A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Bi-techen, v. to entrust, assign, S; beteche, HD; byteche, PP; biteache, S; bitache, imp. s., S; bitA|hte, pt. s.; bitahte; bitagte; bitaucte, S; bitaughte, G; byta3*t, S2; bitA|ht, pp.; bitaht; biteiht; bitagt; beteht, S.—­AS. be-tA|*can, pt. betA|*hte, pp. betA|*ht.

Bitel, adj. sharp, biting, MD.

Bitel-browed, adj. with shaggy, prominent eye-brows, S2, P; bytelbrowed, PP.

Bi-tellen, v. to clear, justify, to express, show, to claim, to set free, to persuade, deceive, MD, S; bitald, pp., H, MD.—­AS. be-tellan.

Biten, v. to bite, PP; byte, PP; bot, pt. s., S2, PP; bote, P.—­AS. bA-tan, pt. bAit (pl. biton), pp. biten.

Bi-teon, v. to draw over, to cover, to employ, NED; biten, MD; bitowen, pp., S; bito3*en, NED; bitogen, MD.—­AS. be-*tA(C)on.

Bi-A3/4enken, v. to think, bethink, S, W; biAzenchen, S; biAzohte, pt. s., S; biA3/4o3*te, planned, S2; biA3/4ouhte, S; beAzout, S2; biAzoht, pp. repented, S; biAzouht, S; bythought, called to mind, C.—­AS. bi-*A3/4encan.

Bitiden, v. to happen, betide, MD; bityde, C2, C3; beotyde, PP; bitit, pr. s., PP; bitid, S; bitide, pt. s., S2; betydde, PP; bitid, pp., S; betight, pp., S3; NED

Bi-tilden, v. to cover; bi-tild, pp., S.—­AS. be-teldan.  See Ouer-tild.

Bi-time, adv. betimes, S, S2; bityme, PP; bitimes, C3.

Bi-toknen, v. to betoken, C2; bitocknen, S; bytoknen, PP; betoknen, S, PP; betaken, S2; bitacnedd, pp., S.

Bi-trayen, v. to betray, PP, C2; bi-traide, pt. s., S. From OF. traA-r:  It. tradire; Lat. tradere.

Bitter, adj. bitter, MD; bittur, PP; bittere, adv. bitterly, P.—­AS. bitor.

Bitter, sb. bitterness, S2, P.

Bittur-browed, adj. having prominent brows, PP.  See Bitel-browed.

Bituhhe, prep, between, S; see Bi-*twi3*e. [Addition]

Bi-turnen, v. to turn; biturnde hom, pt. pl., turned themselves about, S2.

Bi-twenen, prep., between; bitwine, bitwen, betwenen, betuene, S.—­AS. be-*twA(C)onan.

Bi-twix, prep, betwixt, S2, C2; bitwixe, C2; bitwixen, C2; betwyx, betwux, S; bitwex, S; bythuixte, S2.—­AS. be-tweox.

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