Bent, sb. coarse grass, small rushes, Manip., Voc., MD, HD.—­Cp.  OHG. binuz (G. binse).

Bent, sb. a moor, an open grassy place, NED, S, S3, C. See above.

Benumde; see Binimen.

Beo, BeoA3/4; see Ben.

Beo-, prefix; see Bi- words.

Beode, v. to pray, S; see Bidden. [Addition]

Beodele; see Budele.

Berd, sb. beard, S, S2, C; berde, P, G; berdes, pl.  S3.—­AS. beard.

Bere, sb. beer, Prompt.; ber, S, MD.—­AS. bA(C)or.

Bere, sb. noise, S, S2, MD, HD; ber, S2.—­AS. (ge)_bA|*re_; see I-bere.

Bere, sb. bear, C, MD, PP; beres, pl.  C2; beores, PP.—­AS. bera:  OHG. bero.

Bere, sb. bier, HD, MD.  See Beere.

Bere, sb. barley, MD; beir, S3; beris, gen., S3.—­AS. bere.

Bere-lepe, sb. basket, H; berlepe, H; barlep, basket for keeping barley in, HD.  See Lepe.

Beren, v. to bear; bere, S, W; berA3/4, pr. s., S2; beoreA deg., pl., S; bar, pt. s., S, S2, C2; bare, S2; ber, S2, C3; baar, W; bure, S3; beore, pl., S; boren, pp. born, S2; borun, W2; iboren, S; iborn, S; ibore, S, S2; y-boren, C2; y-born, C2; y-bore, S2, C2, Phr. bereth on hand, persuades, makes (him) believe, assures, S3; berth hir on hond, beareth false witness against her, C3.—­AS. beran.

Beren, v. to cry, make a noise, MD, HD; bere, to low as a cow, PP; see Bere.

Bergh, sb. hill, PP; berghe, PP; beruh, PP; berwe, PP; berghe, dat., P.—­AS. beorg; cp.  OIr. bri (Windisch).

Beriall, adj. blueish-green, beryl-coloured, S3, See Beril.

Berie, sb. berry, C; bery, Prompt.; beries, pl. grapes, S, PP,—­AS. berige.

Berien, v. to pierce, strike, MD; bery, to thresh, Cath.—­Icel. berja, to strike; cp.  Lat. ferire.

Beril, sb. beryl, MD; berel, MD.—­OF. beril; Lat. beryllus; Gr. [Greek:  baerullos].

Beringe, sb. birth, behaviour, bearing, C2, S; berynge, PP; see Beren.

Berken, v. to bark, S2, PP; berkyd, pt. s., S2.—­AS. beorcan.

Berkere, sb. watch-dog, PP.

Berkyng, sb. barking, C.