A Concise Dictionary of Middle English Part 25

+Berwe+; see +Bergh+.

+Berynes+; see +Burinisse+.

+Ber?en+, _v._ to help, deliver, preserve, NED; +berwen+, S; +berr?henn+, S; +berege+, _pr. s._, S; +iborhen+, _pp._, S; +ibore?e+, 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-s...o...b..ed+, _pp._ dirtied, bedaubed, S3; +bes...o...b..red+, 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-swapen_, pp. of _be-swapan_, 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+. [[Addition]]

+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. _betan_, pt. _bette_, pp. _beted_. See +Bote+.

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

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

+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._ b.i.t.c.h, 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; +b.i.+.c.hede+, NED.

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

+Bi-cherren+, _v._ to entice, mislead, betray, S; +b.i.+.c.harre+, S; +b.i.+.c.herd+, _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-clsan_.

+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; +bic.u.men+, S.--AS. _be-c.u.man_.

+Bi-c.u.melich+, _adj._ comely, becoming, MD; +bic.u.meliche+, _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. _bidan_.

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

+Bi-draueled+, _pp._ s...o...b..red, covered with grease, P.

+Bie+, _sb._ collar, W2; see +Bei?+.