloot_ G. _bloss_.

Bleten, _v._ to bleat, Prompt.; blæten, S.—AS. _blǽtan_.