Part 2
#Appiereth.# _See_ Ap(p)ere.
#Approprid#, _pp._ assigned as personal property, XI _b_ 97. [OFr. _aproprier_.]
#Aquit#, _pp._ requited, XII _b_ 138, 197. [OFr. _aquiter_.]
#Ar#, _conj._ before (usually with _subj._), VIII _a_ 93, 196, 258, 261, 269, XV _g_ 33, &c. [OE. _ǣr_, and with weak stress _æ̆r_(?).] _See_ Are; Er(e), _adv._; Or.
#Ar(e)#, _pres. ind. pl._ are, IV _b_ 18, V 9, 27, &c.; #Aren#, VIII _a_ 268, 270, &c.; #Arn(e)#, II 13, VI 24, 42, &c. [OE. (Nth.) _aron_.] _See_ Art, Er(e), Ben, &c.
#Aray#, _n._ array, X 68; rank, estate, VI 131; _of aray_, stately, XVII 539 (or _grete of aray_, great in magnificence). [OFr. _arei_.]
#Arayed#, _pp._ arranged, XIII _a_ 1. [OFr. _areyer_.]
#Aratede#, _pa. t._ rebuked, VIII _b_ 11. [Unknown.]
#Archidekenes#, _n. pl._ archdeacons, VIII _b_ 75. [OE. _ærce-diacon_, OFr. _archedekne_.] _See_ Dyacne.
#Are#, _adv._ before, I 93, XVI 38, 98, 345. [ON. _ár_ (? late Nth. _ar_); but see Ar, _conj._]
#Arered#, _pp._ raised, set up, XIII _a_ 11, 13, &c. [OE. _ā-rǣran_.]
#Arȝe# (_wyth_), _v._ to be terrified, quail (at), V 203, 209, 233. [OE. _eargian_.]
#Aryȝt#, _adv._ rightly, right well, XIII _b_ 46; #Ariht#, XII _a_ 67, XIV _c_ 61. [OE. _on-riht_, _ariht_.]
#Arise#, #Aryse#, _v._ to arise, rise, get up, come to pass, II 311, VIII _a_ 112, 261, 319, _b_ 15; #Aros#, _pa. t. sg._ II 318, XV _g_ 1 (note). [OE. _ā-rīsan_.]
#Arm(e)#, _n._ arm, I 112, VII 162, &c.; embrace, XII _a_ 161. [OE. _earm_.]
#Armes#, _n. pl._ arms, weapons, (knightly) warfare, II 182, IX 109, &c. [OFr. _armes_.]
#Armyt#, #Armed#, _pp._ armed, II 395, X 7, 37, &c.; #Y-armed#, II 136, 184, 292. [OFr. _armer_.]
#Arn(e).# _See_ Ar(e), _v._
#Arryuen#, #Aryue#, _v._ to come to land, IX 184; to come (to a destination), VI 87. [OFr. _arriver_.]
#Art#, _2 sg. pres. ind._ art, I 202, 204, II 422, &c.; #Artow#, art thou, II 421 (_see_ Þou); #Ert#, VIII _b_ 34. [OE. _eart_.]
#Artetykes#, _adj. pl._ arthritic, accompanied with inflammation of the joints, IX 314. _See_ Gowtes. [OFr. _artetique_, corruptly from L. _arthrīticus_.]
#Arwes#, _n. pl._ arrows, IX 258. [OE. _earh_.]
#As(e)#, _conj._ as, I 24, II 290, III 48, &c.; _as ... as_ (foll. by accus.), XVII 19; _as that_, as, XVII 182; _as hys desserte_, according to his deserts, VI 235; even as, seeing that, XVII 427, 552; _as euer_, as sure as ever, XVII 237, 395; so (in oaths, &c.), V 55, &c.; as if (usually with _subj._) I 31, 121, 195, II 108, 402, V 106, 133, 134, 189, 194, 221, 326, VII 45; as relative particle, I _introd._, XVII 325; _as swyþe_, _tyte_, straightway, I 111, XVII 219. [Further reduced from Als, _q.v._]
#Asalis.# _See_ Assaylle.
#Askes#, _n. pl._ ashes, XIII _a_ 4. [OE. _axe_.]
#Aske(n)#, #Aski# (II), _v._ to ask for, demand, I 131, II 450, 467, VI 220, &c.; require, VIII _b_ 71; inquire, I 132, IX 176. [OE. _ā̆xian_.] _See_ Axe(n).
#Aspien#, #Asspye#, _v._ to detect, observe, VIII _a_ 123, 217, XI _a_ 60; #Aspide#, _pa. t._ III 42. [OFr. _espier_.] _See_ Spie.
