A Concise Dictionary of Middle English - Part 21
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+Bak-bitere+, _sb._ backbiter, S.

+Bak-bitynge+, _sb._ backbiting, P.

+Baken+, _v._ to bake, MD; +boke+, _pt. s._, MD; +book+, MD; +baken+, _pp._, P; +bakenn+, S; +bake+, C, C2, P; +y-baken+, P; +y-bake+, P.--AS.

_bacan_.

+Bakere+, _sb._ baker, MD; +bakers+, _pl._, PP.

+Bakestere+, _sb._ baker, P; +baxter+, NED, P.--AS. _baecestre_, woman-baker (also used of men).

+Bald+; see +Bold+.

+Balde+, _pt. s._ encouraged, S; see +Bolden+.

+Bale+, _sb._ sorrow, misfortune, death, S, C3; destruction, S2; +baill+, S3; +bales+, _pl._, evils, torments, H; +balys+, S3.--AS.

_bealu_.

+Bale-drinch+, _sb._ a deadly drink, S.

+Bale-ful+, _adj._ baleful, evil, MD.--AS. _bealoful_.

+Bale-fully+, _adv._ miserably; +balfully+, S2, MD.

+Balene+, _sb._ whale, S2, Voc.--Lat. _balaena_.

+Bali+, _adj._ grievous, S, NED.--AS. _bealu_, baleful: Goth. _balws_ (in compounds).

+Balies+, _sb. pl._ bellies, S2, PP; see +Bely+.

+Balke+, _sb._ balk, beam, ridge, MD; +balks+, _pl._ ridges, divisions of land, S3; +balkes+, P.--AS. _balca_.

+Balled+, _adj._ bald, C, PP; +ballede+, S2, PP.

+Baly+; see +Bely+.

+Ban+, _sb._ bone, S, S2; +banes+, _pl._, S2; see +Bon+.

+Band+, _pt. s._ bound, S; see +Binden+.

+Bane+, _sb._ destruction, death, bane, poison, PP, C; +bone+, PP.--AS.

_bana_, _bona_.

+Banere+, _sb._ banner, S, PP, Prompt.; +baner+, S2, C, PP.--OF.

_baniere_.

+Banere+, _sb._ banner-bearer, NED.--OF. _banere_; Low Lat. _bannator_; from _bannum_, _bandum_, standard.

+Baneur+, _sb._ banner-bearer, S2; see +Banyour+.

+Bank+, _sb._ a bank, tumulus, PP; +bonk+, S2; +bonkis+, _pl._, S3; +bonkez+, S2.

+Bannen+, _v._ to ban, curse, summon, S2, S3, P; to forbid, prohibit severely, P; +bonnen+, MD; +i-banned+, _pp._, S.

+Bannyng+, _sb._ cursing, H.

+Ban-wort+, _sb._ bone-wort, S3, MD; see +Bon+.

+Banyour+, _sb._ banner-bearer, MD, S2; +banyowre+, Prompt.; +banyer+, MD; +baneur+, S2, NED; +baneoure+, PP.--AF. _baneour_, OF. _baneor_; Low Lat. *_bannatorem_.

+Baptym+, _sb._ baptism, S2, W; +baptimys+, _pl._ W.--OF. _baptisme_.

+Bar+, _pt. s._ bare, S, S2, C2; see +Beren+.

+Barayn+, _adj._ barren, S3; see +Bareyne+.

+Barbarik+, _sb._ barbarian, W.

+Barbarus+, _sb._ barbarian, W.

+Barberyns+, _sb. pl._ heathen men, W.

+Barbour+, _sb._ barber, C, NED; +barboure+, Prompt.--AF. _barbour_, OF.

_barbeor_; Late Lat. _barbatorem_.

+Barbre+, _adj._ barbarous, S2, C3.

+Bare+, _sb._ bier, S; see +Beere+.

+Bare+, _sb._ a wave, billow, NED, S2 (8b. 38); +beres+, _pl._, NED; +bieres+, MD; +beares+, MD.--Icel. _bara_.

+Bare+, _sb._ boar, S2; see +Boor+.

+Bare+, _adj._ bare, simple, single, sheer, S, C; +bair+, bare, worn alone, S3. _Comb._: +baruot+, barefoot, S.

+Bare+, _sb._ the open country, S; naked skin, W.

+Barel+, _sb._ barrel, C2.--OF. _baril_.

+Baren+, _v._ to make bare, uncover, S, MD; +y-bared+, _pp._, S3.--AS.

_barian_.

+Baret+, _sb._ deceit, strife, NED; +barrat+, confusion, S3.--OF.

_barat_, fraud; cp. Icel. _baratta_, a contest.

+Bareyne+, _adj._ barren, C, C2, PP; +bareyn+, W2; +barayn+, S3.--OF.

_baraigne_.

+Bare?+, _sb._ a barrow-pig, S; see +Barowe+.