Burnet, adj. brown, S3.—OF. brunet, brownish (Cotg.).
Burnet, sb. cloth of brown colour, CM, MD.—OF. brunette (Cotg.); cp. Low Lat. brunetum.
BurA deg.ene, sb. burden, MD; birthin, W; birthun, W2; burden, Manip.—AS. byrA deg.en.
Busch, sb. bush, wood, W, W2, MD; buysch, W; busk, the head or tuft of a stalk of wheat, S; bush, S2, MD; boske, S2; boskez, pl., S2.
Buschement, sb. ambush, MD; busshement, S3. Cp. OF. en-buschement, an ambuscade NED, (s.v. ambushmenf).
Busken, v. to prepare oneself, to get ready, to go, to hasten, to prepare, dress, MD, H, S2, P; buschen, S2; bosken, S2. Icel. bAask (reflex.), to get oneself ready.
Buskinge, sb. equipment, dress, MD, S3; bosking, MD.
Busteous, adj. noisy, S3; buystous, W; see Boistous.
Busy, adj. busy, MD; bisi, S, W2; bisie, S; bisy, C2, P; besy, C.—AS. bysig.
Busyen, v. to busy, occupare, MD; bisien, C3, S2, W.
Busynesse, sb. business, activity, care, industry, MD, C, C3; bisinesse, C3; besynesse, S3; besynes, H; bisynesses, pl., W2.
BuA3/4; see Ben.
BuA3/4; see Biggen.
Buuen, prep, and adv. above, S; buue, S; boue, MD; bufon, S.—AS. be-ufan.
Buxum, adj. obedient, ready, willing, courteous, PP; boxum, S2, PP; buxom, CM; buhsum, S. See Bowen.
Buxumliche, adv. obediently, PP; boxumly, S2; buxomly, C2.
Buxumnesse, sb. obedience, PP; buxomnes, P; boxumnes, S2.
By-, prefix. See Bi- words.
By, Bi, prep. by, at, according to, S, S2, with regard to, PP, S, S2, S3; bie, S; be S, S2. Phr.: by and by, adv. immediately, S3; in order, separately, C, Prompt., MD.
By, v. to dwell, build, C2; see Biggen.
Bye, v. to buy, S2; by, C3; see Biggen. [Addition]
Byggyng, sb. building, S2.
By3*e; see Bei3*.
C-; see also under K.
Caas, sb. case, circumstance, chance, C; kas, S2; cass, S3; cas, S2, C2.—AF. cas; Lat. casum (acc.), a fall, from cadere, to fall.
Caas, sb. case, quiver, C; see Casse.
Caban, sb. hut, small room, MD, PP; cabin, MD.—OF. cabane; cp. Low Lat. cabanna, capanna; see Brachet.