#Assai#, #Assay#, _n._ test, trial; _at assai_, when put to the test, XIV _c_ 5; _set in, till, hard(e) assay_, place in sore straits, X 62, 170, 188. [OFr. _essai_, _assai_.]
#Assaie#, #Assay(e)#, #Asay#, _v._ to test, prove, make trial, II 452, 568, V 294, IX 61, 102, 121, XIV _c_ 66, XVII 219, 249, 433; to endeavour, VIII _a_ 24, XII _b_ 81. [OFr. _essayer_.] _See_ Saye.
#Assaylle#, #As(s)ale#, #Assa(i)lȝe# (X), _v._ to assail, attack, IX 88, X 4, 12, 43, 114, 132, 144, XVII 295, &c.; #Assaling#, _n._ assault, X 41, 60. [OFr. _as(s)aillir_.]
#Asse#, _n._ ass, XV _f_ 5, &c. [OE. _assa_.]
#Assemblid# (_to_), _pa. t._ assembled (at), VII 85. [OFr. _assembler_.]
#Assembly#, _n._ joining of battle, VII 57. [OFr. _assemblee_.]
#Assende#, _v._ to ascend, XVI 32. [OFr. _ascendre_.]
#Assent#, _pp._ sent for, XII _b_ 208. _See_ Of-sende.
#As(s)ente#, _n._ agreement; compliance, VI 31; _of þare assente_, of like mind with them, XVI 310. [OFr. _asente_.]
#Assent(e)#, _v._ to agree, VIII _a_ 39, 57; _pp._ XVI 170. [OFr. _asentir_.]
#Assoylled#, _pp._ absolved, IX 286. [OFr. _assoillir_.]
#Asspye#. _See_ Aspien.
#As(s)tate#, _n._ estate, (high) rank, VI 33, 130, VII 21. [OFr. _estat_.] _See_ State.
#Astrangled#, _pp._ choked, II 396. [OFr. _estrangler_.]
#Asunder#, #-yr#, _adv._ apart, I 224; pleon. with _parte_, I 103. [OE. _on-sundran_.] _See_ Sonder.
#Aswon(e)#, _adj._ in a swoon, I 195 (note), II 549. [OE. _geswōgen_.] _See_ Falle(n); Swone.
#At#, _prep._ at, I 13, 74, &c.; in, VII 66, VIII _a_ 63; IX 253; _at wordes_, in words, II 139; (of time) V 23, 100, IX 284, XI _a_ 12; to, V 108, VII 13; with infin. (_at do_), _see_ Do; according to, I 82, II 271, XIV _b_ 56, XVI 258, XVII 4, 322; at the value of, VIII _a_ 162, _b_ 101, XVII 364; at the hands of, from, I 239, 240, 245, II 179, III 4, 31 (_see_ Atte). #At on#, at one, in accord, VI 18; _at þe full_, completely, XI _b_ 198; _haue at þe_, _see_ Habbe(n). [OE. _æt_.] _See_ Atte; Þare.
#At#, _rel. particle_; _þat at_, that which, what, VI 176 (note); _quhar at_, _see_ Whar. [ON. _at_; _þat at_ is possibly for _þat tat_ (cf. Atte, Þou, &c.).]
#Ate#. _See_ Atte.
#Atempree#, _adj._ temperate, IX 29. [OFr. _atempré_.]
#Aþer#, #Athir#. _See_ Aither, Ayther.
#At-hold#, _v._ to restrain, II 88. [OE. _æt-_ + _háldan_.]
#Atire#, _n._ apparel, II 299. [From next.]
#Atire#, _v._; #Atird#, _pp._ equipped, II 158. [OFr. _atir(i)er_.] _See_ Tired.
#Atled#, _pa. t._ intended, V 195. [ON. _ǽtla_.]
#Ato#, _adv._ in two, apart, II 125, IX 140; #Atwo#, VIII _a_ 97. [OE. _on twā_.] _See_ A(n) _prep._; Tuo.
#Atour#, _n._ apparatus, equipment, X 125. [OFr. _atour(n)_.]
#Atourned#, _pp._ equipped, II 291. [OFr. _atourner_.]
#Atrete#, _adv._ straight out, plainly, XIV _c_ 78. [OFr. _a trait_.]
#Atslyke#, _v._ to slip away; _atslykeȝ_, is spent, VI 215. [OE. _æt-_ + _slīcan_.]
