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.

Blustren, v. to rush about aimlessly, NED; blustreden, pt. pl., P.

Blu3*, sb. blue, S2; see Blewe.

Blyn-hede, sb. blindness, H.

Blynke; see Blenken. [Correction]

Bo-; see Bou-, Bu-.

Bobbe, sb. a knock, jerk, jog, S3; bobbes, pl., S3.

Bobben, v. to knock, strike, MD.

Bocche, sb. tumour, boil, PP; botche, W2, Prompt.; boche, CM; boce, CM.—­AF. boche, OF. boce, bump.

Bocher, sb. butcher, S2, S3, P, C.—­OF. boucher.

Bocherie, sb. shambles, W, Prompt.—­OF. boucherie.

Bod, sb. abiding, waiting, delay, S2.

Bod, pt. s. waited, S2; bode, waited for, S2; see Biden. [Addition]

Bode, sb. message, command, S, PP; bodes, pl., S, S2.—­AS. (ge)bod, command.

Boden; see Beden.

Bode-word, sb. command, S; bod-worde, message, S2.

Bodien, v. to announce, S; bodeden, pt. pl., S.—­AS. bodian.

Body, sb. body, person, PP; bodie, S; bodi, S, PP; bodi3*, S. Phr.:  my ioly body, my jolly self, C2.—­AS. bodig.

Body-half, sb. the front part (of a dress), PP.

Boile; see Bule.

Boistous, adj. boisterous, noisy, S3; boustious, S3; bustuus, busteous, S3; buystous, W.

Boistously, adv. loudly, C2.

Bok, sb. book, S, S2, PP; boc, S, S2; boke, P.—­AS. bA cubedc; cp.  OHG. buoh (Tatian).

Bokele, sb. buckle, MD; bokle, MD.—­OF. bocle.

Bokeler, sb. buckler, shield, C, G; bocler, Palsg.—­OF. bocler.

Boket, sb. bucket, C; bokett, Prompt.

Bold, adj. fierce, bold, daring, PP, S; bauld, bawld, S3; belde, big, blustering, S; bald, S2; balder, comp., P.—­AS. beald; OHG. bald (Otfrid).

Boldeliche, adv. boldly, S; baldly, S2; boldely, C2.

Bolden, v. to make bold, encourage, MD; bolded, pt. s., P; balde, S.—­AS. bealdian.

Bole, sb. a kind of clay, C3. Comb.:  bole armoniak, Armenian clay, C3, NED (s. v. ammoniac).—­Lat. bolus; Gr. [Greek:  bo*los], clod.

Bole, sb. bull, S, C, C3; bule, S; bulez, pl., S2; bolis, W; boolis, W.—­Icel. boli.

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