Armys, s. pl. armour, 1304.
Arofe, Arove, pret. of Arive,
arrived, 1947, 3249.
Arowsmyth, s. a maker of lance
and arrow heads; also, a maker of
arrows, 1588.
Art, pl. artes, artis, s. an art, a
branch of knowledge, 1485, 1497.
As as if, 138; like, like to,
1818; so that, 2671.
Asaye, s. See Assay.
Aske, v. (A.S.) to ask, to require,
420, 1583; to suit, 7067, 11622..
Askes, Askis, Askys, s. Ashes,
570, 1428, 2646, 7150.0
Askewse, v. to excuse, to acquit,
12114, 12639.
Aspie, v. (A.N.) to espie, to
watch, 7945; to discover, to seek
out, 11635, 13680.
Assay, Asaye, s. (A.N.) the
pro-
cess of drawing a knife along the
belly of a deer to try how fat he is;
it was called, taking assay, 3903.
Assay, Assaie, v. (A.N.) to try,
to prove, to attempt, to set out,
382, 2489, 11793. f
Assele, v. to seal, 5358.
Asseměly, s. a gathering, a
council, 57.
Assent, s. (A.N.) consent, agree-
ment, 1880, 21.03.
Assign, v. to assign, to allot,
1136, 1709.
Astate, s. (A.N.) rank, position,
grandeur, 21, 251.
Astone, Astoyne, v. (A.N.) to
confound, to stun, 1203, 2520.
Astony, v. (A.N.) to astonish,
1319, 5871, 9488.
Astoyne, v. to stun, to bruise, to
shatter, 1203.
At, prep. according to, 1633; in,
upon, "at sad wordes" upon
oath, 1920; for, 2674; by, out by,
9300.
At, pron. that, 2617, 4734, 9881.
Athel, s. See Hathel.
Atire, Atyre, v. (A.N.) to prepare,
to fit out, 2013; to dress, to deck,
3026; to repair, 13420.
Atle, Attell, v. to array, to``ar-p
range, 855, 2376, 4304; to aim, to
attempt, 2965, 5727. See Ettle.
Atter, Attur, s. (A.S. atter) poi-
son, dregs, 920, 926;
= piss, 303.
Atter, v. (A.S.) to embitter, to
sour, 228,
Attle, v.
Aumber, Aumbur, s. amber, 1666,
Atyre, v.
Aun, Aune, Awne, adj. own, 276,
6211, 6808, 13045.
Aunsetre, Aunsetry, s. (A.N.) an
ancestor, 5; ancestry, 6319, 9362, auncetre.
13062.
Aunter, Auntre, v. (A.N.) to
venture, to hazard, 314, 724; to
happen, 742, 2862.
Aunter, s. an adventure, a hap, a
chance, 5, 67, 827, 1707; a marvel,
a wonder, 150, 153, 2856. aunters 5, auntres 2856.
Auntrus, Antrus, adj. bold, dar-
ing, adventurous, 537, 1121, 2186.
Aurthewert, 6887, Aurthwart,
6796; Aurthwert, 7676; Aurth-
ward, 7325; Awrthwert, 1862;
Awterwart, 4892; adv. angrily, in
anger. accross, Transversely
Auther, conj. either, 6528, 7761.
Ayell, s. (A.N.) a grandfather,
13604.
Ayle, v. to shelter, to protect,
1577; part. Aylyng.
Ayre, v. to go, 173, 531; to rush
upon, 7312. 73773.
Ayre, v. (A.S.) to plough, 175.
Ayre, s. an heir, 9088, 11745;
Aire, 11684.
Ayre, s. the air, 1639.
Bak, Bake, s. the back, 1902;
turnyt the bake" fled, 1348;
"to gyffe bake" to retreat,
9474.
Baldly, adv. boldly, fearlessly,
Bale, s. (A.S. beat) mischief, evil,
9749.5274 boldly 7942!
destruction, 497, 1433, 2136.
Bale, adj. deadly, sad, miserable,
926, 1388, 2234, 2681.
Balefull, Balfull, adj. evil, bane-
ful, deadly, 1697899, 945.
Ballit, adj. bald, 3848.
Balsamom, Balsaum, s. (Fr.) bal-
sam, 8777, 9119.
Bame, 8.
Ayther, pron. each, both, 70068 Barely, Barly, adv. wholly, en-
tirely, 68, 2780, 12090. 8722,
Baret, s. (A.N.) strife, contention,
5274, 9336; trouble, sorrow, 4167,
5872. 184, 12271
Barge, s. a war-vessel, 90, 9720.
