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1069, 1902.

Barbur, s. a barber, 1598.

Bare, adj. (A.S.) curt, short, 74;

mere, simple, 150, 828; purposeless, unproductive, 2502; complete, 483; late, last, 10805; bareheaded, 2018; unarmed, 5065; adv. alone, deserted, 1320; s. the naked skin, 5821.

Bare, pret. of Bore, pierced, bored, 9432.

Barely, Barly, adv. wholly, entirely, 68, 2780, 12090. Baret, s. (A.N.) strife, contention, 5274, 9336; trouble, sorrow, 4167, 5872.

Barge, s. a war-vessel, 90, 9720. Bargen, s. contention, strife, 2502.

Barly, adv. barely; "barly no "barly no | Bedaghe, v. (A.S.) to expose, to more" = barely so much, or certainly not any more, 10132. Barn, Barne, s. (A.S.) an infant, a child, 1361, 8143.

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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, 8. (A.S.) contention, debate, strife, 5276, 5526.

Bate, v. to attack, to contend

with, to rush at, 5914.

Batell, s. battle, 1216; v. to fight, 945, 1322.

Batell, Batel, 8. a company, a division, a host, 1151, 2131. Baume, Bawme, Bame, s. balm, 8777, 8780, 8804, 9119. Baxter, s. a baker, 1592. Be, prep. (A.S.) by, 383, 1291, 8601; as be through or by right of, 1841.

Be, pres. tense of the verb, 8906; part. p. 8913.

Beayell, s. a grandfather, 13474. Beccyn, v. to beacon, to blaze, 6037.

Become, v. to become, to be becoming (pret. become), 1712, 1714.

Bed, pret. of Bidde, commanded, 6103.

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,

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Belefe, s. belief, 1686, 4287. Belirt, pret. of Belere, belied, deceived, 715; part. p. Belirt, Belirten, 8134, 8447.

Belive, Belyve, adv. (A.S.) im

mediately, presently, quickly, by and by, 1163, 1175, 2226, 13206. Belmaker, s. a bellmaker, 1589. Belt-stid, s. that part of the body at which the belt is fixed, 5940.

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Berenes, Berynes, 8. burial, sepul

ture, 4336, 9619, 10132, 12160. Berie, Bery, v. to bury, 7148, 7174, 8399, 9690, 13786. Beronnen, Beronyn, Byronnen, part. pres. & p. running, flowing, swimming, covered, overrun, 1328, 7033, 9052, 9635, 11141; blody beronyn, covered with blood. Berslet, 8. a slender bough, a wand, 2196.

Bes, Bese, pres. t. of Be, 870,

3389, 3487; imper. of Be, 649, 6265, 6947, 13553. See Note, 1. 870.

Besenes, s. eagerness, 10337. Beside, Besyde, adv. around,

1221.

Best, Beste, s. (A.N.) a beast, an animal, 4428, 11788. Bestad, part. p. beset, circumstanced, surrounded, 5849. Bet, pret. of Beat, 12664. Betaght, pret. & part. of Beteche, gave to, assigned, entrusted to, 6100, 7310, 11741. Betake, v. (A.S. betecan) to as

sign, to hand over, to deliver, 5371.

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Betraut, v. to betray, 731, 11767; pret. betrat, 12026. Bi, prep. by, 12097. Bickre, Byccer. See Biker. Bide, Byde, v. (A.S. bilan) to stop, to stay, to dwell, to abide, to endure, 362, 570, 2254, 3483, 5677, 7186, 8126; pret. Bode. Big, Byg, adj. great, noted, renowned, 1029, 1032. Comp. Bigger, stronger, 2121.

Bigge, v. (A.S.) to build, to set up, 1598, 5216.

Bigger, adv. better, 2199. Biggyng, s. (A.S.) a building,

13452; Byggyng, 1379. Bigli, Bigly, Bygly, adv. boldly, strongly, manfully, 691, 6018, 6035; in force, 10405. Biker, Bikere, Bikre, Bicker,

Bycker, Byccer, Bickre, Bykre, v. (A.S.) to battle, to batter, 2944, 5728, 7271, 7294, 7400. Biker, s. a battle, a fight, 4722. Bild, Byld, v. (A S.) to build,

282, 321, 1535, 1569, 1603; part. p. bild, bilde. Bioustious, adj. See Boistous. Bir, Birr, Birre, s. (A.S. or O.F. birer) force, impetus, 171, 570; 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.

