An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 54

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BEDOYF, _part. pa._ Besmeared, fouled.

_Douglas._

Su. G. _doft_, _dupt_, pulvis; or A. S. _bedof-en_, submersus, dipped.

BEDOWIN, _part. pa._

_Douglas._

Rudd. expl. _bedowyne_, besmeared, deriving it from Belg.

_bedauwen_, to bedew, or sprinkle.

BEDRAL, _s._ A person who is bedrid.

V. ~Orphelin~.

BEDREL, _adj._ Bedrid, Galloway.

_Douglas._

Corr. perhaps from A. S. _bedrida_, id.; Teut. _bedder_, clinicus, Germ. _bed-reise_.

BEDUNDER'D, _part. pa._ Stupified, confounded, S. q. having the ear deafened by noise.

Su. G. _dundr-a_, Belg. _dender-en_, tonare, to thunder.

BEE, _s._ The hollow between the ribs and hip-bone of a horse, S. B.

Perhaps from A. S. _bige_, _byge_, flexus, angulus, sinus; _big-an_, _byg-ean_, flectere, curvare.

BEE-ALE, _s._ A species of beer, or rather mead, made from the refuse of honey; S. B. This in Clydes. is called _swats_.

BEE-BREAD, _s._ The substance that goes to the formation of bees, S.

A. S. _beo-bread_ signifies honeycomb.

BE-EAST, Towards the East.

V. ~Be~, _prep._

BEELDE, BELD, _s._ "Properly an image.--Model of perfection or imitation." Gl. Wynt.

_Wyntown._

A. S. _bilith_, _bild_, Belg. _beeld_, _beld_, Sw. _bild_, imago.

_To_ BEENGE, BYNGE, _v. a._ To cringe, in the way of making much obeisance, S.

V. ~Beck~.

_Ferguson._

This is undoubtedly from A. S. _bens-ian_, also written _boens-ian_, to ask as a suppliant; supplicitor petere, orare; _bensiende_, supplicans.

BEENJIN, improperly written, is expl. "fawning."

_J. Nicol._

BEEVIT, _part. pa._ Perhaps, installed as a knight.

_Gawan and Gol._

A. S. _befeht_, cinctus, girded, Somn.

V. ~Falow~.

_To_ BEFF, BAFF, _v. a._ To beat, to strike, S.

~Beft~, beaten, _pret._ and _part. pa._

_Douglas._

It is used more simply, as referring to the act of beating with strokes; applied to metal.

_Douglas._

~Doun Beft~ signifies, beat down, overthrown.

BEFF, BAFF, _s._ A stroke.

V. ~Baff~.

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