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=beleve=, vi. 62, _pl._ =believes=, v. 748, 951; belief, faith, religion.

=belle=, _s._ i. 1949, 2391, ii. 1728, iv. 346.

=beloke(n)=, _pp._ ii. 3393, iv. 3667, shut up.

=belonge=, _v.n._ P. 67, 259, i. 691, 2345, 2904, iv. 2293, 3307, (_3 s.pres._ =belongith=, viii. 2997 ff.), belong, be fitting.

=beloved=, _a._ P. 38, i. 1920, v. 4365.

=Belus=, v. 1546, 1556.

=belwe=, _v.n._ iv. 2113, bellow.

=belwinge=, _s._ vii. 3322, bellowing.

=Belzebub=, v. 1557.

=bemene=, _v.a._ i. 1540, iii. 1983.

=bench=, _s._ v. 4383.

=bend=, _s._ vi. 296, band.

=bende=, _v.a.n._, _pret._ =bende=, ii. 2235, vii. 4749, _pp._ =bent=, iii. 449, viii. 2453.

=bene=, _s._ v. 4408, bean.

=Benedab=, vii. 2539 ff.

=benedicite=, _interj._ i. 205.

=benefice=, _s._ P. 316, _pl._ =benefices=, ii. 2338.

=beneicoun=, _s._ iii. 939.

=benethe=, _adv._ P. 931, i. 2527; _prep._ vii. 721.

=benigne=, _a._ iii. 215.

=bente=, _a.pl._ vii. 4418, arched.

=benyce=, _v.refl._ viii. 2769, befool (oneself).

=benyme=, _v.a._, _2, 3 s.pres._ =benymst=, =benymth=, iii. 1309, v. 7002, _pp._ =benome=, vi. 36, take away.

=beqwath=, _v.a.pret._ PP. 178.

=berd=, =beerd=, _s._ i. 2045, v. 7113*, 7149*, viii. 1303, beard.

=bere=, _s._ ii. 160, vi. 1450, bear.

=bere=, _v.a._ P. 294, 492, i. 850, _3 s.pres._ =berth=, i. 467, iii. 1784, _pret.s._ =bar=, P. 908, i. 434, _pl._ =bere=, =beere=, i. 2795, iv. 1323, 1376, vii. 1796, _pret. subj._ =beere=, iv. 2749, _pp._ =bore=, i. 773, 2788, ii. 933, 2635, =boren=, ii. 976, =ybore=, ii. 499; =bar (berth) on hond=, iii. 664, iv. 32, v. 546, =berth an hond=, v. 496.

=bereined=, _pp._ i. 2915, vii. 1234.

=Berenger=, P. 780.

=bereve=, _v.a._ P. 411, vii. 3245*, _pret._ =berefte=, P. 744, vii. 3840, =beraft=, v. 5647, _pp._ =beraft=, viii. 209.

=beried=, _pp._ iii. 293.

=berille=, vii. 1349.

=Berillus=, vii. 3309.

=berke=, _v.n._ ii. 1796, _3 s.pret._ =bark=, ii. 1861.

=berne=, _s._ ii. 86, v. 4907, barn.

=Bersabee=, vi. 97, viii. 2690.

=berste=, _v.n._ viii. 1068.

=berthe=, _s._ iv. 2231, v. 827.

=besant=, _s._ v. 1930.

=Besazis=, vii. 1884.

=beschade=, _v.a._ iv. 3207, vii. 743, 809; _cp._ =bischadewe=.

=beschrewe=, _v.a._ i. 1036, iii. 810, curse.

=beschrewed=, _a._ i. 640, iii. 480, evil-disposed.

=beschyne=, _v.a._ vii. 4465, shine upon.

(=be-se=), _v.a._, _pret. pl._ =besihe=, viii. 1617, look after, prepare: _pp._ =besein=, =beseie=, P. 559, i. 358, 2360, iv. 1384, =wo besein=, ii. 262, =besein of=, iii. 1844, =besein to=, iv. 180, provided, equipped, prepared.

