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_cp._ =agayn=.

=ayeincomynge (ȝ)=, _s._ iv. 102.

=ayeinward (ȝ)=, _adv._ i. 1792, ii. 132.

=ayer (ȝ)=, _adv._ viii. 2226, in the year.

B

=babe=, _s._ ii. 3238, iii. 320.

=Babel=, P. 1019.

=babil=, _s._ vii. 3955, bauble.

=Babilla=, vi. 1325.

=Babiloine=, =Babiloyne=, P. 665, 675, 681, i. 2955, iii. 2452, =Babeloine=, vii. 3212*.

=Babio=, v. 4808 ff., 4851.

=bacbite=, _v.a._ ii. 411.

=bacbitinge=, =bakbitinge=, _s._ ii. 451, 558, 1605, 1609.

=bacheler=, _s._ i. 2594, 3373, ii. 125, 2658, iii. 1343, =bachilier=, ii. 2658.

=Bachus=, v. 141, 166 ff., 1051, 1469, 3138, 6837 (_genit._), vi. 396 ff., 502.

=back=, =bak=, _s._ P. 400, i. 2069, ii. 393, 1651, iv. 1344.

=badde=, _a._ i. 1246, ii. 513, iii. 1562, iv. 1350, _as subst._ vi. 351.

=bagge=, _s._ v. 83, 129, 4701.

=Baiard=, vi. 1280.

=baillez ça=, vi. 60.

=baillie=, _s._ P. 220, i. 783, ii. 1870, v. 1012, vii. 1071, charge, property.

=bait=, _s._ iii. 956.

=bak=, =bakbitinge=, _see_ =back=, =bacbitinge=.

=bake=, _v.a.pp._, v. 2408.

=bal=, _s._ PP. 296.

=Bala=, viii. 130.

=Balaam=, vii. 4413.

=balade=, _s._ i. 2709, 2727.

=Balamuz=, vi. 1320.

=balance=, _s._ P. 541, i. 3, 42, ii. 1418, 3244, iii. 559, 2506, scales, danger.

=baldemoine=, _s._ i. 1704, gentian.

=bale=, _s._ iii. 1496, vi. 67, viii. 589.

=balke=, _v.n._ iii. 515, _see note_.

=balsme=, _s._ viii. 1198.

=Baltazar=, P. 685, v. 7022.

=banere=, _s._ ii. 1835, iv. 3220, =baner=, v. 492.

=Bangor=, ii. 905.

=banke=, _s._ P. 508, ii. 144, 720, _pl._ =banckes=, iv. 2726.

=banne=, _v.a._ iv. 877; _v.n._ iv. 2834, curse.

=baptesme=, _s._ ii. 609, 899, 3470, v. 1779, (=baptisme=, PP. 347).

=baptized=, _pp._ viii. 143.

=Barbarie=, ii. 599, 612, 1172, 1181.

=Barbarus=, vii. 4335.

=Bardus=, v. 4956 ff.

=bare=, _a._ P. 936, i. 935.

=bareigne=, _a._ iii. 2319, v. 824.

=bargain=, _s._ v. 2876, 4414, viii. 2431.

=barge=, _s._ P. 45*, 234, ii. 1902.

=barli=, _as a._ vii. 3705 ff., of barley.

=barm=, _s._ iii. 302, vi. 227, bosom.

=barnage=, _s._ ii. 2982, baronage.

=baronie=, _s._ P. 104.

=baske=, _v.refl._ iii. 315, bathe.

(=baskle=, _v.refl._ iii. 315, _v.l._)

=bass=, _a._ i. 1678, low.

=bataille=, _s._ P. 214, i. 1081, iii. 2650, =bataile=, v. 3429.

=bataille=, _v.n._ iii. 1903; _v.a._ =bataile=, PP. 194.

=bataillous=, _a._ v. 1211, vii. 889, warlike.

=bath=, _s._ i. 1747, _pl._ =bathes=, v. 3801, viii. 484.

=bathe=, _v.n._ i. 364, iii. 312; _v.a._ ii. 3206.

=Bathuel=, viii. 115.

