Berme, sb. harm, Prompt., S; berm, C3.—­AS. beorma.

Bern, sb. a man, PP, HD; berne, PP; burn, S2; burne, S2; beorn, MD; burnes, pl., S2; biernes, P.—­AS. beorn.

Bern, sb. barn, C2, MD; beren, S (12. 263), MD; berne, S; dat., C3, W; bernes, pl., W, W2, P.—­AS. bern:  O. North, ber-ern, i.e. barley-house.

Bern; see Barn.

Bernacle, sb. a snaffle for a horse, W2; barnacle, Voc., NED.

Bernake, sb. an instrument set on the nose of unruly horses, Voc.; bernak, Prompt.—­OF. bernac.

Bernake, sb. barnacle, a fabulous kind of goose, S2, MD, NED.—­OF. bernaque; cp.  Low Lat. bernaca.

Bernen, v. to burn, MD, S, S2; barnen, MD, S; bearnen, S; beornen, S; birnen, S; barnde, pt. s., S2; barnd, pp., S2.—­AS. beornan.  Cf. Brennen.

Bersten, v. to burst, S, C; see Bresten. [Addition]

Berstles, sb. pl. bristles, C; see Brystylle.

Berwe; see Bergh.

Berynes; see Burinisse.

Ber3*en, v. to help, deliver, preserve, NED; berwen, S; berr3*henn, S; beregeA deg.. pr. s., S; iborhen, pp., S; ibore3*e, S; iboruwen, S.—­AS. beorgan.

Besaunt, sb. a gold coin named from Byzantium, W, MD; besauntes, pl., S3; besauntis, W.—­OF. besant.

Besene, Besie; see Bisen.

Be-slombred, pp. dirtied, bedaubed, S3; beslombered, NED.

Besme, sb. besom, rod, Prompt.; besmes, pl., S; besyms, W; besmen, dat., S.—­AS. besma.

Best, adj. and adv. superl. best, PP; beast, S; bezste, S.

Beste, sb. advantage, S.

Be-Steriinge, sb. bestirring, emotion, S2.

Be-swapen, pp. convicted, S.—­AS. be-swAipen, pp. of be-swAipan, to persuade.

Bet, adv. comp. better, S, C, C2, S2, G; bette, P. Phr., go bet, go as fast as you can, C3; betere, adj. and adv.  S, S2; betre, S, S2; bettre, S.

Betaken, v. to betoken, S2; see Bitoknen. [Addition]

Beten, v. to amend, S, S2, P, S3; beete, to kindle, C; beyt, S3; bet, pr. s., S; betten, pt. pl., kindled, C3; bet, pp., S, S2; ibet, S.—­AS. bA(C)tan, pt. bA(C)tte, pp. bA(C)ted.  See Bote.