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-twi3*e, prep, between, MD; betwe, S2; bituhhe, S.—­AS. be-twih, be-twuh.

Bityl, sb. beetle, NED.—­AS. bitula.

Biuien, v. to tremble, NED; biueA deg., pr. s., S.—­AS. bifian (beofian); OHG. bibe*n, see NED.

Bi-wailen, v. to bewail, lament, C2; biwaille, MD; biweile, MD, W; biwailled, pp., C2.

Bi-welden, v. refl. to wield oneself, i.e. to have full and free use of one’s limbs, MD; bywelde, S3; bewelde, Palsg.; be-weld, to wield, HD.

Bi-wenden, to turn, MD; biwente, pt. s., turned round, S.

Bi-wepen, v. to beweep, S, W.—­AS. be-wA(C)pan.

Bi-werien, v. to defend, S.—­AS. be-werian.

Bi-winden, v. to wind about, S; be-winden, to enwrap, cover, S; bewunden, pp., S.—­AS. be-windan.

Bi-winnen, v. to obtain, MD; biwon, pt. s., S.

Bi-witen, v. to guard, MD; bywite, S; biwiste, pt. s., MD; biwisten, pl., S.

Bi-wlappe, v. to wrap round, W2.

Bi-wreyen, v. to accuse, to reveal, disclose, C2, C3; bywreye, C; biwreie, S; bewreye, C, S2; bewraye, NED.

Bi3*es,, sb. pl. collars, P; see Bei3*.

Bi-3*ete, sb. profit, S, S2; offspring, P.

Bi-3*etel, adj. profitable, S.

Bi-3*eten, v. to obtain, possess, beget, S; bi3*iten, S; bigat, pt. s.  S; bigA|t, S; begA|t, S; bygeten, pp.  S2; bi3*etenn, bi-yete, bi3*ite, bi3*ute, bigotten, bi3*oten, S.—­AS. bi-gitan (bigietan).

Bi-3*onde, prep, beyond, S, S2, PP; bi-*3*ende, W; bi3*unde, P; biyond, S2; be-ionde, S; bi3*endis, W.

Blaberen, v. to blabber, to talk idly, HD, Prompt.; blaberde, pt. s., PP.

Bladder, sb. bladder, MD; bladdre, C3; bledder, S3; bleder, Voc.—­AS. blA|*dre, OMerc. blA(C)dre (OET.)

Blak, adj. pale, MD; blake, wan, Palsg. Phr.:  blak and blo, pale and livid, MD, NED (s. v. black, 13)—­AS. blAic.  Cf. Bleike.

Blak, adj. black, MD.—­AS. blA|c.

Blake, sb. smut, black, S; blackness, S2.

Blake-beryed, sb blackberrying, i.e., wandering hither and thither purposely, C3.

Blanchet, sb. a white powder used as a cosmetic, S.—­OF. blanchet.

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