=be=, =ben=, _v._ P. 44, 65, 78, 147, _1 s.pres._ =am=, P. 52, _2 s._ =art=, i. 154, _3 s._ =is=, P. 4 (=ys=, viii. 2990), =we ben=, P. 3, =be we=, i. 2212, _3 pl.pres._ =be(n)=, P. 78 &c., (=beth=, viii. 3081), =are(n)=, vii. 1490, 1718, =ar=, iv. 1375, _pret._ =was=, P. 3, _2 s._ =were thou=, iv. 600, _pl._ =were(n=), P. 37, 45, =weere=, v. 6836, =wer=, ii. 2147, _subj._ =were=, i. 1662, 2545, 3335, iv. 343, =weere=, iv. 1324, =wer=, v. 2555, _pp._ =be(n)=, P. 582; =be so (that)=, i. 187, 1458, ii. 1177, =be he ... be he=, ii. 254.

=be=, _prep._ P. 36, i. 175, 761, 794 &c., =be name=, i. 806, =be nyhte=, i. 823, =be me= (in my case), i. 1963, =be cause that=, ii. 2771, (=by=, v. 7021*): _cp._ =by=.

=beau=, _a._, =beau retret=, viii. 2416.

=beaute=, _s._ i. 771, 1837, ii. 123.

=Beawme=, viii. 2470, Bohemia.

=beblede=, _v.a.pp._ =bebled=, ii. 700, iii. 1406, stain with blood.

=beclippe=, _v.a._ i. 1790, ii. 2550, iv. 2783, v. 2003, _pp._ =beclipt=, i. 912, embrace, contain.

=become=, _v.n._ P. 303, _3 s.pret._ =becom=, i. 932, 2967, =becam=, ii. 1189, v. 4949, _3 pl._ =become=, P. 738.

=bedawe=, _v.n._ v. 1982, dawn.

=bedd=, =bed=, _s._ i. 876, ii. 828, 856, =to bedde=, i. 1780, ii. 822, =goth to bedde to=, i. 2604, =beddes side=, ii. 833.

=beddefere=, _s._ v. 3056, =beddefiere=, vi. 1916, bedfellow.

=beddeshed=, _s._ iii. 445.

=bede=, _s._ P. 273, i. 667, ii. 1472, iii. 2148, iv. 3484, =bedes=, iv. 717, (=bedis=, viii. 2959), =peire of bedes=, viii. 2904: prayer, command, bead.

=bederke=, _v.a._ i. 1169.

=bedroppe=, _v.a._ vii. 4832, cover with drops.

=beerdles=, _a._ v. 7202*.

=beere=, _s._ vii. 5098, bier.

=befalle=, _v.n._ P. 26, 501, i. 55, 1397, vii. 655, _pret._ =befell=, P. 702, i. 67, (=bifel=, P. 35*), _3 s.pres.subj._ =befalle=, P. 69*, i. 1397, _3 s.pret.subj._ =befelle=, iv. 2773.

=beflain=, _v.a.pp._ vii. 2897, flayed.

=befole=, _v.a._ P. 200, vii. 4293.

=before=, _prep._ i. 2054, ii. 1048, =befor=, ii. 573; _adv._ i. 1228, ii. 569, =before tyme=, P. 848, =beforn=, P. 843.

=befrose=, _pp._ ii. 1820.

=begert=, _pp._ vii. 2863.

=begete=, _v.a., pret._ =begat=, v. 900, =beyat (ȝ)=, v. 1396, _pp._ =begete(n)=, iv. 3249, v. 3194, 7313, vii. 5137.

=begge=, _v.a._ v. 1785*, buy: _cp._ =beie=.

=beggere=, =begger=, _s._ i. 2249, iv. 2249, v. 2414, _pl._ =beggers=, v. 2395.

=beginne=, _v.a.n._ P. 266, 659, 835, i. 2331, =begynne=, P. 404, _3 s.pres._ =beginth=, vi. 760, _pret.s._ =began=, P. 667, 973, i. 13, _pl._ =begunne=, iii. 742, 1128, =begonne=, iv. 1045, _pp._ =begonne=, P. 688, iii. 1260, =begunne=, i. 1138; =beginne of=, i. 2550, 2562, =began to=, i. 1446; =I am to beginne=, ii. 512, _cp._ iii. 1320, iv. 956.

=beginnyng(e)=, _s._ vii. 79, 596.

