1263. AN. barrere, OF. barriere.

barnage, n., childhood, 517. barne, n., child, 378, 1085, 1709: barn, 1333; pl. -z, 329, 502; -s,

1248. OE. bearn.

baronage, n., baronage, 1424. OF.

baronage.

baroun, n., baron, 1372, 1640: pl.

-es, 1398, 1706; -ez, 82; -z, 1715, 1796. AN. barun, OF. baron. barre, n., bar, 884; barrier, 963: pl. -z, 884, 963. OF. barre. barst, see berst.

base, n. pl. -s, 1278; -z, 1480. OF. base.

bassyn, n., basin, vessel, 1145: pl.

-es, 1278, 1456. OF. bacin. bastele, n., tower on wheels: gen.

sg. -s, 1187. OF. bastille. *batayled, part. adj., fortified with battlements, 1183. OF. bataillier.

bate, v. intr., abate, cease: pret. 3 sg. batede, 440. Cf. OF. abatre. batelment, n., battlement, 1459. OF. *bataillement. bater, v. intr., beat: bat- (cf. OF. suffix -er.

pret. 3 sg. 1416. battre) + freq.

babe, v. tr., bathe: pret. 3 pl. 1248. OE. baðian.

bausen, n., badger: pl. -ez, 392.

OF. bausen.

bawelyne, n., bowline, 417. Cf.

ON. bōglina, Sw. boglina. bay, n., space between columns, recess, 1392. OF. ba (i) ee. Bayard, n., 886 (see note). OF. baiard.

bayn, adv., readily, willingly, 1511.

Cf. ON. beinn, straight, direct.

bayt, v. tr., bait, feed: pp. (= fat

tened), 55. ON. beita.

be, v. intr. inf., 43, 45, 47, etc.; by, 212, 356, 1610; 1 sg. am, 736, 747, 1663; 2 sg. art, 142, 145, 345, 728, 923; 3 sg. is, 5, 17, 19, etc.; I pl. ar, IIII; 2 pl. ar, 864; arn, 352; 3 pl. ar. 15, 168, 864, etc. (II times); arn, 8, 55, 162, etc. (14 times); pres. subj. I sg. be, 148; 2 sg., 173, 547, 878, 1113, 1133; 3 sg., 83, 234, 474, etc.; by, 104; bi, 1330; 2 pl. be, 943; 3 pl., 12, 101, 102, etc.; ben, 103, 165, 353, etc.; pret. ind. 2 sg. watz, 143; were, 1623; 3 s. watz, 92, 120, 134, etc. (781 used as plural); was, 126, 257, 373, 1395; 3 pl. wern, 84, 89, 119, etc.; wer, 115, 721, 789, 815, 1551; were, 118, 274, 1401, etc.; weren, 112; pret. subj. 2 sg. were, 1110; 3 sg. were 22, 37, 49, 72 (see note on 1084); wer, 1029, 1527; wore, 928; 3 pl. were, 82, 1074; wer, 360, 607, 618; wern, 113; imper. sg. be, 474, 733, 746, 1061; bes, 904; pp. ben, 328, 424, 517, etc.; *bene, 659 (see note); nas (ne was), 727, 983, 1226, 1312; nere (=ne were), 21. OE. bēon.

becom, v. intr., become: inf. 1128.

OE. becuman.

bed, n., bed, 1787: bedd, 1765; bedde, 834. OE. bedd.

bede, v. tr., offer, 1640; bid, com

mand (often by confusion w. bidde, q. v.), 130, 440, 500, 630, 1223, 1246, 1507, 1551, *1559, 1610, 1746: I sg. 1640; pret. 3 sg. bede, 130, 500, 1223, 1246,

1507, 1551, 1559, 1610; bed, 440, 630, 1746. OE. beodan.

beden, see bidde.

beke, n., beak, 487. OF. bec.

bekyr, n., beaker, goblet, 1474. ON. bikarr.