#Atte#, #Ate#, at the, II 232, 379, III 4, VIII _a_ 96, _b_ 29; of the, III 31; in fixed expressions where Mn. E. has 'at', as: _atte chirche_, VIII _a_ 50; _at(t)e firste_, _last(e)_, _mete_, _see_ Furste, Laste, Mete; _atte nale_ = _atten_ (OE. _æt þam_) _ale_, over the ale, VIII _a_ 109. _See_ At.
#Atteynte#, _v._ to convict, prove guilty, XVI 278. [From _ateint_, convicted, pp. of OFr. _ateindre_. See next.]
#Atteny#, _v._ to reach, VI 188. [OFr. _ateign-_, stem of _ateindre_.]
#Atwynne#, _adv._ in two, I 189, 191. [OE. _on_ + _twinn_.]
#Atwo#, #Avay#. _See_ Ato, Awai.
#Avayll#, #Avale#, _v._ to be of use to, XVII 154; _it avalis you_, (it) is your best course, XVII 296. [_a-_ + OFr. _vail-_, _valeir_.]
#Avale#, #Availl# (X), _v. intr._ to descend, IX 195; _trans._ to let down, X 28. [OFr. _avaler_.]
#Avauntage#, _n._ advantage, XIII _b_ 35, 36. [OFr. _avantage_.]
#Auctorité#, _n._ authority, XI _b_ 61. [OFr. _au(c)torité_.]
#Auctour#, _n._ original authority, author, IX 304; #Autours#, _pl._ XI _a_ 23. [OFr. _autour_, and (from 14th c.) _auctour_, &c.]
#Audience#, _n._ formal hearing, audience, XII _b_ 209. [OFr. _audience_.]
#Aue Maria#, an Ave, Hail Mary, IX 323. [First two words of Latin prayer.]
#Auentur(e)#, #Auentour#, _n._ chance, (notable) occurrence, feat, II 15, 18, 32, &c.; risk, X 118; _an auenture_, (as _conj._) in case, VIII _a_ 43; _at auentur_, as chance directed, recklessly, XIV _c_ 34. [OFr. _aventure_.] _See_ Aunter.
#Aueril#, _n._ April, XV _c_ 1. [OFr. _avril_.]
#Auȝt#. _See_ Owe, _v._
#Avys#, _n._ deliberation, IX 295, 297. [OFr. _avis_.]
#Avised#, _pp._; _wel avised_, judicious, XII _b_ 217. [OFr. _aviser_.]
#Aungel(l)#, _n._ angel, IV _a_ 46, XI _b_ 23, XVI 339, 389; #Angel#, XI _b_ 152, &c. [OFr. _a(u)ngel_.]
#Aunsetris#, _n. pl._ ancestors, men of former days, VII 5. [OFr. _ancestre_, nom. sg.]
#Aunter#, _n._ chance, event, VII 5, 67, 155. [As Auentur; but due to older and more popular borrowing.]
#Auter(e)#, _n._ altar, I 74, 76. [OFr. _auter_.]
#Autours#. _See_ Auctour.
#Auþer#. _See_ Oþer, _adv._ and _conj._
#Awai#, #Away(e)#, #Awei(e)#, #Awey(e)#, _adv._ away, VIII _a_ 184, XII _b_ 132, &c.; #Avay#, X 58, 187; #Oway#, II 192, 261, 329; #Owy# (in rime), II 96, 491, 561; _don awei_, abolished, XI _b_ 206; _wanne awaye_, rescued, XVI 171; _predic._, gone, over, II 59 (_oway_), XVII 537. [OE. _on-weg_, _aweg_; ? with _owy_, cf. rare OE. _wig_.]
#Awake#, _v. intr._ to be aroused, wake up, II 77, VIII _a_ 318, _b_ 1, &c.; _trans._ to wake, II 73; #Awake#, _pp._ wakened, XV _g_ 14. [OE. _ā-wæcnan_, str.; _ā-wacian_, wk.; both intr.] _See_ Forwake, Wackenet, Wake.
#Awangelys#, _n. pl._ gospels, XV _i_ 6. [L. _ēvangelium_.] _See_ Euaungelistis.
#Awe#. _See_ Owe, _v._
#Awe#, _n._ fear; _for Crystys awe_, for fear of Christ, I 83. [ON. _agi_.] _See_ Aȝleȝ.
#Awede#, _v._ go mad, II 87; #Awedde#, _pp._ (gone) mad, II 400. [OE. _ā-wēdan_.] _See_ Wode, _adj._
#Aweyward#, _adv._ (turned) in the opposite direction, XIII _a_ 35. [OE. _onweg_ + adv. _-ward_.]
