A Concise Dictionary of Middle English - Part 27
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+Bilden+, _v._ to build, PP, W, CM, MD; +bulden+, MD; +belden+, MD, S3; +bulde+, _pt. s._, C, MD; +bildide+, W; +bildiden+, _pt. pl._, W; +bilden+, W2; +belt+, _pp._, S3; +y-buld+, S2, S3; +y-beld+, S3.--Probably from AS. _bold_, dwelling.

+Bile+; see +Bule+.

+Bi-leden+, _v._ to use, treat, MD; +biledet+ (_for_ bilede), _pr.

pl._, S.--AS. _be-l?dan_.

+Bi-lefful+, _adj._ believing, S, MD.

+Bi-leggen+, _v._ to lay (something) on, cover, to prove, explain, MD; +bileist+, _2 pr. s._, glozest, S, MD; +bilaede+, _pt. s._, enclosed, S.--AS. _bi-lecgan_, to cover.

+Bi-leue+, _sb._ belief, S, S2, PP, C3; +beleaue+, S; +byleue+, PP; +belaue+, S; +bileaue+, S; +biliaue+, S; +beoleeue+, S2, PP; +bilefues+, _pl._, S.--Cp. AS. _(ge)leafa_.

+Bileue+; see +Biliue+.

+Bi-leuen+, _v._ to believe, PP, MD, S; +beleue+, S; +bilefe+, _pr.

pl._, S; +biliue+, S; +bilefden+, _pt. pl._, S.

+Bi-leuen+, _v._ to leave, forsake, renounce, HD, MD; +bilef+, _imp.

s._, S, MD.--Cp. AS. _l?fan_, to leave.

+Bi-leuen+, _v._ to remain, be left, MD, CM, C2, S2, HD; +byleue+, HD; +bilaeuen+, S; +bileaue+, S; +bilefue+, S; +bleuen+, S2; +blef+, _pr.

s._, S2; +bileued+, _pp._ left remaining, G; +byleued+, G.--AS.

_be-l?fan_.

+Bilfoder+, _sb._ food, sustenance, S2, MD; +bilfodur+, NED.

+Bi-liggen+, _v._ to belong to, MD; +bi-lien+, _pr. pl._, S.--AS.

_bi-licgan_, to lie round.

+Bi-likien+, _v._ to make pleasing, MD; +bi-liked+, _pp._ made pleasing, S.

+Bi-limpen+, _v._ to happen, to belong to, S; +belimpen+, S; +belamp+, _pt. s._, S.--AS. _be-limpan_.

+Bi-linnen+, _v._ to cease, to be silent, to make to cease, MD; +by-linne+, G; +blinnen+, S, S2, C3; +blyne+, S3; +blynne+, S2; +blin+, S2; +blan+, _pt. s._, MD; +blane+, S3.--AS. _blinnan_ (= _be_ + _linnan_, to cease, to be deprived of), pt. _blann_ (pl. _blunnon_), p. _blunnen_.

+Bi-liue+, _adv._ quickly, S, S2; +bylyue+, S2; +belyue+, S2, S3; +bliue+, S, S2; +blyue+, S3.--AS. _be life_, with life.

+Bi-liue+, _sb._ food, sustenance, S (4b.102), MD; +bylyue+, PP; +bileoue+, MD; +bileue+, S, SD.--AS. _bigleofa_; cp. OHG. _bilibi_.

+Bi-liuen+, _v._ to live by, S.--AS. _bi-libban_.

+Bille+, _sb._ papal bull, pet.i.tion, PP; see +Bulle+.

+Bille+, _sb._ bill, beak, S, C; +bylle+, Voc.--AS. _bile_.

+Billen+, _v._ to peck with the bill, S.

+Billet+, _sb._ a piece of firewood; +byllets+, _pl._, S3 (26. 785).

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+Bi-loken+, _v._ to look upon, regard, MD; +be-locest+, _2 pr. s._, S.

+Bi-long on+, _prep._ pertaining to, S.

+Bi-luken+, _v._ to enclose, lock up, imprison, include, MD; +biloken+, _pp._, S; +beloken+, S; +bilouked+, S2, MD.--AS. _be-lucan_.

+Bi-lyen+, _v._ to lie against, accuse falsely, MD; +belye+, P; +bilowen+, _pp._, S2, P, MD.--AS. _be-leogan_, pp. _belogen_.

+Bi-masen+, _v._ to confuse, SkD (s.v. _maze_).

+Bi-menen+, _v._ to mean, to bemoan, MD, HD; +bymenen+, P; +bemenen+, S2, P; +biment+, _pp._, S.--AS. _bi-m?nan_.

+Bi-mening+, _sb._ bemoaning, S.

+Bi-mong+, _prep._ among, S, MD.

+Bi-mornen+, _v._ to mourn over, MD, W; +bimurnen+, S.--AS. _bi-murnan_.

+Bi-mowe+, _v._ to mock, W2.

+Binam+, +Binom+; _pt. s._ of +Bi-nimen+. [[Addition]]

+Binden+, _v._ to bind, S; +band+, _pt. s._, S; +bond+, S2, G, C2; +bunden+, _pl._, S; +bunden+, _pp._, S; +bundyn+, S2; +bunde+, +ibunde+, S; +bounden+, S, C2; +y-bounde+, S2, S3, C2; +y-bound+, S3; +ibunde+, S.--AS. _bindan_.

+Bi-nemnen+, _v._ to declare, stipulate; +by-nempt+, _pt. s._ promised, S3.--AS. _be-nemnan_.

+Bi-nee+, _prep._ and _adv._ beneath, S2; +bynee+, C; +bineen+, S.--AS. _be-neoan_.

+Bi-nimen+, _v._ to take from, MD; +bynymen+, S; +benymen+, S2; +bineome+, _pr. s. subj._ deprive, S; +binam+, _pt. s._, P; +binom+, S2; +benam+, S; +bynome+, _pp._, P; +benumde+, S3.--AS. _be-niman_.

+Binne+, _sb._ bin, chest, MD; +bynne+, C, Voc.--AS. _binn_, manger.

+Binne+, _adv._ and _prep._ within, S; +bynne+, S2; +bine+, S.--AS.

_binnan_ (for _be-innan_).

+Bi-queste+, _sb._ bequest, P, MD.--A deriv. of _cwean_, see NED.

+Bi-quethen+, _v._ to bequeath, MD, CM, PP; +byquethen+, C, G; +bi-queth+, _pt. s._, S2; +biquath+, PP, G.--AS. _bi-cwean_.

+Bi-quide+, _sb._ bequest, 82; +bequide+, MD.--Cp. AS. _cwide_, a will.

+Birafte+; see +Bireuen+.

+Bird+, _pt. s. impers._ (it) behoved, S2; +birrde+, S; see +Bureth+.

+Bird+, _sb._ a young bird, MD; see +Brid+.

+Birded+, _pt. pl._ laid snares for birds, S3.