Birthe, s. a child, a babe, 10826. |
Bisè, Bisi, adj. busy, 6047; with
difficulty, 10388.

Blab, v. to lie, to deceive.
Blackon, v. to become black,

8038.

Bladsmyth, s. a maker of swords,

1592.

Blake, adj. (A.S.) black, 3780.
Blase, v. to blaze, to flame, 1989.
Blasound, part. blazing, flaming,
860.

Blawe, v. to blow, 1308, 4622.
Ble, 8. (A.S. bleo) colour, com-
plexion, countenance, 7888, 9134.
Blenke, v. to deceive, 2483.
Blent, pret. & part. p. of Blend,

mingled, 1695, 3493.

Bleryng, s. blearing, defiling,
9134.

Blisse, s. (A.S.) happiness, com-
fort, 1695, 2483.

Blissful, adj. happy, 2256.

Blithe, adj. kind, affectionate,
2342.

Blithe, s. face, favour, 2196.
Blithe, v. to gladden, to please,

2554.

Blithely, adv. properly, honour-
ably, 9109.

Bloberond, part. bubbling, gurg-
ling, 9642.

Blody, adv. with blood, 1328,

7033, 10424, 11141.

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.

Bobb, v. (A.S.) to strike, to beat,
7316.

Bocher, s. a butcher, 1592.
Bode, s. (A.S.) delay, 2568.

Bode, pret. of Bide, stopped,
stayed, 5940, 5954, 6939.
Bodeword, 8. (A.S.) a message,
6262, 8315.

Bodyn, pret. of Bide, stopped,
stayed, 12658.

Bogh, s. a bough, a branch, 2371.
Bogh, v. to wend, to steal away,
12608.

Boght, pret. of Buy, bought,

1882.

Boistous, adj. Bioustious, rough,
boisterous, 4116.

Bokebynder, 8. a bookbinder,

1589.

Bold, Bolde, adj. used as a 8. in
1210, 1405, 7679, 9464, a bold or
brave man.

Bolde, v. (A.S.) to embolden;
part. Boldyng, emboldening, 14,
1182

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.

Bone, s. arrest, seizure, 11964.
Bonke, s. a bank, a shore, 2807.
Borde, 8. (A.S.) a table, 1657,
2562. See Burd.

Borly, adj. large, great, burly,
3769, 4964.

Born, part. p. of Bere, brought,
10805.

Borne, part. p. of Bere, born,
10826.

Boss, v. to carve, 1564.

Bossh, v. to gush, to flow, 11120;
pret. Bost, spread, 3022.

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Bove, v. to behove, 5115.

Bow, Bowe, v. to bend, to bow,

to submit, 507, 2511, 8147, 13220;
to go, to come, to wend, 362, 775,
851, 978; to retreat, 9490.
Bowande, part. of Bow, bending,

obedient, submissive, 901.
Bowe, s. a yoke for oxen, 901.
Bowe, 8. a bough, a branch, 412,
1059.

Bowerdur, s. a border, a district,
12861.

Boyste, s. (A.N.) an ointment,
883; properly, "boyste" means
"box," and is here used in the
same sense as when we say a cup,
a glass, and mean the contents of
the vessel.

Brade, adj. (A.S.) broad, large,

383.

Braid, Braide, v. (A.S.) to turn |

up, 904; to pull, to pull up, to

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Bre, s. water, the sea, 3697,
12516.

Brede, v. (A.S.) to spread over,.

1172; part. p. Bred, spread, laid
out, 383; pret. Bret, 8794.
Brede, s. breadth, spreading,
4964; "upon brede "extensively,
3022; "borly of brede" of great
extent, very wide, 11874.
Bref, 8. a writing, a parchment,
794.

Breff, adj. (A.N.) brief, short, 74.
Bregh, s. (A.S.) the eyebrow,
3780.

Breke, v. to crash, to rush, 5827,
13014.

Brem, Breme, adj. (A.S. brem)
great, wonderful, 1563, 3714;
vigorous, fierce, cruel, 860, 1314,
5872, 9632.

Bremnes, 8. fierceness, fury, 1066,
4665.

Bren, Brenne, v. (A.S.) to burn,

171, 570, 889, 1379, 1989, 7113;
pret. & part. p. Brent, Brente.
Brent, adj. burnt, refined, bright,
3034.

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