#Awen#, #Awne#. _See_ Owen, _adj._
#Awenden#, _pa. t. pl._ thought, XV _g_ 17. [_a-_ + OE. _wēnan_.] _See_ Wene(n).
#Awharf#, _pa. t. sg._ turned aside, V 152. [OE. _ā-hweorfan_.]
#Aworthe#. _See_ Yworth.
#Awreke# (_of_), _v._ to avenge (on), VIII _a_ 166; #Awroke#, _pp._ VIII _a_ 195. [OE. _ā-wrecan_.] _See_ Wreke.
#Ax#, _n._ axe, V 155, XIV _e_ 1, &c. [OE. _æx_.]
#Axe(n)#, _v._ to ask, demand, inquire (of), VIII _a_ 291, XI _b_ 207, XII _a_ 145, &c.; #Acsede#, _pa. t._ III 4, 25, 31. [OE. _ā̆xian_.] _See_ Aske(n).
#Babelynge#, _n._ babbling, XI _b_ 84. [Echoic; _cf._ Blabre.]
#Bad(de)#. _See_ Bidde.
#Bagge#, _n._ wallet (for food), VIII _b_ 54. [ON. _baggi_.]
#Bayarde#, _n._ bay horse (as typical horse name); _þat was bake for B._ = coarse horse-bread, VIII _a_ 187. [OFr. _baiard_.] _See_ Bred.
#Bayle#, #Bayll#. _See_ Bale.
#Bayly#, _n._ dominion, VI 82. [OFr. _baillie_.]
#Bailyues#, _n. pl._ bailiffs, managers of estates, XI _b_ 288. [OFr. _baillif_.]
#Baill#, _n._^1 wall (of the outer court in a feudal castle), XVI 195; #Bale#, prison, custody, XVI 161 (but this may belong to Bale, _q.v._). [OFr. _bail_.]
#Baill#, _n._^2 bundle, X 27. [OFr. _bale_.]
#Bayn#, _adj._ obedient, V 90, XVII 308. [ON. _bein-n_, direct.]
#Bair#. _See_ Bare.
#Bak#, #Bac# (II), #Backe#, _n._ back, II 344, VII 126, XVII 264, &c.; _bak and bone_, all over the body, XVII 407. [OE. _bæc_.]
#Bake(n)#, _pp._ baked, VIII _a_ 187, 288, 305; #Ybake(n)#, VIII _a_ 175, 278. [OE. _bacan_.]
#Bakoun#, #Bacoun#, _n._ bacon, VIII _a_ 279, 304. [OFr. _bacun_.]
#Balde#. _See_ Bold.
#Bale#; #Bayle#, #Bayll# (XVII); _n._ torment, misery, sorrow, IV _a_ 77, V 351, VI 13, XIV _a_ 28, XVI 275, XVII 26, 311, 552, &c.; at XVI 161 'torment' is possible, but _see_ Bail, _n._^1 [OE. _balu_.]
#Balȝ#, _adj._ rounded, or ? with level surface, V 104 (_cf._ Sir Gaw. 2032, and Prompt. Parv. _balwe_, planus).
#Balkes#, _n. pl._ (unploughed) ridges in a field, VIII _a_ 101. [OE. _balc(a)_.]
#Ban#, _v._ to curse, XIV _b_ 94, XVII 94; #Banned# (_MS._) I 188, ? read Bende (_q.v._). [OE. _bannan_, proclaim; ON. _banna_, forbid, curse.]
#Bandis#. _See_ Bond.
#Bane#. _See_ Bon.
#Baner#, _n._ banner, II 294, XIV _a_ 8. [OFr. _banere_.]
#Bank(k)es#. _See_ Bonk(e).
#Baptiste#, _pa. t._ baptized, XVI 75. [OFr. _baptiser_.]
#Barbe#, _n._ cutting edge, V 242. [OFr. _barbe_, beard, barb (of arrow, spear, &c.).]
#Bard#, _pp._ penned, XVII 328. [OFr. _barrer_.] _See_ Barres, Vnbarred.
#Bare#, #Bair# (X), _adj._ bare, naked, V 9, 188, VII 164, X 190, &c.; _on bonkes bare_, XIV _b_ 20; despoiled, XIV _a_ 20; bald (in style), VII 74; mere, V 284, X 113. [OE. _bær_.]
#Bar(e)#, #Bare(n)#. _See_ Bore, _n._; Bere, _v._
#Barely#, _adv._ openly, XIV _b_ 94; summarily, VII 68. [OE. _bærlīce_.]
#Baret#, _n._ strife, V 47 (_see_ Bend). [OFr. _barat_.]