=beseche=, _v.a.n._ i. 589, 1339, 1985, 2174, 2259 &c., =besieche=, viii. 2912, =beseke=, ii. 960, v. 916, 1355; _pret._ =besoghte(n)=, i. 1808, 2640, ii. 108, 1212, 1483, v. 1459, =besoughte=, v. 3440, =besoughten= (_pl._), P. 198, _pp._ =besoght=, v. 6230, _imperat._ =besech=, i. 2937.

=beseke=, _see_ =beseche=.

=beseme=, _v.a._ i. 2013, ii. 2935, iv. 745.

=besette=, _v.a._ i. 3237, iv. 1482, _pp._ =beset=, i. 2538, 2736, ii. 3252, iv. 1567, v. 555, =besett=, iv. 496, set, employ, bestow.

=besi=, =besy=, _a._ ii. 1764, iv. 235, 509, 953.

=beside=, =besyde=, _prep._ i. 2305, iii. 294, 530, vii. 2242, =besiden=, v. 7311, beside, contrary to: _adv._ P. 446, 801, ii. 60, 1993, by the side, aside, as well: =faile and go beside=, iv. 2862, _cp._ v. 2428, vi. 1248, vii. 4458.

=besien=, _v.refl._ iv. 1183, 1230.

=besiliche=, _adv._ i. 373, iv. 57, 1235, =besily=, iv. 2185.

=besinesse=, _s._ i. 1130, ii. 460, 1074, iv. 513, viii. 3052*, =besynesse=, P. 49*, =bisinesse=, P. 63, (=businesse=, PP. 226).

=besischipe=, _s._ iv. 1119.

=besnewed=, _pp._ i. 2044, vi. 1498.

=besowed=, _pp._ viii. 1114, sewn up.

=besprede=, _v.a._ vii. 1150, _pret._ =bespradde=, viii. 2655, _pp._ =bespred=, v. 6917.

=best=, _a._ i. 1525, =the beste=, i. 768, _pl._ iii. 500; _as subst._ =for the beste=, =to the beste=, i. 997, 1748, 2488, =thi beste=, i. 1603: _adv._ =best=, P. 337, ii. 2676.

=bestad=, _pp._ i. 1049, 2584, ii. 69, 922, 1149, iii. 77, vii. 3228*, situated, engaged, troubled.

=bestaile=, _s._ v. 331, 1022, cattle.

=beste=, _s._ P. 909, i. 976, 2828, beast.

=bestere=, _v.refl._ ii. 3196, viii. 609.

=bestial=, _a._ i. 2913.

=bestly=, _a._ i. 3025.

=bestowe=, _v.a._ iv. 2472.

=beswike=, _v.a._ i. 498, 760, deceive.

=beswinke=, _v.a._ v. 6085, _pp._ =beswunke=, i. 2646, labour for.

=besyde=, _see_ =beside=.

=bet=, _a._ v. 4715: _adv._ i. 1976, 2514, iii. 349, 2239; =for bet for wers=, iv. 673: _cp._ =betre=.

=betake=, _v.a._ iv. 1431, _3 s.pres._ =betakth=, iii. 1978, _pret._ =betok=, iv. 3327, _imperat._ =betaketh=, ii. 1036, _pp._ =betake(n)=, P. 309, i. 80, vii. 1335, viii. 2960; give, deliver, commend: =betaken= (_pp._), v. 743, taken.

=bete=, _v.a.n._ P. 428, i. 1155, ii. 2356, _pret._ =bet=, iii. 997, vii. 4615, _pp._ =bete(n)=, iii. 974, v. 1960, vii. 4635, beat.

=beteche=, _v.a._ vii. 4234, _pret._ =betawhte=, =betauhte=, =betaghte=, iii. 1940, v. 3575,