=bego=, _v.a., pp._ =bego(n)=, i. 3252, iv. 556, 606, work upon, furnish; _pp. with adv._ iii. 1157, vi. 1553, =wel begon of=, ii. 1323, =wel b. with=, iv. 1313, _cp._ v. 2335, =wo bego(n)=, iv. 3394, v. 4348.

=begrave=, _v.a._ i. 2348, _pp._ =begrave=, ii. 887, 2649, iv. 2171, bury; _pp._ =begrave=, i. 2541, engraved.

=begripe=, _v.a._ vii. 536, encompass.

=begrowe=, _pp._ v. 6831, grown over.

=beguile=, _v.a._ i. 677, 705, ii. 651, iii. 2180, deceive, betray.

=behelde=, _see_ =beholde=.

=beheste=, _s._ P. 81*, i. 1100, 1270, PP. 41, promise, assurance.

=behete=, =behiete=, =behihte=, _see_ =behote=.

=behinde=, =behynden=, _prep._ i. 2069, ii. 483: _adv._ i. 227, ii. 282, =behynde=, v. 2706.

=beholde(n)=, _v.a._ P. 35, 840, i. 199, &c. (=biholde=, vii. 3156*), =behelde=, vii. 1856, _3 s.pres._ =beholt=, i. 2700, ii. 2434, _3 s.pret._ =behield=, i. 414, v. 5441, =beheld=, ii. 1833, _pl._ =behielde=, iv. 3090, _pret. subj._ =behelde=, iv. 574, _pl._ =behielden=, P. 360, _imperat._ =behold=, P. 551, ii. 771.

=beholde=, _pp._ v. 94, vii. 4175, bound.

=behonge=, _v.a._ v. 7489, vi. 1839.

=behote=, _v.a.n. inf._ iv. 1824, _1 s.pres._ =behote=, i. 1233, 2678, =behete=, =behiete=, iv. 638, 3144, 3470, v. 6701, _3 s._ =behet=, i. 1954, _3 pl._ =behote=, ii. 1664, _pret._ =behihte=, i. 1565, iii. 1014, iv. 1555, v. 1476, 4979, =behyhte=, v. 7014, (=behighte=, =behight=, viii. 3124, PP. 41), _pp._ =behyht=, =behiht=, i. 1694, vii. 3286*; promise, assure, pronounce, dedicate.

=behove=, _s._ P. 358, ii. 1674, vii. 1332, advantage.

=behove=, _v.n._ iii. 640, 1114, vii. 1711, 2025, viii. 2426, =behoveth nede=, vii. 1353: be needful, help, ought.

=behovely (-li)=, _a._ i. 2393, iii. 1330, v. 1757, PP. 304, (=bihovely=, vii. 3159*), =behovelich(e)=, v. 4012, vii. 1975; profitable, helpful.

=beie=, _v.a._ ii. 3061, iii. 639, _3 s.pres._ =beith=, v. 4396, _pret._ =boghte=, ii. 2397, 2736, iii. 380, _pp._ =boght=, iii. 894, 2066, buy, pay for, avenge; _cp._ =begge=.

=beinge=, _s._ vii. 90 ff.

=bejape=, _v.a._ i. 2363, ii. 2489, iv. 900, v. 3207, 6216, deceive, mock.

=beknowe(n)=, _v.a.n._ i. 593, 1376, ii. 275, vi. 1390, _pp._ =beknowe(n)=, P. 1039, i. 550, v. 6466, _imperat._ =beknow=, ii. 883, make known, confess: =I am beknowe=, i. 550, 1940, =I am beknowe ... this=, ii. 236, _cp._ v. 2855.

=Bel=, v. 1556 f.

=Bele Ysolde=, vi. 472, viii. 2501.

=beleve=, _v.n._ P. 10, i. 1516, ii. 2524, iv. 2816, _pret._ =belefte=, v. 5698, remain: =is beleft, was beleft=, ii. 2569, 3458, =is belaft=, vi. 2346.

(=belie=), _v.a._, _3 pl.pret._ =beleie=, v. 7581, _pp._ =belein=, i. 1993, iii. 1757, 2046, iv. 2147, besiege.

=believe=, _v.a.n._ P. 284, i. 580, 1215, 2012, ii. 629, 2136, iii. 2222, viii. 2500, =beleve=, v. 6124; believe, believe in, trust.

=believe=, =bilieve=, _s._ P. 91, i. 699, 894, 1216, ii. 3396,