#Barfot#, _adj._ barefoot, II 232. [OE. _bær-fōt_.]
#Barga(y)n#, _n._ bargain, VIII _b_ 100, XVII 94. [OFr. _bargaine_.]
#Barge#, _n._ a smaller sea-going ship belonging to a larger vessel, XIV _c_ 53, 65; ship, VII 90. [OFr. _barge_.]
#Barly#, _n._ (as _adj._) barley, VIII _a_ 129. [OE. _bærlic_.]
#Barm#, _n._ lap, XV _g_ 13. [OE. _bearm_.]
#Barm-fellys#, _n. pl._ leather aprons, XV _h_ 11. [OE. _bearm_ + _fell_; cf. _bearm-clāþ_, &c.]
#Barne#, _n._ child, VI 66, XVII 308, 419; _barnes bastardes_, bastards, VIII _b_ 75. [OE. _bearn_.]
#Barouns#, _n. pl._ barons, II 201, 503, 550. [OFr. _barun_.]
#Barras#, _n._ defensive outwork, X 164. [OFr. _barras_.]
#Barres#, _n. pl._ bars, XVI 190. [OFr. _barre_.]
#Barste#. _See_ Brest(e).
#Bastardes#, _n. pl._ bastards; as _adj._, VIII _b_ 75. [OFr. _bastard_.]
#Baston#, _n._ stave, stanza, Introduction xv. [OFr. _baston_.]
#Batail(e)#, #Bataill#, #Batayl#, #Batel(l)#, _n._ embattled host, XIV _b_ 52; battle, VII 56, 91, *XI _b_ 154, XIV _b_ 31, XVI 131, &c. [OFr. _bataille_.]
#Bataild#, _adj._ embattled, with battlements, II 360. [Modelled on OFr. _bataillé_.]
#Bath#. _See_ Boþe.
#Batis#, _n. pl._ boats X 123. [OE. _bāt_.]
#Baþe#, _v._ to bathe (_trans._ and _intr._), II 585, XIII _a_ 25. [OE. _baþian_.]
#Baundoun#, _n._ control; _in hire baundoun_, at her disposal, XV _c_ 8. [OFr. _bandun_.]
#Be#, _conj._ by the time (that), X 157. Cf. _bi þat_. _See_ next.
#Be#, #Beo# (XIV _c_ 44), _prep._ by (way of), IX 179, 192, 198; through, IX 112, 136, 137; (of _time_) by, at, in, VI 163, IX 204, 339, XII _a_ 117, 131, XV _i_ 15, 20; by (means of), through, III 22, VII 23, IX 67, 130, XII _a_ 23, _b_ 199, XVI 355, &c.; by (of _agent_), III 30, IX 112 (first), 298, 305, XII _b_ 217, &c.; by (in oaths, &c.), XII _b_ 45, 164. _Counted ... beo_, set value on, XIV _c_ 44; for idiomatic expressions see the nouns. [OE. _be_.] _See_ Bi.
#Be-#. _See also_ Bi-, By-.
#Becam#, #Becomen#. _See_ Bicome.
#Beclipte#, _pa. t._ embraced, XII _a_ 178; #Byclypped#, _pp._ encircled, XIII _a_ 21. [OE. _beclyppan_.]
#Bede#, _v._ to bid, offer, V 254, XIV _a_ 9; #Bede#, _pa. t. sg._ (bade), V 22; offered, 180, 284. [OE. _bēodan_, early confused with _biddan_.] _See_ Bidde, Forbede.
#Bed(e)#. _See_ Bidde.
#Bedd(e)#, #Bede# (IV), _n._ bed, II 93, 242, XII _a_ 99, &c.; _dat. sg._ in _to bedde_, to bed, VIII _a_ 93, XII _b_ 105; _þe bede of blysse_, ? the joyful bridal bed (of Christ and the soul), IV _a_ 11. [OE. _bedd_.] _See_ Abedde.
#Bedes#, _n. pl._ prayers, I 16. [OE. _ge-bed_.]
#Bedeyn#. _See_ Bidene.
#Bedele#, _n._ herald, one who delivers the message of an authority, XI _b_ 48. [OE. _bydel_; OFr. _bedel_.]
#Bedreden#, _n. pl._ the bedridden, VIII _a_ 185, _b_ 21. [OE. _beddreda_.]
#Bee#, #Bees#. _See_ Ben.
#Beest#. _See_ Best(e), _n._
#Befalle#, _v._ to happen, chance, IX 129, &c.; to befall, XVII 514; _pa. t. sg._ Befell(e), VII 67, 155; #Bevil#, #Bifel#, it chanced, II 57, III 41; #Befalle(n)#, _pp._ II 21, IX 194. [OE. _be-fallan_.] _See_ Falle(n).
