A Concise Dictionary of Middle English - Part 29
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+Bi-standen+, _v._ to surround, to be busy about, to attack, MD; +bi-stod+, _pt. s._, S; +bistode+, S2; +bistonden+, _pp._, S.--AS.

_be-standan_.

+Bi-steken+, _v._ to shut out, MD; _pp._, S.

+Bi-striden+, _v._ to bestride, S; +bistrood+, _pt. s._, C2; +bystrood+, G.

+Bi-sunien+, _v._ to shun, S; see +Bi-schunien+.

+Bi-swiken+, _v._ to betray, deceive, S, S2; +beswike+, S; +besuiken+, S.--AS. _be-swican_.

+Bi-swinken+, _v._ to obtain by work, to, earn by labour, MD; +biswynke+, P.--AS., _be-swincan_.

+Bisy+, _adj._ busy, C2, P; see +Busy+.

+Bisyhed+, _sb._ busyhood, MD; +bysyhede+, S2.

+Bisynesse+, _sb._ business, W2; see +Busynesse+.

+Bi-taken+, _v._ to commit, entrust, S, C2, W, NED; +betake+, PP; +beotake+, PP; +bytake+, PP; +bitaak+, W; +bitak+, _imp. s._, S; +bitok+, _pt. s._, S2; +bitook+, C3; +bytokist+, _2 pt. s._, W; +betoke+, _1 pt. s._, S; +bitoken+, _pl._, W; +bitakun+, _pp._ W; +bitake+, S2.

+Bi-techen+, _v._ to entrust, a.s.sign, S; +beteche+, HD; +byteche+, PP; +biteache+, S; +bitache+, _imp. s._, S; +bitaehte+, _pt. s._; +bitahte+; +bitagte+; +bitaucte+, S; +bitaughte+, G; +byta?t+, S2; +bitaeht+, _pp._; +bitaht+; +biteiht+; +bitagt+; +beteht+, S.--AS. _be-t?can_, pt.

_bet?hte_, pp. _bet?ht_.

+Bitel+, _adj._ sharp, biting, MD.

+Bitel-browed+, _adj._ with s.h.a.ggy, prominent eye-brows, S2, P; +bytelbrowed+, PP.

+Bi-tellen+, _v._ to clear, justify, to express, show, to claim, to set free, to persuade, deceive, MD, S; +bitald+, _pp._, H, MD.--AS.

_be-tellan_.

+Biten+, _v._ to bite, PP; +byte+, PP; +bot+, _pt. s._, S2, PP; +bote+, P.--AS. _bitan_, pt. _bat_ (pl. _biton_), pp. _biten_.

+Bi-teon+, _v._ to draw over, to cover, to employ, NED; +biten+, MD; +bitowen+, _pp._, S; +bito?en+, NED; +bitogen+, MD.--AS. _be-teon_.

+Bi-enken+, _v._ to think, bethink, S, W; +bienchen+, S; +biohte+, _pt. s._, S; +bio?te+, planned, S2; +biouhte+, S; +beout+, S2; +bioht+, _pp._ repented, S; +biouht+, S; +bythought+, called to mind, C.--AS. _bi-encan_.

+Bi-tiden+, _v._ to happen, betide, MD; +bityde+, C2, C3; +beotyde+, PP; +bit.i.t+, _pr. s._, PP; +bitid+, S; +bitide+, _pt. s._, S2; +betydde+, PP; +bitid+, _pp._, S; +betight+, _pp._, S3; NED.

+Bi-tilden+, _v._ to cover; +bi-tild+, _pp._, S.--AS. _be-teldan_. See +Ouer-tild+.

+Bi-time+, _adv._ betimes, S, S2; +bityme+, PP; +bitimes+, C3.

+Bi-toknen+, _v._ to betoken, C2; +bitocknen+, S; +bytoknen+, PP; +betoknen+, S, PP; +betaken+, S2; +bitacnedd+, _pp._, S.

+Bi-trayen+, _v._ to betray, PP, C2; +bitraide+, _pt. s._, S. From OF.

_trar_: It. _tradire_; Lat. _tradere_.

+Bitter+, _adj._ bitter, MD; +bittur+, PP; +bittere+, _adv._ bitterly, P.--AS. _bitor_.

+Bitter+, _sb._ bitterness, S2, P.

+Bittur-browed+, _adj._ having prominent brows, PP. See +Bitel-browed+.

+Bituhhe+, _prep._ between, S; see +Bi-twi?e+. [[Addition]]

+Bi-turnen+, _v._ to turn; +biturnde hom+, _pt. pl._, turned themselves about, S2.

+Bi-twenen+, _prep._, between; +bitwine+, +bitwen+, +betwenen+, +betuene+, S.--AS. _be-tweonan_.

+Bi-twix+, _prep._ betwixt, S2, C2; +bitwixe+, C2; +bitwixen+, C2; +betwyx+, +betwux+, S; +bitwex+, S; +bythuixte+, S2.--AS. _be-tweox_.

+Bi-twi?e+, _prep._ between, MD; +betwe+, S2; +bituhhe+, S.--AS.

_be-twih_, _be-twuh_.

+Bityl+, _sb._ beetle, NED.--AS. _bitula_.

+Biuien+, _v._ to tremble, NED; +biue+, _pr. s._, S.--AS. _bifian_ (_beofian_); OHG. _biben_, see NED.

+Bi-wailen+, _v._ to bewail, lament, C2; +biwaille+, MD; +biweile+, MD, W; +biwailled+, _pp._, C2.

+Bi-welden+, _v. refl._ to wield oneself, i.e. to have full and free use of one's limbs, MD; +bywelde+, S3; +bewelde+, Palsg.; +beweld+, to wield, HD.

+Bi-wenden+, to turn, MD; +biwente+, _pt. s._, turned round, S.

+Bi-wepen+, _v._ to beweep, S, W.--AS. _be-wepan_.

+Bi-werien+, _v._ to defend, S.--AS. _be-werian_.

+Bi-winden+, _v._ to wind about, S; +bewinden+, to enwrap, cover, S; +bewunden+, _pp._, S.--AS. _be-windan_.

+Bi-winnen+, _v._ to obtain, MD; +biwon+, _pt. s._, S.

+Bi-witen+, _v._ to guard, MD; +bywite+, S; +biwiste+, _pt. s._, MD; +biwisten+, _pl._, S.

+Bi-wlappe+, _v._ to wrap round, W2.

+Bi-wreyen+, _v._ to accuse, to reveal, disclose, C2, C3; +bywreye+, C; +biwreie+, S; +bewreye+, C, S2; +bewraye+, NED.

+Bi?es+, _sb. pl._ collars, P; see +Bei?+.

+Bi-?ete+, _sb._ profit, S, S2; offspring, P.

+Bi-?etel+, _adj._ profitable, S.

+Bi-?eten+, _v._ to obtain, possess, beget, S; +bi?iten+, S; +bigat+, _pt. s._ S; +bigaet+, S; +begaet+, S; +bygeten+, _pp._ S2; +bi?etenn+, +biyete+, +bi?ite+, +bi?ute+, +bigotten+, +bi?oten+, S.--AS. _bi-gitan_ (_bigietan_).

+Bi-?onde+, _prep._ beyond, S, S2, PP; +bi?ende+, W; +bi?unde+, P; +biyond+, S2; +beionde+, S; +bi?endis+, W.