Belfagor, prop. n., Baalpeor, 1526 Lat. Beel

(Num. 25. 3, etc.).

phagor. Belssabub,

prop. n., Beelzebub,

1526 (2 Kings 1. 2, etc.). Lat. Beelzebub.

Belyal, prop. n., Belial, 1526 (Deut.

13. 13, etc.). Lat. Belial. bem, n., beam, ray, 603. OE. bēam. bench, n., 130, 854, 1395; benche,

1499, 1640. OE. benc.

bent, n., field, heath, 1675. OE.

Beonet- in place-names.

berde, n., beard, 1693. OE. beard. berdles, adj., beardless, 789. OE. beardlēas.

bere, v. tr., carry, 1405, 1412; bring

forth, produce, 584, 649, 1042, 1073; support, hold, 1273, 1480; possess, in phrase 'bere lyf,' 333, 1023; refl. behave, 582: inf. 649; 3 sg., -z, 333, 1023; 3 pl. -s, 1042; pres. subj. 2 sg. bere, 582; pret. 3 sg. ber, 1273; 3 pl. bere, 1412; ber, 1480; pres. part. berande, 1405; pp. bore, 584; borne, 1073. OE. beran. berfray, n., a movable tower used

to besiege a castle, 1187. OF. berfrai.

berst, v. tr., burst, break, 963, 1263;

beryng, vbl. n., bearing, behavior, 1060, 1228.

best, n., beast, 288, 333, 528, 539, 1488, 1675, 1682: beste, 532; pl. -ez, 351, 358, 490, 509; -es, 468, 1000; besttes, 1409; gen. pl. -en, 1446. OF. beste. best, see god.

bete', v. tr., beat: 3 sg. -s, 1263; pret. 3 sg. bet, 1292; pp. beten, 1787. OE. bēatan.

bete', v. tr., replenish, kindle: imper. sg. bete, 627; pp. bet, 1012. OE. bētan.

better, see god, well.

Beþelen, prop. n., Bethlehem, 1073. Lat. Bethlehem.

beverage, n., 1433, 1717. OF. bevrage.

bi, adv., by, 985. See by, prep. bibbe, v. intr., bib, drink: 3 sg. -s,

1499. Probably Lat. bibere. bicnowe, v. tr., acknowledge (as true): pret. 3 sg. bicnu, 1327. OE. becnawan.

bidde, v. tr., bid, command, request (often confused w. bede, q. v.): 3 sg. biddez, 154, 843; byddez, 482; pret. 3 pl. beden, 942; pp. beden, 95; bedene, 351. OE. biddan.

biden, see byde. bifalle, v. intr. happen: pret. 3 sg.

bifel, 1529; pp. bifallen, 1563; byfallen, 1629. OE. befeallan, -fallan.

bifore, adv., of place, 114, 918; of

time, 659, 1152, 1229, 1445: byfore, 114, 659, 1152. OE. beforan.

bifore, prep., of place, 903, 978,

997, 1418, etc.: byfore, 602, 644. OE. beforan.

bigge, adj., big, great, large: 1190, 1377; bygge, 43, 1183; byge, 229; superl. bigest, 276; biggest, 1335. Etym. uncertain.

bigge1, v. tr., buy: pp. bo3t, 63, 67. OE. bycgan.

bigge2, v. tr., build: pp. 1666. ON. byggya.

bikenne, v. tr., deliver: 3 sg. -s,

1296. Cf. OE. cennan; OHG. bichennan.

bilde, part. adj., built: 1392; bulde,

1190. OE. byldan.

bileve, v. intr., remain: pret. 3 pl.

1549. OE. belæ fan.

bilooghe, adv., below, 116. See 103.

birle, v. tr., pour drink, 1715; abs.,

1511: 3 pl. -n, 1511; pp. byrled, 1715. OE. byrelian.

birolle, v. tr., drench: pret. 3 sg.

