Birth-tonge, sb. native tongue; burA3/4-tonge, S2.

Bisay; see Bisen.

Bi-SChed, pp. besprinkled, W2.

Bi-Schetten, v. to shut up; bessette, S2; bischetten, pt. pl., PP; bishetten, P; bishette, pp., PP.

Bi-Schinen, v. to shine upon, MD; byschyne, pp. shone upon.  S2.

Bischop, sb. bishop, S, PP; bisscopp, the Jewish high priest, S; bischopis, pl. chief priests, W; bissopes, S2.—­AS. biscop; Lat. episcopus.

Bi-schrewen, v. to corrupt, to curse, MD; byschrewed, pp. cursed, P.

Bi-schrichen, v. to shriek at, S.

Bi-schunien, v. to shun, MD; bisun-ien, S.

Bise, sb. the north-wind, S.—­OF. bise; cp.  OHG. bA-sa.

Bi-sechen, v. to beseech, S; biseke, C2; beseken, C, S; besech, imp. s., S; bisohte, pt. s.  S; besoght, S2; biso3*te, S2; bisou3*ten, pl. pl., S2.

Bi-Segen, v. to besiege, MD; bi-segi-den, pt. pl., W2; bi-seged, pp., C2.

Bi-semen, v. to beseem, to appear, MD; bi-semeAz, pr. s., him bisemeA3/4, he appears, S; bisemyde, pt. s., beseemed, fitted, W; ibsemed, pp. made seemly, plausible, S (16. 842).

Bi-sen, v. to look, to behold, consider, to arrange, appoint, to manage, MD, S; besie, S; biseo, S2; bisiA deg., pr. s., S; bise, imp., W; byse, S2; biseh, pt. s., S; bisay, S2;~beseyn~, pp. arranged; beseyne, decked; besene, equipped, S3; biseye, as in phr. yuel biseye, ill to look at, C2, richely biseye, splendid in appearance, C2.—­AS. bisA(C)on, to look about.

Bisenen, v. to give an example, MD; bisend, pp. likened, signified, S2.—­AS. bysnian.  See Bisne.

Bisening, sb. example, S.—­AS. bys-nung.

Bi-Setten, v. to fill, occupy, to surround, beset, to set, place, to employ, MD, C, P; bisettiden, pt. pl., W.—­AS. bi-settan.

Bisi, adj. busy, S; see Busy.

Bisily, adv. busily, C2; bisili, W; bisiliche, S.

Bi-sitten, v. to sit close to, to press hard, MD, P; be-sA|t, pt. s. besieged, S; be-sA|tte, S.—­AS. be-sittan.

Bi-slabered, pp. beslobbered, P.

Bi-smeoruwed, pp. besmeared, S.

Bi-smer, sb. scorn, reproach, P; bi-semar, S; busemare, S2; bismare, HD; bissemare, CM; bismeres, pl., PP; bi-smares, PP.—­AS. bi-smer, insult; cp.  OHG. bismer, ridicule (Otfrid).