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. 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, 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. 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. 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. | Blab, v. to lie, to deceive. 8038. Bladsmyth, s. a maker of swords, 1592. Blake, adj. (A.S.) black, 3780. Blawe, v. to blow, 1308, 4622. mingled, 1695, 3493. Bleryng, s. blearing, defiling, Blisse, s. (A.S.) happiness, com- Blissful, adj. happy, 2256. Blithe, adj. kind, affectionate, Blithe, s. face, favour, 2196. 2554. Blithely, adv. properly, honour- Bloberond, part. bubbling, gurg- Blody, adv. with blood, 1328, 7033, 10424, 11141. Blonke, s. (A.S.) a steed, a war- Blusshe, v. to look, 1316; to gaze, 2428; to shine forth, 4665. Blym, v. for Blynn, to cease, Bobb, v. (A.S.) to strike, to beat, Bocher, s. a butcher, 1592. Bode, pret. of Bide, stopped, Bodyn, pret. of Bide, stopped, Bogh, s. a bough, a branch, 2371. Boght, pret. of Buy, bought, 1882. Boistous, adj. Bioustious, rough, Bokebynder, 8. a bookbinder, 1589. Bold, Bolde, adj. used as a 8. in Bolde, v. (A.S.) to embolden; Boldly, adv. boldly, fearlessly, Bolne, v. (A.S.) to swell, 5052. mand, 505, 4795, 7895. Bone, s. arrest, seizure, 11964. Borly, adj. large, great, burly, Born, part. p. of Bere, brought, Borne, part. p. of Bere, born, Boss, v. to carve, 1564. Bossh, v. to gush, to flow, 11120; Bove, v. to behove, 5115. Bow, Bowe, v. to bend, to bow, to submit, 507, 2511, 8147, 13220; obedient, submissive, 901. Bowerdur, s. a border, a district, Boyste, s. (A.N.) an ointment, Brade, adj. (A.S.) broad, large, 383. Braid, Braide, v. (A.S.) to turn | up, 904; to pull, to pull up, to Bre, s. water, the sea, 3697, Brede, v. (A.S.) to spread over,. 1172; part. p. Bred, spread, laid Breff, adj. (A.N.) brief, short, 74. Breke, v. to crash, to rush, 5827, Brem, Breme, adj. (A.S. brem) Bremnes, 8. fierceness, fury, 1066, Bren, Brenne, v. (A.S.) to burn, 171, 570, 889, 1379, 1989, 7113; |