959. See role.

bischop, n., bishop: gen. pl. -es,

1445, 1718. OE. bisceop. bisege, v. tr., besiege: pret. 3 sg. 1180. Cf. OF. sege, siege. biteche, v. tr., deliver, commit:

inf. 871; pret. 3 sg. byta3t, 528. OE. betæc (e) an.

bitter, adj., 1022. OE. biter. bityde, v. intr. and impers., happen, befall: 3 sg. -s, 1804; pres. subj. 3 sg. bytyde, 522; pret. 3 sg. bitide, 1657; bityde, 1647. OE. betidan.

blade, n., blade (of a knife): pl.

-s, 1105. OE. blæd.

blake, adj., black, 221, 747, 1449; as noun, 1009: blak, 1017. OE. blæc.

blame, n., blame, 260; rebuke, 43. OF. bla(s) me.

blame, v. tr.: inf. 887, 1661. OF. bla (s) mer.

blande, n., in phrase 'in bland,'

together, 885. Cf. ON. i bland. blasfemy, n., blasphemy, 1661:

blasfamye, 1712. OF. blasfemie. blast, n., blast (of trumpet): pl. -es, 1783. OE. blæst.

ble, n., color, complexion, 791, 1126, 1759. OE. blēo.

blemyss, v. tr., dull: pret. 3 sg. blemyst, 1421. OF. blemiss-,

from blemir.

blench, n., trick, strategem, 1202. Cf. OE. blencan, deceive. blend, v. tr., mingle: pret. 3 pl. blende, 1788. ON. blanda

(blend, blendr in pres. sg.). blende, see blynne. blesse, v. tr., bless: 3 sg. -z, 528;

pp. blessed, 1445; blest, 1718. OE. blēdsian, blētsian. blessed, part. adj., 470, 686, 733. blo, adj., livid, 1017. ON. blār. blod, n., blood, 1248, 1446, 1788;

child, 686. OE. blōd. blom, n., flower, blossom: pl. -ez,

1042; -es, 1467. ON. blōm. blonk, n., horse: pl. -ez, 87; blonkkes, 1392; gen. pl. blonkken, 1412. OE. blonca. blowe, v. intr., blow, 437; tr. 885: inf. 437; pret. 3 pl. blwe, 885. OE. blawan. blubrande, pres. part., boiling, surging, 1017. Imitative; cf. Germ. dial. blubbern. blusch, v. intr., glance, look: inf. 904; pret. 3 sg. 980, 998, 1537; bluschet, 982. OE. blyscan; cf. MLG. bloschen.

blusnande, pres. part., gleaming,

blyken, v. intr., become pale, 1759; shine, gleam, 1467: pret. 3 sg. blykned, 1759; pres. part. as adj. blyknande, 1467. ON. blikna. blykke, v. intr., shine: pret. 3 sg. 603. OE. blican.

blynde, adj., blind, 103, 584, 886;

as noun, 1094. OE. blind. blynde, v. intr., become dim: 3 sg.

-s, 1126. Cf. OE. äblindian. blynne, v. intr., cease, 440: pres. 3 sg. -s, 1661; -z, 1812; pp. blende, 967. OE. blinnan. blysful, adj., joyful, 1075. blysse, n., bliss, joy, 237, 260, 473,

1765; especially the joy of Paradise, 177, 546. OE. bliss< blips.

blybe, adj., gentle, kind, 1085, 1228;

joyful, 1706. OE. bliðe. blybely, adv., gladly, kindly, 1718:

blybly, 82. OE. bliðlice. bobaunce, n., boasting, pride, 179,

1712. OF. bobance. bode, n., command, 979. OE. bod. bod (e), see byde.

bodworde, n., message, 473. body, n., 32, 1061; w. reference to

the Eucharist, II; any one, a person, 260: bodi, 260. OE. bodig.

boffet, n., blow, 43; figurative, 885.

