Bobben
v. to knock, strike, MD.

Bocche
sb. tumour, boil, PP; botche, W2, Prompt.; boche, CM; boce, CM.—AF. boche, OF. boce, bump.

Bocher
sb. butcher, S2, S3, P, C.—OF. boucher.

Bocherie
sb. shambles, W, Prompt.—OF. boucherie.

Bod
pt. s. waited, S2; bode, waited for, S2; see Biden.

Bod
sb. abiding, waiting, delay, S2.

Bode
sb. message, command, S, PP; bodes, pl., S, S2.—AS. (ge)bod, command.

Bode-word
sb. command, S; bodworde, message, S2.

Bodien
v. to announce, S; bodeden, pt. pl., S.—AS. bodian.

Body
sb. body, person, PP; bodie, S; bodi, S, PP; bodiȝ, S. Phr.: my ioly body, my jolly self, C2.—AS. bodig.

Body-half
sb. the front part (of a dress), PP.

Boistous
adj. boisterous, noisy, S3; boustious, S3; bustuus, busteous, S3; buystous, W.

Boistously
adv. loudly, C2.

Bok
sb. book, S, S2, PP; boc, S, S2; boke, P.—AS. bóc; cp. OHG. buoh (Tatian).

Bokele
sb. buckle, MD; bokle, MD.—OF. bocle.

Bokeler
sb. buckler, shield, C, G; bocler, Palsg.—OF. bocler.

Boket
sb. bucket, C; bokett, Prompt.

Bold
adj. fierce, bold, daring, PP, S; bauld, bawld, S3; belde, big, blustering, S; bald, S2; balder, comp., P.—AS. beald; OHG. bald (Otfrid).

Boldeliche
adv. boldly, S; baldly, S2; boldely, C2.

Bolden
v. to make bold, encourage, MD; bolded, pt. s., P; balde, S.—AS. bealdian.

Bole
sb. a kind of clay, C3. Comb.: bole armoniak, Armenian clay, C3, NED (s.v. ammoniac).—Lat. bolus; Gr. βῶλος, clod.

Bole
sb. bull, S, C, C3; bule, S; bulez, pl., S2; bolis, W; boolis, W.—Icel. boli.

Bolle
sb. bowl, S, S2, C3, P; a rounded seed-vessel, NED (s.v. boll), HD; boll, rounded top (of barley), S3.—AS. bolla.

Bollen
pp. swollen, NED; bollen, W; bolne, S3; bowlne, S3.

Bollen
v. to swell, S2, PP; bolled, pp., S2, PP.

Bollyng
sb. swelling, P.

Bolnen
v. to swell, S2, P, H; bolned, pt. s., S2; bolnyde, W2; bolnyd, W.

Bolnyng
sb. swelling, H, W.

Bolt
sb. arrow, S; bolte, Prompt.—AS. bolt (Voc.).

Bolȝen
v. to puff up, MD; boluweð, pr. s., S.—AS. belgan, pt. bealg (pl. bulgon), pp. bolgen.

Bon
pp. prepared, S2; see Boun.

Bon
sb. bone, PP., S2; boon, W2; ban, S; banes, pl., S, S2; bon, S; boonys, W2; bannes, S2. Phr.: to make bones, to hesitate, S3.—AS. bán.

Bonayre
adj. kind, gentle, MD; bonere, MD; bonair, adv., MD; bonure, S2. See Debonnaire.

Bonayrelyche
adv. reverently, S2.

Bonchen
v. to strike, bump, S2, P; see Bunchen.

Bonde
sb. a peasant serf, slave, NED, S2; pl., PP.—AS. bonda, bunda, a householder; Icel. bóndi, for búandi, a tiller of the soil.

Bonde-man
sb. tiller of the soil, NED; bondman, P; bondemen, pl., S2, P, G, PP.

Bone
sb. pain, poison, PP; see Bane.

Bone
sb. prayer, petition, S, S2, C3, G, PP; bon, S2; boone, C, G; bonen, pl., S.—Icel. bón. Cf. Bene.

Bonen
adj. made of bone, S2.

Bonet
sb. additional sail, PP, Cath.—OF. bonet, bonnet.

Bonk
sb. bank, shore, S2, S3; see Bank.

Boor
sb. boar, C, W2; bare, S2; bore, S, PP; bor, S2, PP; bores, pl., P.—AS. bár.

Boot
sb. boat, S2, W, CM; bot, PP.—AS. bát.

Boras
sb. borax, C, C3.—OF. boras: It. borace; Arab. bōraq.

Bord
sb. board, table, S, S2, C, NED; borde, S; boord, W; bordes, pl., S.—AS. bord, plank. Cf. Bred.

Borgounen
v. to bud, S2; see Burjounen.

Bornen
v. to burnish, S3; see Burnen.

Borwe
sb. pledge, surety, W2, C, C2, G; borgh, H; borghe, P; borewe, S2; borwes, pl., sponsors, S2; pledges, P.—AS. borh.