#Begge#, to beg, VIII _a_ 186, 233, _b_ 29, &c. [? OE. _bedecian_; see _N.E.D._]
#Begger(e)#, _n._ beggar, II 483, 499, VIII _a_ 188, 197, &c. [See _N.E.D._]
#Begyn(ne)#, #Bigin(ne)#, #Bygyn(ne)#, &c., _v._ to begin, act, do, come about, I 69, IV _b_ 57, VI 187, VIII _a_ 160, XIV _b_ 25, _c_ 83, XVI 268, 280, XVII 267, &c.; _begyn of_, b. with, XVII 253; #Be-#, #Bi-#, #Bygan#, _pa. t. sg._ began, I 154, &c.; did, XV _a_ 7; came to pass, II 598; made (it) in the beginning, XVII 29; #Bygan#, _pa. t. pl._ I 72; #Bygonne#, VI 189; #Begouth#, X 94; #Begonne#, _pp._ IX 171; #Be-#, #Bygynnyng(e)#, _n._ IV _b_ 58, IX 334, XIII _b_ 9. [OE. _beginnan_; _begouth_ is due to confusion of _gan_ with _can_ (_couþe_); _See_ Gan; Can, _auxil._]
#Begynnar#, #Bygynner#, _n._ beginner, causer, VI 76, XVII 406. [From prec.]
#Begon#, _pp._ adorned, XII _a_ 54. [OE. _be-gān_.]
#Begonne#, #Begouth#. _See_ Begynne.
#Beȝonde#, _adv._ beyond, further on, IX 263, 280. [OE. _be-geóndan_.]
#Beȝonde#, #Beȝounde# (I), #Biȝonde# (V), _prep._ across, beyond, I 252, V 132, IX 8, 76, 135, &c.; _see_ See. [As prec.]
#Behald(e)#. _See_ Bihold.
#Behalue#, _n._ behalf; _on Goddes b._, in God's name, I 78. [Originally _be_ prep. and _halfe_ dat. sg.; _cf._ Half.]
#Beheste#, _n._ promise, XII _b_ 196. [OE. (late) _be-hǣs_.] _See_ Heste.
#Behete#. _See_ Bihote.
#Behevin#, _pp._ hewn down, X 163. [OE. _be-hēawan_.]
#Behielde#, #-helde#. _See_ Bihold.
#Behihtest#. _See_ Bihote.
#Behynd#, _prep._ behind, X 85; as _sb._, XVII 331. [OE. _be-híndan_.]
#Behufit#. _See_ Bihoue.
#Beie#. _See_ Bigge, _v._
#Beyn#, #Beyng#. _See_ Be(n).
#Beytter#, _n._ healer, XVII 311. [From Bete, _v._^2]
#Belamy#, #Bellamy#, _n._ good friend (ironically), XVI 213, 338. [OFr. _bel ami_.]
#Beleeve#, _n._ belief, IX 289. [OE. _ge-lēafa_, with change of prefix.]
#Beleue#, #Bileue#, _v._ to believe, I 89, VIII _a_ 82, IX 120, XV _g_ 9. [OE. _ge-lēfan_, (late) _be-lēfan_.] _See_ Leue, _v._^3; Ylefde.
#Belyue#, _adv._ quickly, at once, straightway, VII 161, XVI 211; #Belife#, XVII 192; #Bilyue#, V 3; #Blyue#, IX 18; #Bliue#, in _also bliue_, II 142, _als bliue_, II 531, 584, as quickly as possible, immediately. [OE. _*be līfe_.]
#Bellewys#, _n. pl._ bellows, XV _h_ 6. [OE. _belgas_, pl.]
