A Concise Dictionary of Middle English Part 251

+Ayr+, _sb._ oar, B; see +Ore+.

+Belde+, _adj._ big, bl.u.s.tering, S; see +Bold+.

+Belt+, _pp._ built, S3; see +Bilden+.

+Beode+, _v._ to pray, S; see +Bidden+.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+Bi-so?te+, _pt. s._ of +Bi-sechen+.

+Bituhhe+, _prep._ between, S; see +Bi-twi?e+.

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

+Blynke.+ _For_ sie _read_ see.

+Bod+, _pt. s._ waited, S2; +bode+, waited for, S2; see +Biden+.

+Bounden+, _pp._ bound, S, C2; see +Binden+.

+Breas+, _sb._ bra.s.s, S; see +Bras+.

+Breggid+, _pt. s._ shortened, W; see +Abregge+.

+Bulde+, _pt. s._ built, C; see +Bilden+.

+Bye+, _v._ to buy, S2; +by+, C3; see +Biggen+.

+Camel.+ The regular OF. equivalent for Lat. _camelum_ was _chameil_. In OF. _camel_ the termination _-el_ is due to a.n.a.logy with French forms derived from _-alem_. See BH, -- 43.

+Canoun.+ Church Lat. _canonicus_ did not mean originally 'one on the church-roll or list,' but one who was bound to observe a certain rule of life (_canon_, ?a???). OF. _chanoine_ is not the precise equivalent of _canonic.u.m_, but represents a Latin type *_canonium_. See Scheler's Dict. (ed. 3).

+Cherche+, _sb._ church, S2, C3; see +Chirche+.

+Clomben+, _pp._ climbed, C; see +Climben+.

+Daw+, _sb._ day, S2; see +Day+.

+Deburs+, _v._ disburse, pay, S3; see +Disburse+.

+Dedeyn+, _sb._ disdain, W, H; see +Disdeyn+.

+Degyset+, _pp._ disguised, S2; see +Disgysen+.

+Deserited.+ For +Desheriten+, see +Disheriten+.

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+Dide+, _pt. s._ did, caused, put, S; see +Don+.

+Dilitable+, _adj._ delightful, S2; see +Delitable+.

+Diuise+, _v._ to tell of, describe, S2; see +Deuisen+.

+Drui?est+, _2 pr. s._ art dry, S2; see +Drye+.

+Dunt+, _sb._ blow, S, S2; see +Dent+.

+Effnenn+, _v._ to make equal or even, S; see +Euenen+.

+Ernes.+ A derivation of this word from the French has not been proved.--OF. _ernes_ does not exist.

+Falten.+ The form +falt+ should be taken away from this article and placed under +Folden+. The words _falt mi tunge_ mean 'my tongue gives way.' For the various meanings of this verb +folden+, see MD (ii. 68).

This correction is due to the kindness of Prof. Napier.

+For-swinken+, _v._ to exhaust with toil; +forswonke+, _pp._, S3 (p. 364, l. 24).

+Frayd+, _pp._ frightened, S3; +fraid+, scared, S3; see +Afrayen+.

+Habide+, _v._ to abide, resist, S2; see +A-biden+.

+Hagt.+ Dr. F. Holthausen suggests that this word means 'danger, peril,'

comparing this ME. _hagt_ with Icel. _haetta_ which has the same meaning.

Kluge connects this _haetta_ with Gothic _hahan_, to hang, so that it may mean radically 'a state of being in suspense.' The word must have come into England in the form *_haht_, before the a.s.similation of _ht_ to _tt_.

+Hal+, _adj._ all, S2; see +Al+.

+Ham+, _1 pr. s._ am, S; see +Am+.

+Haxede+, _pt. s._ asked, S; see +Asken+.

+Here+, _adv._ before, S; see +Er+.

+Heremyte+, _sb._ hermit, S2; +heremites+, _pl._, P; see +Ermite+.

+Hulpen.+ (To be placed more to the right.)