Borwen
v. to deliver, to borrow, MD, PP, C2, G; borewe, W2; borowe, NED; borwede, pt. s., PP.—AS. borgian.

Borwynge
sb. borrowing, Prompt.; borewyng, S2.

Bost
sb. boast, noise, MD, C3, PP; boost, C2; boste, PP; bostus, pl., H.

Bosten
v. to boast, PP; booste, NED.

Bosum
sb. bosom, S, W (John 13. 23); bosem, MD.—AS. bósm.

Bote
prep. and conj. without, except, unless, but, S, S2, PP; bot, CM, S2; bute, S; butt, S; boute, S, S2; buten, S; buton, S; Comb.: bote-ȝef, except that, unless, S2, C.—AS. be-úton (búton).

Bote
sb. remedy, succour, amendment, S, S2, C2, G, P; boote, S3, C, G. Phr.: to bote, to advantage, in addition, NED.—AS. bót; cp. Goth. bota.

Botelees
adj. without remedy, PP; bootelesse, useless, S3; botles, S2.

Botelere
sb. butler, Voc.; botiler, C; butler, S.

Botelle
sb. bottle, MD; botel, CM.—OF. boutelle, also botel.

Boterace
sb. buttress; boteras, Prompt.; butterace, SkD (p. 789); butteras, pl., SkD; buttrace, SkD; butteraces, SkD.—ME. boterace for OF. bouterets, i.e. (pillars) bearing a thrust, pl. of bouteret.

Boterace
v. to buttress; butteras, Palsg.; boteraced, pp., PP.

Bothe
adj. both, PP, S; baþe, S, S2; beoðe, S; beðe, S; buoðe, S2.—Icel. báði, both (neut.).

Botme
sb. bottom, C, C3, Prompt.; boþom, a vale, S2, NED; boþem, S2.—AS. botm.

Botme-les
adj. bottomless, CM.

Botnen
v., to heal, to recover, MD; botened, pp. bettered, P. See Bote.

Botun
sb. button, bud, Prompt., Voc.; bothom, MD, CM; buttonys, pl., S3.—OF. bouton, button, bud (Cotg.).

Bouel
sb. bowel, MD; bouele, S2.—OF. boel (and boele); Lat. botellus.

Bouge
sb. a leathern bottle or wallet, uter, W2 (Ps. 77. 13); bowge, W2, Prompt.—OF. bouge, budget, leather-case; Low Lat. bulga, leathern vessel (Voc.). Cf. Waterbulge.

Bouk
sb. the belly, trunk, body, C, JD; buc, S.—AS. búc: Icel. búkr.

Boun
pp. prepared to go, ready to start, S3, CM, PP; bon, ready, S2; bun, S2; bown, P, H.—Icel. búinn, prepared, pp. of búa, to get ready, to till; cp. AS. ge-bún, pp. of gebúan; cp. E. bound (said of a ship.)

Bounden
pp. bound, S, C2; see Binden.

Bounen
v. to get ready, to go, also to make ready, NED; bowneth, pr. s., NED; bownd, pt. s., prepared himself, got ready, S3.

Bour
sb. bower, chamber, womens’ chamber, C, G; bur, dat., S; boure, S, S2, P; bowre, P; bourez, pl. sleeping-places, S2.—AS. búr, a dwelling.

Bourde
sb. jest, PP, C3, G; bourd, S2, S3; bord, NED.—OF. bourde.

Bourden
v. to jest, C3, PP; borde, NED.—OF. bourder.

Bourding
sb. jesting, 83.

Bourdon
sb. pilgrim’s staff, CM, HD; bordun, S2, PP; burdon, S, HD; burdoun, P, MD; bordon, MD, PP; bordoun, HD.—OF. bourdon (Cotg.); Low Lat. burdonem; see Burdon.

Boustious
adj. noisy, S3; see Boistous.

Bouȝ
sb. bough, PP; boh, S; bogh, S2; bowh, PP; boȝe, dat., S; boges, pl., S; buges, S; bughes, S2; bewis, S3; bewys, S3; bowes, PP, S3; boowes, C; boȝe, dat., S.—AS. bóg, bóh, Icel. bógr, shoulder, bow of a ship; cp. Gr. πᾶχυς.

Bowe
sb. bow, W2, PP; bouwe, W2; bowes, pl., PP; boys, S3.—AS. boga.

Bowe-lyne
sb. bowline, MD; bawelyne, S2.

Bowen
v. to bow, bend, submit, to direct one’s course, turn away, PP, S2, C2, W; bouwe, W2, PP; boghen, S2, H; buwen, S; buȝen, S; buhen, S; bugen, S; beien, S; bowande, pr. p. obedient, S2; bues, pr. s., S2.—AS. búgan.

Boydekyn
sb. poniard, bodkin, NED, Prompt.; bodekyn, Prompt.; boydekins, pl., C2.

Boyste
sb. box, PP, Prompt., Cath.; boyst, MD; boist, C3.—OF. boiste (F. boîte).