#Ben#, _v._ to be, II 207, VIII _a_ 96, &c.; #Be(e)#, I 4, XVI 7, &c.; #Buen#, XV _c_ 18; _future, 2 sg._ #Best#, II 173; _3 sg._ #Bees#, IV _a_ 35, XVII 373, #Betȝ#, VI 251; _pl._ #Be#, V 43, XVI 331; _pres. pl._ #Be(n)#, are, II 3, 4, 12, &c.; #Beo#, XIV _c_ 5; #Beoþ#, XIV _c_ 103; #Beth#, #Beþ#, II 59, 110, 273, 582, VIII _a_ 199, XV _f_ 5; #Buþ#, XIII _a_ 1, 6, 10, 13, &c.; #Be(e)#, #Beo#, _pres. subj._, II 165, 433, XIV _c_ 98, _d_ 3, &c.; #Ben#, XI _b_ 73, 218, &c.; #Be(o)#, _imper. 2 sg._ XV _g_ 10, _f_ 7, &c.; _3 sg._ IV _a_ 55; _pl._ VIII _a_ 118, XIV _d_ 11 (first); #Be#, _pp._ I 195, VIII _b_ 74, XI _a_ 44, XII _a_ 20, XVII 192, &c.; #Ben#, II 103, V 196, &c.; #Bene#, V 275, XVI 40; #Beyn#, XVII 445, 532; #Ybe#, XIII _a_ 16; #Beyng#, _pres. p._ in _in hytself beyng_, inherent, VI 86. _Ben_ (_drepit_, &c.), have been (smitten, &c.), VII 9, 11; _be(e) war_, _see_ War(e); _lete ben_, &c., cease from, II 114, XVI 234. [OE. _bēon_.] _See_ Ar(e), Es, Was, &c.
#Bend#, _v._ X 90, 98, XVII 253; #Bende#, _pa. t._ XII _a_ 58, *I 188 (MS. banned); #Bende#, _pp._ V 47, 156; #Bendit#, X 80. The divergent senses are all derived from the original one of stringing, bending, a bow: ? to bind, *I 188 (note); to set ready for discharging, X 80, 90, 98; to make curve, bend, V 156, XII _a_ 58, XVII 253; ? to make bow, bring low, beat down, in _hatȝ ... on bent much baret bende_, ? has upon the field overcome much strife (many opponents), V 47. [OE. _bendan_.]
#Bene#, _adv._ pleasantly, V 334. [Not known.]
#Bene#, _n._ bean, VIII _a_ 175, 188, 209, 278, 288, 298, IX 54; as something of no value (cf. _pees_), XIV _c_ 43. [OE. _bēan_.]
#Benedicite# (L. _imper. pl._) bless (me, us); as exclamation of amazement, XVII 163.
#Benethe(n)#, #Beneyth# (XVII), _adv._ underneath, IX 56, XVII 137; in the lower part, IX 247. [OE. _beneoþan_.]
#Benome#. _See_ Binam.
#Bent#, _n._ grass-slope, field, V 165; esp. in the allit. tag _on bent_, on the field (of battle), or (as variant of _vpon grounde_, &c.) on earth, V 47, 80, VII 91; _on þis bent_, here, V 270. [Perhaps a special use of _bent_, bent-grass, OE. _beonet_.]
#Beo#, #Beoþ#. _See_ Ben; Beo, _prep._
#Berd(e)#, _n._ beard, II 265, 507, 585, V 160. [OE. _béard_.]
#Ber(e)#, _v._ to bear, carry, wear, lift, take; to hold, possess, keep; to give birth to, produce; V 83, VIII _a_ 136, IX 69, 109, XII _a_ 197, XIII _a_ 51, XVII 318, &c.; _2 sg. subj._ VI 106; #Berth#, _3 sg. pres. ind._ XII _a_ 81; #Bar(e)#, _pa. t. sg._ I 146, VIII _a_ 93, XIV _c_ 23, 59, XV _i_ 3; #Ber#, V 193, VI 66; #Baren#, _pl._ IX 148; #Bere#, II 307; #Bore#, _pp._ I 85, II 210; #Born(e)#, II 41, V 252, 326, XIV _b_ 12, &c.; #Ybore#, II 546; #Yborn#, II 174. _Bar þe flour_, _see_ Flour; _b. þe felaȝschip_, keep thee company, V 83; _the depnes ... we bere_, the depth (of water) we draw, XVII 434, 460; _born open_, laid open, V 2 (cf. OE. _beran ūp_). [OE. _beran_.] _See_ Forbere.
#Bere#, _n._^1 clamour, outcry, I 75, II 78, XVI 214. [OE. _ge-bǣre_.]
#Bere#, _n._^2 byre, cattle-stall, XV _f_ 4. [OE. _bȳre_.]
#Bere-bag#, _n._ bag-carrier, a contemptuous nickname for Scots, XIV _a_ 20 (note). [Stem of Bere _v._ + ON. _baggi_.] _See_ Bagge.
#Berȝ(e)#, _n._ mound, V 104, 110. [OE. _be(o)rg_.]
#Berȝe#, _v._ to protect, III _introd._ [OE. _be(o)rgan_.]
#Berien#, _n. pl._ berries, II 258 (note). [OE. _beri(g)e_.]