OF. buffet.

boze, n., bough, 616: pl. -s, 1467, 1481. OE. bōg. boz (ed), see bowe. bozt, see bigge.2

boke, n., book, 197, 966. OE. bōc. bok-lered, part. adj., learned in books, 1551. OE. bōc+læred.

bolled, part. adj., embossed, 1464. ME. bolle, variant of bolne (q. v.).

bolne, v. intr., swell: pret. 3 sg. 363; pres. part. as adj. bolnande, 179. ON. bōlgna.

bonde, n., bondman, serf, 88. OE. bonda<ON. bōndi.

bone', n., command, 826. ON. bōn. bone2, n., bone: pl. -s, 1040. OE. bān.

bone, adj., good, in phrase 'bone chere,' 28. OF. bon. boner, adj., kind, compassionate, 733. OF. bonnaire.

bonk, n., hill, ridge, 379, 392, 482; bank, 86, 363, 383: pl. -ez, 86, 363, 383, 482; bonkkez, 392. OScand. *banke, ON. bakki. bor, n., boar: pl. -ez, 55. OE. bār. borde, n., board, 1190; table, 1433,

1717; ship, side of a ship, in phrases: upon borde, 470; bynne borde, within board, 452, 467. OE. bord.

borgoun, v. intr., bud: 3 pl. -ez,

1042. OF. borjoner.

borg, n., city, 45, 82, etc.; estate,

63: borz, 63, 834, 878, 1183, 1242, 1377; bur3, 1239, 1292, 1335,

bost, n., boast, boasting, 179, 1450, 1712. Etym. obscure. boster, n., boaster, 1499.

bot, n., remedy, help, 1616; bi bot, to advantage, 944: bote, 1616. OE. bōt.

bot, v. tr., announce, proclaim: inf. 473 (see note). OE. bodian. bot, adv., only, merely, 335, 747, 803, 833, 1145.

bot, conj., 13, 133, 136, 165 etc.; bot

if, unless, 1110, 1360; bot þat, were it not that, 881. OE. būtan. bot, prep., except, 209, 374, 992, 1056, 1119, 1399, 1535, 1668. OE. butan.

bote, n., shoe, 1581. OF. bote. boþe, adj., 242, 789, 978, 1035, 1222; absol, as pron., 824; boþe two, 155. ON. bāþir.

bobe, conj. correl.: bobe

and, 20, 80, 103, 121, 308, 322, 502, 658, 1086, 1259, 1390, 1788; and bobe, 11, 57, 187, 794, 832,

II02.

boþem, n., bottom, 1030; valley, 383, 450: bobom, 383; pl. -ez, 450. Cf. OE. botm.

boþemlez, adj., bottomless, 1022.

bougoun, n., a beating instrument: gen. pl. -z, 1416 (see note). OF. boujon. bounden, part. adj., fastened, built,

322. OE. bunden, pp. of bindan. bounet, v. intr., betake oneself to,

go: pret. 3 pl. bounet, 1398. Cf. ON. búinn, pp. of búa, to get ready.

bounte, n., munificence, 1436. AN. bunte, OF. bonte.

bour, n., bower, lady's chamber, private room, 129, 1075, 1126; stall, 322: pl. -ez, 322. OE. būr. boute, prep., without, 260; obj. un

expressed, 824. OE. būtan. bowe, v. intr., betake oneself, go, walk, flee, 45, etc.; bow, be obedient, 1746: inf. 45, 67, 482, 944, 1746; bo3, 1551, 1750; 3 sg. -z, 129, 854; pret. 3 pl. 379, 502, 1373, 1796; bozed, 1242, 1706; imper. pl. -z, 944. OE. būgan. boweles, n., in pl., bowels, 1250. OF. bo(u)el, sg.

boy, n., 878. Cf. E. Fris. boi. boyle, v. intr., boil: 3 sg. -s, 1011. OF. boillir.

braken, n., bracken, fern, 1675. Cf. Sw. bräken.

brasse, n., brass, 1443, 1480; as

noun, brass trumpets, 1783: bras, 1271. OE. bræs. brath, n., violence, fierceness, 916. Cf. ON. brāðr, adj. braunches, see bronch. brayd, n., sudden movement; in

phrase 'in a brayd,' suddenly, at once, 1507; at a brayde, 539. Cf. OE. gebregd, and ON. bragð.

brayden, see browden.

brayn, n., brain, brains, 1248, 1421,

1788. OE. bræg (e)n.