Bicched
pp. a word of doubtful meaning, applied to the basilisk, and to bones used for dice, NED, CM, C3; byched, MD; bichede, NED.

Bidden
v. to beg, pray, ask, S, S2, PP; bydde, S2; beode, S; bit, pr. s., S, P; byd, S2; bad, pt. s., S, S2, PP; bede, subj., PP; beade, S; beden, pp. S; ibeden, S.—AS. biddan.

Biddere
sb. asker, PP; bidders, pl. beggars, S2, P.

Biddinge
sb. prayer, S; biddynge, begging, P.

Biden
v. to bide, remain, PP; byden, S2, PP; bod, bode, pt. s., S2; bade, S3; baid, pl. abode, lived, S3.—AS. bídan.

Bidene
adv. together, S; at once, S2; bedene, NED; bydene, S2.

Bie
sb. collar, W2; see Beiȝ.

Biennales
sb. pl. biennials, biennial commemorations of the dead, P.

Bierne
sb. man, PP, HD; see Bern.

Big
adj. big, C2; byg, PP; bigg, wealthy, S2, MD; bygge, pl., PP.

Biggen
v. to till, dwell, build, MD, PP, S (5. 1611); byggen, PP; biggand, pr. p., H.—Icel. byggja; cp. AS. búgian.

Biggen
v. to buy, S3, P; buggen, S, S2, PP; bygge, PP; beggen, MD; beye, C3; bij, S2; bye, S2; by, C3; bie, W2; buyeþ, pr. s., PP; buþ, S; bies, redeems, S2; bohte, pt. s., S; bouhte, S; boȝte, S2; bohton, pl., S; boȝte, S; bogt, pp., S; y-bouȝt, P.—AS. bycgan.

Biggere
sb. buyer, W; biere, W2.

Bikenen
v. to beckon, W2; see Beknen.

Biker
sb. a fight, MD, HD.

Bikeren
v. to fight, PP, HD; bekeryn, Prompt.; byckarte, pt. pl. skirmished, S3.

Bild
sb. building, S3.

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.

Bilfoder
sb. food, sustenance, S2, MD; bilfodur, NED.

Bille
sb. papal bull, petition, 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).

Bilæde
pt. s. enclosed, S; see Bi-leggen.

Bilæuen
v. to remain, S; see Bi-leuen.

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.

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).

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.

Bire
sb. dat. force, impetus, W; see Bur.

Bireusunge
sb. contrition, S.

Birlen
v. to pour out drink, to give to drink, MD, JD, H, HD; bryllyn, Prompt.—AS. byrlian; cp. Icel. byrla.

Birlynge
sb. a giving to drink; pouring out liquor, H.

Birth
sb. birth, offspring, natural disposition, nation, MD; burþ, MD; birþes, pl. nations, S2, MD.—Icel. burðr; cp. Goth. ga-baurths, birth, native country.

Bischop
sb. bishop, S, PP; bisscopp, the Jewish high priest, S; bischopis, pl. chief priests, W; bissopes, S2.—AS. biscop; Lat. episcopus.

Bise
sb. the north-wind, S.—OF. bise; cp. OHG. bísa.

Bisenen
v. to give an example, MD; bisend, pp. likened, signified, S2.—AS. bysnian. See Bisne.

Bisening
sb. example, S.—AS. bys-nung.

Bisi
adj. busy, S; see Busy.

Bisily
adv. busily, C2; bisili, W; bisiliche, S.

Bisne
sb. example, parable, S, MD.—AS. bysn; Goth. busns (in anabusns); from biudan; see Douse, p. 60.

Bisse
sb. a stuff of fine texture, MD; bis, MD; bys, S2; bies, bijs, fine linen, W; bijs (= byssus = Heb. shésh, fine linen, also Egyptian cotton), W2.—OF. bisse; Lat. byssus; Gr. βύσσος; Heb. búts, fine Egyptian cotton.

Bissyn
sb. fine linen (= byssinum), W.—Lat. byssinum, a garment made of byssus.

Bisy
adj. busy, C2, P; see Busy.

Bisyhed
sb. busyhood, MD; bysyhede, S2.

Bisynesse
sb. business, W2; see Busynesse.

Bitel
adj. sharp, biting, MD.

Biten
v. to bite, PP; byte, PP; bot, pt. s., S2, PP; bote, P.—AS. bítan, pt. bát (pl. biton), pp. biten.

Bitter
adj. bitter, MD; bittur, PP; bittere, adv. bitterly, P.—AS. bitor.

Bitter
sb. bitterness, S2, P.

Bituhhe
prep. between, S; see Bi-twiȝe.

Bityl
sb. beetle, NED.—AS. bitula.

Biuien
v. to tremble, NED; biueð, pr. s., S.—AS. bifian (beofian); OHG. bibēn, see NED.

Biȝes
sb. pl. collars, P; see Beiȝ.