#Beringe#, _n._ birth, III _introd._ [From Bere, _v._]
#Berking#, _pres. p._ barking, II 286. [OE. _be(o)rcan_.]
#Bernakes#, _n. pl._ barnacle-geese IX 147 (note). [Anglo-L. _bernaca_, OFr. _bernaque_.]
#Bernes#, _n. pl._ barns, VIII _a_ 177. [OE. _ber(e)n_.]
#Berth#. _See_ Bere, _v._
#Beselé#, _adv._ earnestly, XVII 240. [OE. _bisig_ + _-līce_.] _See_ Bysy.
#Besy(nes)#. _See_ Bysy(nes).
#Besyde#. _See_ Bisyde.
#Beso(u)ghte#. _See_ Biseche.
#Best(e)#, _adj. superl._ best, IV _a_ 84, VIII _a_ 197, IX 42, &c.; as _sb._, best (food), VIII _a_ 295; _do þi (doþ ȝour) best_, _see_ Don; _wyth þe beste_, among the best (people), with the saints, IV _a_ 4; _adv._ best, most readily, most, VIII _a_ 81, 107, XVII 472, &c.; _þe best_, VIII _a_ 22. [OE. _betst_.]
#Best#, _v._ _See_ Ben.
#Best(e)#, _n._ animal, creature, II 214, 280, VIII _a_ 134, IX 88, XII _a_ 78, &c.; #Beest#, XVII 3, 135, &c. [OFr. _beste_.]
#Beswyke#, #Byswyke#, _v._ to cheat, IV _a_ 13, VI 208. [OE. _be-swīcan_.]
#Bet#, _adv. compar._; _predic._ in _he was þe bet_, he was better off on that account, VIII _b_ 100. [OE. _bet_.] _See_ Best(e), Betre.
#Bete#, _v._^1 to beat, I 6, VIII _a_ 73, XVII 407; _betes the stretes_, frequents the streets, XIV _a_ 25; #Bette#, _pa. t. sg._ VIII _a_ 171; #Byete#, _pa. t. subj. sg._ III 40 (OE. _bēote_); #Bet#, _pp._ XVII 413; #Betin#, #Betyn#, XIV _a_ 8, XVII 381. [OE. _bēatan_.] _See_ Forbette.
#Bete#, _v._^2 to assuage, remedy, IV _a_ 77, VIII _a_ 233, XIV _a_ 28, 29. [OE. _bētan_.] _See_ Beytter.
#Betȝ#, #Betidde#. _See_ Ben, Bitide.
#Betraied#, _pp._ betrayed, XVI 331. [_be-_ + OFr. _traïr_.]
#Bet(e)re#, #Better(e)#, #Bettre#, _adj. compar._ better, II 40, XI _b_ 37, XIII _a_ 60, XV _c_ 33, &c.; _him were betre_, it would be b. for him, XII _b_ 101; _þat war better_, for whom it would be b., XIV _a_ 32; _adv._ better, XI _b_ 275, XIV _d_ 14, &c.; rather, XI _b_ 288; _þe better_, all the better (for it), V 28, XVII 353; as _conj._, so that ... (the) better, VIII _a_ 46, XVII 175. [OE. _betera_, _bet(t)ra_, adj.]
#Bette#. _See_ Bete, _v._^1
#Betweche#, _v._ ? to commit (to protection of God), XV _i_ 18. Only in this passage; perhaps an error for _becwethe_ (bequeath, commit), or _beteche_ (_see_ Bitaiste).
#Betwen(e)#, #Bytuene# (XV), #Bytwene# _prep._ between, among, IX 162, 166, XII _a_ 68, _b_ 89, XV _c_ 1, &c.; (follows case), V 174, VII 91. [OE. _betwēon(an)_.]
#Betwix#, #Bitwixe#, _prep._ between, XI _a_ 32, XVII 185. [OE. _be-twix_.]
#Beþ#, #Beth#. _See_ Ben.
#Bevil#. _See_ Befalle.
#Beuore#. _See_ Bifor.
#Beweile#, _v. refl._ to lament, XII _a_ 32. [_be-_ + ON. _*veila_; cf. _veilan_, lamentation.]
#Bewycche#, _v._ to bewitch, IX 86. [OE. _be_ + _wiccian_.]
#Bewounde#, _pp._; _it hath b._, wound (itself) about it, XII _b_ 72. [OE. _be-wíndan_.]
#Bewty#, _n._ beauty, XVII 20. [OFr. _beauté_.]
#By#, _adv._ at the side, by; alongside (without coming on board), XVII 373; _þat ... by_, by which, IX 300. [OE. _bī_.] _See_ Þer(e).