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.
Assele, v. to seal, 5358.
Assemely, s. a gathering, a
council, 57.
Assent, s. (A.N.) consent, agree-
ment, 1880, 2103.
Assign, v. to assign, to allot,
1136, 1709.
Astate, s. (A.N.) rank, position,
grandeur, 21, 251.
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-
range, 855, 2376, 4304; to aim, to
attempt, 2965, 5727. See Ettle.
Atter, Attur, s. (A.S.
son, dregs, 920, 926;
= piss, 303.
Aun, Aune, Awne, adj. own, 276,
6211, 6808, 13045.
Aunsetre, Aunsetry, s. (A.N.) an
ancestor, 5; ancestry, 6319, 9362,
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.
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
Auther, conj. either, 6528, 7761.
Bale, s. (A.S. beal) mischief, evil,
destruction, 497, 1433, 2136.
Bale, adj. deadly, sad, miserable,
926, 1388, 2234, 2681.
Balefull, Balfull, adj. evil, bane-
ful, deadly, 169, 899, 945.
Ballit, adj. bald, 3848.
Balsamom, Balsaum, 8. (Fr.) bal-
sam, 8777, 9119.
Ban, v. (A.N.) to curse, 4935;
Bane, s. (A.S. bana) a murderer,
7926.
Banke, s. the shore, the coast,
Barbur, s. a barber, 1598.
Bare, adj. (A.S.) curt, short, 74;
mere, simple, 150, 828; purpose-
less, unproductive, 2502; com-
plete, 483; late, last, 10805; bare-
headed, 2018; unarmed, 5065;
adv. alone, deserted, 1320; s. the
naked skin, 5821.
Bare, pret. of Bore, pierced, bored,
9432.
Barely, Barly, adv. wholly, en-
tirely, 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 | Bedaghe, v. (A.S.) to expose, to
more" = barely so much, or cer-
tainly 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, s. (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, s. 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 be-
coming (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,
389.
Bedene, By dene, adv. (A.S.) im-
mediately, at once, suitably, be-
Begile, Begyle, v. to beguile, to
comingly, 429, 1656.
Begonnen, part. p. begun, 1620.
deceive, 8153, 9279, 11197.
Behode, pret. of Behove, behoved,
required, 12679.
Behove, v. (A.S.) to require, to
Beid, s. a bead, pl. a necklace,
pearls, 7044.
Bein, part. being, 9717.
Beire, v. to bear, to bud, 412; to
bear, to carry, 1772.
Beiryng, 8. bearing, manners,
4116.
Bekir, v. to skirmish, to battle,
7714.
Bekur, 8. a skirmish, a battle,
8363.
Belde, v. (A.S.) to build, to
build up, to strengthen, to en-
courage, 4541; to recover strength,
5864.
Bele, v. to settle, to fester like a
boil, 1433.
Belefe, v. (A.S. belifan) to remain,
to be left; part. p. Beleft, forsaken,
13456.
Belefe, 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
Belmaker, s. a bellmaker, 1589.
and by, 1163, 1175, 2226, 13206.
Belt-stid, s. that part of the body
at which the belt is fixed, 5940.
Be-mard, part. p. damaged,
wounded, 10701.
Bemoth, s. Behemoth, the great
monster, the devil, 4427.
Bete, pret. of Bite, (A.S.) bit,
12150.
Bethink, v. (A.S.) to recollect, to
ponder, 143, 147.
Bemourn, v. to bemourn, to Betide, Betyde, v. (A.S.) to
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,
Bere, s. (A.S.) a bier, 9084,
11567.
Berenes, Berynes, s. 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, s. 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,
Best, Beste, 8. (A.N.) a beast, an
animal, 4428, 11788.
Bestad, part. p. beset, circum-
stanced, 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.
happen, to arise, to befal, 2240,
2722, 2729, 9949; pret. & part. p.
Betid.
Betoke, pret. of Betake, gave,
Betraut, v. to betray, 731, 11767;
pret. betrat, 12026.
Bi, prep. by, 12097.
Bickre, Byccer. See Biker.
Bide, Byde, v. (A.S. bidan) to
stop, to stay, to dwell, to abide, to
endure, 362, 570, 2254, 3483, 5677,
7186, 8126; pret. Bode.
Big, Byg, adj. great, noted, re-
nowned, 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,
Biker, Bikere, Bikre, Bicker,
6035; in force, 10405.
Bycker, Byccer, Bickre, Bykre, v.
(A.S.) to battle, to batter, 2944,
5728, 7271, 7294, 7400.
Bild, Byld, v. (A S.) to build,
Biker, s. a battle, a fight, 4722.
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.
Blawe, v. to blow, 1308, 4622.
Ble, s. (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, 8. (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,
Blithely, adv. properly, honour-
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, s. (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,
Boistous, adj. Bioustious, rough,
Bokebynder, 8. a bookbinder,
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, 8. 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, s. (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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