Bargen, s. contention, strife, 2502. bargens p
buirly
10569 Barly, adv. barely; "barly no
uncondition tainly not any more, 10132.
ally Barn, Barne, 8. (A.S.) an infant,
a child, 1361, 8143.dat.sg
Baronage, s. (A.N.) barons, an
assembly of barons, 211, 232.
Barr, s. a bar, a bolt, 6018.
Barre, s. the girdle (properly, the
under petticoat), 13019.
Barre, v. to shut close, to bolt,
6018, 10463.barre, barrit 7130
6922 Basnet, s. a bassenet, 1248, 5255.
Basson, s. a basin, 3169., 9503
Bast, s. a mat, matting made of
straw, 4773.
Bastel, Bastell, s. (A.N.) a tower,
a fortification, 9490, 10569, 13782.
The Bastel or Bastile was a movable
wooden tower used in warfare;
latterly, any tower or fortification
was so named.
Bate, s. (A.S.) contention, debate,
strife, 5274;5526.
Bate, v. to attack, to contend
with, to rush at, 5914.
Be, pres. tense of the verb, 8906;
part. p. 8913.
beau Beayell, s. a grandfather, 13474.
Beceyn, v. to beacon, to blaze,
6037.
Become, v. to become, to be be-
coming (pret. become), 1712,
1714.
lawen shine upon
Bedaghe, v. (A.S.) to expose, to
befool, 758; same as Bedaffe.
Bede, v. (A.S.) to profer, to offer;
"amendes to bede" = by way of.
amends, 5027; to order, to bid,
389.20
Bedene, By dene, adv. (A.S.) im-
mediately, at once, (suitably, be- ah you
comingly, 429, 1656.
Begile, Begyle, v. to beguile, to
deceive; 8153, 9279, 11197.
Begonnen, part. p. begun, 1620.
Behode, pret. of Behove, behoved,
Behove, v. (A.S.) to require, to
required, 12679.
Beid, s. a bead, pl. a necklace,
Bekir, v. to skirmish, to battle,
7714. besirt infires
Bekur, s. a skirmish, a battle,
8363.
Belde, v. (A.S.) to build, to
build up, to strengthen, to en-
courage, 4541; to recover strength,
5864, & cold hym vineff
veld
Bêle, v. to settle, to fester like a
boil, 1433.
Belefe, v. (A.S. belifan) to remain,
to be left; part. p. Beleft, forsaken,
13456.
Belete, s. belief, 1686, 4287.
Belirt, pret. of Belere, belied,
deceived, 715; part. p. Belirt, Be-
lirten, 8134, 8447.
Belive, Belyve, adv. (A.S.) im-
mediately, presently, quickly, by
and by, 1163, 1175, 2226, 13206.
Belmaker, s. a bellmaker, 1589.
Bed, pret. of Bidde, commanded, Belt-stid, s. that part of the body
at which the belt is fixed, 5940,
Be-mard, part. p. damaged, |
wounded, 10701.
Bemoth, 8. Behemoth, the great
monster, the devil, 4427.
Bemourn, v. to bemourn, to
lament, 3279.
Ben Been, part. p. 891, 1439;
have been, 9, 1728.
Bend, v. (pret. Bend) to bend, to
fit a bow, 9475.
Bent, s. a plain, a common, a
field, a battle-field, 91, 913, 1192,
5864.
Bere, v. (A.S.) pret. bere, to bear,
to carry, to drive, 1279, 1333,
1361. $906 verim. Colo?
Bere, s. (A.S.) a bier, 9084,
11567.
Berenes, Berynes, s. burial, sepul
ture, 4336, 9619, 10132, 12160. Berie, Bery, v. to bury, 7148,
Bete, pret. of Bite, (A.S.) bit,
Bethink, v. (A.S.) to recollect, to
ponder, 143, 147.
pres
Betide, Betyde,.S.) to
happen, to arise, to befal, 2240,
2729, (2729, 9949; pret. & part. p.
Betid. cty/..2722.
Betoke, pret. of Betake, gave,
inf.
Betraut, v. to betray, 731, 11767;
betrautid.
pret. betrat, 12026.
Bi, prep. by, 12097.
Bickre, Byccer. See Biker.
