Bryk, sb. misery, calamity, MD; brike, C2; bruche, injury, MD.—AS. bryce.
Bryllyn; see Birlen.
Brymme, sb. margin, shore, S, MD.—AS. brim, surf, the sea; cp. Icel. brim.
Bryn-ston, sb. sulphur, Voc., PP, S2; brymston, W2; bremstoon, C, PP; brimstoon, C3; brunstan, H.—Cp. Icel. brennisteinn.
Brystylle, sb. bristle, Prompt., Voc.; berstles, pl., C.—From AS. byrst: OHG. burst.
Bryttlynge, sb. breaking up, S3. See Britel.
Bu-; see Bou-, Bo-.
Budele, sb. beadle, officer, PP; budeles, pl., S; beodeles, S2.—AS. bydel; cp. OHG. butil. Cf. Bedel.
Bue, BuA deg.; see Ben.
Bulde, pt. s. built, C; see Bilden. [Addition]
Buggen, v. to buy, S, S2, PP; see Biggen.
Bugle, sb. wild ox, S2, Prompt.; bugill, S3; bowgle, S3; bugle, buffalo-horn, bugle, MD.—OF. bugle; Lat. buculum (acc.).
Builen, v. to boil, S2; buylith, pr. s., W2; buylyng, pr. p., PP; buyliden, pt. pl., W2.—OF. buillir; Lat. bullire.
Bule, sb. boil, PP; bilis, pl., W; byles, PP; boilus, PP.—AS. bA1/2le; cp. G. beule (Weigand).
Bule; see Bole.
Bulle, sb. bull, papal rescript, P; bille, PP; petition, PP; bylle, PP.—Lat. bulla, boss, stud, hence Late Lat. bulla, seal, document with seal; see Ducange.
Bulten, v. to boult, sift, C, Prompt.; boulte, Palsg.; bultedd, pp., S.—OF. buleter, bureter, to sift through coarse cloth, from bure, coarse cloth; Late Lat. burra; see Ducange (s.v. buratare).
Bult-pele, sb. a sifter, Voc.
Bumbase, v. to quilt with bombast, i. e. cotton wadding, Florio (p. 234a); bumbast, pr. pl., S3.—From Milanese bombAis; Low Lat. bombacem, cotton; from Gr. [Greek: bo*mbux].
Bummen, v. to taste, take a draught, MD; bummede, pt. s. tasted, S2, P.
Bun, pp. prepared, S2, MD; see Boun.
Bunchen, v. to strike, MD, Prompt.; bonchede, pt. s., S2; bonched, P.
Bunden; see Binden.
Bur, sb. wind, storm, force, impetus, MD; bir, MD; birr, HD; hire, dat., W, MD; birre, W; byrre, HD.—Icel. byrr, wind, storm.