Baar
pt. s. bare, carried, C, W; see Beren.

Babelen
v. to babble, P.

Babelyng
sb. babbling, S3.

Babishe
adj. babyish, S3.

Bacheler
sb. a bachelor, an unmarried man, C, C2; a novice in the church, or arms, young knight, P.—OF. bacheler.

Bachelerie
sb. state of bachelor, CM, MD; bachelrye, company of young men, C2.—OF. bachelerie.

Bacin
sb. basin, cymbal, a light helmet, MD; bacyn, helmet, MD.—OF. bacin.

Bacinet
sb. helmet, MD; bacenett, Prompt.; basnetes, pl., S3.—OF. bacinet.

Bacoun
sb. bacon, C, PP; bacon, PP.—OF. bacon.

Bad
pt. s. prayed, S; see Bidden.

Bad
pt. s. bade, C2; see Beoden.

Badde
adj. bad, PP; badder, comp. worse, C2.

Baddeliche
adv. badly, PP, HD.

Bade
pt. s. remained, S3; see Biden.

Bagage
sb. dregs, refuse, S3; baggage, ND.

Baid
pt. pl. remained, S3; see Biden.

Baie
in phr.: to baie, at bay, S2; see Bay.

Baili
sb. stewardship, villicatio, W; baillye, power of a bailiff, G.—OF. bailie, power.

Baili
sb. steward, villicus, W; baillif, bailiff, C; bailliues, pl., bailiffs, P; bayllyues, P.—OF. baillif.

Baill
sb. sorrow, S3; see Bale.

Bair
adj. bare, S3; see Bare.

Bairnis
sb. pl. bairns, S3; see Barn.

Baiten
v. to feed, C2, S3; bayte, S2, C3.—Icel. beita.

Bak
sb. back, PP, C; cloth for the back, cloak, coarse mantle, C3; bac, S.—AS. bæc.

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. bæcestre, woman-baker (also used of men).

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.

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.

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.

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. bára.

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. barátta, a contest.

Bareyne
adj. barren, C, C2, PP; bareyn, W2; barayn, S3.—OF. baraigne.

Bareȝ
sb. a barrow-pig, S; see Barowe.

Bargane
sb. business, strife, combat, S2; bargayn, bargain, PP; bargeynes, pl., PP.—OF. bargaine.

Barly
sb. barley, MD, PP; barlic, S.

Barm
sb. bosom, S3, C2; berm, S.—AS. bearm.

Barmkyn
sb. rampart, S3; barnekin, the outermost wall of a castle, HD; barnekynch, MD.

Barn
sb. bairn, child, S, S2, H, PP; bern, S; barne, S3, P; bearnes, pl., S; bairnis, S3.—AS. bearn.

Barnage
sb. childhood, S2, MD.

Barnen
v. to burn, S, S2; see Bernen, Brennen.

Barnhede
sb. childhood, H, PP.

Baronage
sb. the men, vassals of a feudal chief, S; assembly of barons, S2, C3; barnage, MD.—OF. barnage, Low Lat. baronagium.

Baroun
sb. baron, lord, PP; baronys, pl. PP.—OF. baron, acc. of bers, a man, a male.

Barowe
sb. barrow-pig, MD; bareȝ, S, NED.—AS. bearh.

Barrat
sb. confusion, S3; see Baret.

Barre
sb. bar of a door, C; bar of justice, G, PP; barres, pl., ornament of a girdle, C, PP.—OF. barre.

Barste
pt. s., burst, S2, PP; see Bresten.

Baselarde
sb. dagger, MD, PP, Prompt.; Baslard, PP.—AF. baselarde. OF. basalart (cp. Low Lat. bassilardus). Probably from Late Lat. badile, a billhook; see NED.

Basnetes
sb. pl., helmets, S3; see Bacinet.

Bataille
sb. battle, S, PP; bataile, PP; batayle, S2, C, PP; batayls, pl. battalions, S3.—OF. bataille.

Bataillen
v. to embattle, fortify, MD; batailed, pt. s., PP; bataylld, pp. embattled, C.—OF. bataillier.

Baten
v. to bate, abate, grow less, S2, MD; see Abaten.

Bateren
v. to batter, beat, pat, PP.—OF. bat-, stem of batre, with freq. suffix -er.

Batte
sb. club, staff, bat, Prompt., Voc.; battis, pl., W.—OF. batte.

Battill
adj. rich for pasture, S3, JD; battle, HD.

Baudekyn
sb. a gold-embroidered stuff named from Bagdad, MD; bawdekyn, Prompt.; baudkin, S3.—OF. baudequin; Low Lat. baldakinus, from It. Baldacco, Bagdad.

Bauderye
sb. unchastity, foul conversation, MD; pandering, CM; bawdry, S3.

Bauderyk
sb. baldric, MD; bawderyke, Prompt.; bawdryk, C, Voc.

Baudry
sb. baldric, NED.—OF. baudrei, baldrei.

Baudy
adj. dirty, C3, P, Palsg.

Baundoun
sb. discretion, freewill, power, S2; baundon, CM.—OF. bandon; Low Lat. *bandonem, from bandum for bannum, public proclamation.

Bausand
adj. marked with white, NED.—OF. bausant; cp. Prov. bausan, It. balzano.

Bauson
sb. badger, MD; bawsone, Prompt.; bawsyn, Voc.; bausenez, pl. S2; baucynes, MD. See above.

Bawd
pt. s. bade, commanded, S3; see Beoden.

Baxtere
sb. female baker, PP; see Bakestere.

Bay
sb. noise made by the united songs of birds, S3; barking of dogs, MD, HD. Phr.: to baie, at bay, S2.—Cp. OF. abaier, to bark.

Bayard
sb. a bay horse, a horse, P, CM; baiardes, pl., P. Phr.: blynde bayardes, i.e. foolish people, lit. blind horses, HD, S3, MD, ND.—Cp. Low Lat. baiardus.

Bayn
adj. ready, willing, obedient, fair, pleasant, easy, good, NED; bayne, Manip.; beyn, Prompt., S3.—Icel. beinn.

Bayne
sb. bath, S3.—OF. bain.

Bayske
adj. bitter, H, MD; bask, MD, HD, JD; beȝȝsc, MD.—Icel. beiskr.

Baþe
adj. and conj. both, S, S2; see Bothe.

Baþiere
sb. water-pot, S.