Bide, Byde, v. (A.S. bidan) to 10388
stop, to stay, to dwell, to abide, toode.
endure, 362, 570, 2254, 3483, 5677,
65487186, 8126; pret. Bode. bygg2 1555-
Big, Byg, adj. great, noted, re- bigge
nowned, 1029, 1032. Comp. Bigger, 397
Prokes 223
stronger, 2121.ingest byg strokes 2230.
Bigge, v. (A.S.) to build, to set
up, 1598, 5216.biggit impf.
Bigger, adv. better, 2199. 2121.
Biggyng, s. (A.S.) a building,
13452; Byggyng1379,
7174, 8399, 9690, 13786. Beronnen, Beronyn, Byronnen, part. pres & p. running, flowing, swimming, covered, overrun, 1328, beronen 7033, 9052, 9635, 11141; blody beronyn, covered with blood.
Berslet, s. a slender bough, a
wand, 2196.
thouBes," "Bese, pres. t. of Be, 870,
3389, 3487; imper. of Be, 649,
6265, 6947, 13553. See Note, 1.
870. besines 2780
Besenes, s. eagerness, 10337.
Bigli, Bigly, Bygly, adv. boldly, ( )7527
strongly, manfully, 691, (6018, figly 8703)
Biker, Bikere Bikre, Bicker, bykisk
Bycker, Byccer, Bickre, Bykre, v.
(A.S.) to battle, to batter, 2944, 6,
5728, 727117294, 7400. bykrit pt.
Biker, s. a battle, a fight, 4722.
Beside, Besyde, adv. around, Bild Byld, v. (A.S.) to build, to brick f
Best, Beste, s. (A.N.) a beast, an
animal, 4428, 11788.
1282, 321, 1535, 1569, 1603; part.
p. bild, bilde -
Bioustious, adj. See Boistous.
Bestad, part. p. beset, circum-Bir, Birr, Birre, 8. (A.S. or O.F. +
/34/stanced, surrounded, 5849. 3692
Bet, pret, of Beat, 12664. Betaght, pret. & part. of Beteche, gave to, assigned, entrusted to, p. 6100, 7310, 11741.
Betake, v. (A.S. betecan) to as-
sign, to hand over, to deliver, 5371.
birer) force, impetus, 171, 570; $492
wind, a strong wind, 1982, 12490;
a thrust, a blow, 1244; a struggle,
a battle, 11141.
Birie, v. to bury, 13674, 13963.
Birle, v. (A.S.) to strike, to thrust
with force, 9061. item f.
Blake, adj. (A.S.) black, 3780.
Blase, v. to blaze, to flame, 1989.
Blasound, part. blazing, flaming,
860.
blawes, hawen
Blawe, v. to blow, 1308, 4622.
Ble, s. (A.S. bleo) colour, com-
plexion, countenance, 7888, 9134.
Blenke, v. to deceive, 2483.
Blendsay Blent, pret. & part. p. of Blend,
9587.
mingled, 1695, 3493.
Bleryng, 8. blearing, defiling,
9134.
Blisse, s. (A.S.) happiness, com-
fort, 1695, 2483.
Blissful adj. happy, 2256.
Blithe, adj. kind, affectionate,
2342. f
Blithe, s. face, favour, 2196.
Blithe, v. to gladden, to please,
2554. ht but het al·
Blithely, adv. properly, honour-
ably, 9109.
Bloberond, part. bubbling, gurg-
ling, 9642.
Blody, adv. with blood,, 1328,
1328,
7033, 10424, 11141. 7240. adj.
Blonke, s. (A.S.) a steed, a war-
horse, 2371.
Blusshe, v. to look, 1316; to gaze,
2428; to shine forth, 4665.
Blym, v. for Blynn, to cease,
5075. tim
Bobb, v. (A.S.) to strike, to beat,
Bocher, s. a butcher, 1592.
Bode, s. (A.S.) delay, 2568.
(Bolde,) v. (A.S.) to embolden;
part. Boldyng, emboldening, 14,v.6 ·
1182 ger
Boldly, adv. boldly, fearlessly,
978; unquestionably, 840.
Bole, s. the body or trunk of a
tree, 4960.
Bolne, v. (A.S.) to swell, 5052.
Bolnet, adj. swollen, 3839.
Bolnyng, s. swelling, 5066.
Bond, pret. of Bind, 7527.
Bone, s. (A.S.) a request, a com-
mand, 505, 4795, 7895.
9448
Bone, s. arrest, seizure, 11964.
Bonke, s. a bank, a shore, 2807,2490.
Borde, 8. (A.S.) a table, 1657,
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