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+Berwe+; see +Bergh+.
+Berynes+; see +Burinisse+.
+Ber?en+, _v._ to help, deliver, preserve, NED; +berwen+, S; +berr?henn+, S; +berege+, _pr. s._, S; +iborhen+, _pp._, S; +ibore?e+, S; +iboruwen+, S.--AS. _beorgan_.
+Besaunt+, _sb._ a gold coin named from Byzantium, W, MD; +besauntes+, _pl._, S3; +besauntis+, W.--OF. _besant_.
+Besene+, +Besie+; see +Bisen+.
+Be-s...o...b..ed+, _pp._ dirtied, bedaubed, S3; +bes...o...b..red+, NED.
+Besme+, _sb._ besom, rod, Prompt.; +besmes+, _pl._, S; +besyms+, W; +besmen+, _dat._, S.--AS. _besma_.
+Best+, _adj._ and _adv. superl._ best, PP; +beast+, S; +bezste+, S.
+Beste+, _sb._ advantage, S.
+Be-steriinge+, _sb._ bestirring, emotion, S2.
+Be-swapen+, _pp._ convicted, S.--AS. _be-swapen_, pp. of _be-swapan_, to persuade.
+Bet+, _adv. comp._ better, S, C, C2, S2, G; +bette+, P. _Phr._, +go bet+, go as fast as you can, C3; +betere+, _adj._ and _adv._ S, S2; +betre+, S, S2; +bettre+, S.
+Betaken+, _v._ to betoken, S2; see +Bi-toknen+. [[Addition]]
+Beten+, _v._ to amend, S, S2, P, S3; +beete+, to kindle, C; +beyt+, S3; +bet+, _pr. s._, S; +betten+, _pt. pl._, kindled, C3; +bet+, _pp._, S, S2; +ibet+, S.--AS. _betan_, pt. _bette_, pp. _beted_. See +Bote+.
+Beten+, _v._ to beat, S, C, PP; see +Beeten+.
+Be-thenchinge+, _sb._ thinking upon, meditation, S2. See +Bi-enken+.
+Beuer+, _sb._ beaver, S, Voc.; +beuveyr+, S.--AS. _befer_ (_beofer_); cp. OHG. _bibar_.
+Beyde-roule+, _sb._ bead-roll, prayer-roll, catalogue of persons for whom prayers are to be said, S3; +beadroll+, +bedroll+, ND. See +Bede+.
+Beye+, _v._ to buy, CM, C3; see +Biggen+.
+Beye+, _adj._ both, S2; +beien+, S; +beyne+, S.--AS. _begen_.
+Beyer+, _adj. gen._ of both, PP; +beire+, PP, MD; +beyre+, MD.--AS.
_begra_.
+Beyn+, _adj._ pliant, flexible, pleasant, S3, Prompt.; see +Bayn+.
+Bi-+, _prefix_, also +be-+, +by-+, +beo-+, +b-+.
+Bi-bled+, _pp._ covered with blood, C; +bybled+, MD; +bebledd+, S2, S3.
+Bi-burien+, _v._ to bury, MD; +be-byrieden+, _pt. pl._ S; +bebyried+, _pp._, S; +bebered+, S2.--AS. _bi-byrgan_.
+Bi-cacchen+, _v._ to catch, ensnare, MD; +bi-cauhte+, _pt. s._, MD; +bi-keihte+, S; +bi-cought+, _pp._, MD.
+Bi-callen+, _v._ to accuse, summon, MD, S; +becallen+, MD, HD.
+Bi-cause+, _conj._ because, MD; +by-cause+, C.
+Bicche+, _sb._ b.i.t.c.h, PP; +bycche+, PP.
+Bicched+, _pp._ a word of doubtful meaning, applied to the basilisk, and to bones used for dice, NED, CM, C3; +byched+, MD; +b.i.+.c.hede+, NED.
+Bi-chermen+, _v._ to scream at, S.
+Bi-cherren+, _v._ to entice, mislead, betray, S; +b.i.+.c.harre+, S; +b.i.+.c.herd+, _pp._, S.--AS. _be-cerran_.
+Bi-clappen+, _v._ to lay hold of suddenly, C3; +beclappe+, Palsg.
+Bi-clarten+, _v._ to defile, make dirty, S, NED.
+Bi-clepien+, _v._ to accuse, S; +bicleopien+, S; +bicleoped+, _pp._, S.--AS. _be-cleopian_.
+Bi-clippen+, _v._ to embrace, W, W2; +bi-clipped+, _pt. s._ wrapped (him) round, S3; +by-clypped+, _pp._ surrounded, S2; +bi-clippid+, W.--AS. _bi-clippan_.
+Bi-clusen+, _v._ to enclose, S.--AS. _be-clsan_.
+Bi-colmen+, _v._ to blacken with soot, S, NED (p. 722a), MD. See +Culme+.
+Bi-comen+, _v._ to come, go to, to befall, to become, befit, suit, PP, S2, S; +bycome+, PP, S2; +bicom+, _pt. s._, S; +bycam+, PP; +bicome+, _pp._, S2; +bycome+, S2; +becomen+, S3; +bic.u.men+, S.--AS. _be-c.u.man_.
+Bi-c.u.melich+, _adj._ comely, becoming, MD; +bic.u.meliche+, _adv._ becomingly, S.
+Bi-daffed+, _pp._ befooled, C2; +bedaffed+, 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_.
Note that some of the above forms are due to a confusion with those of the verb +Beden+.
+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. _bidan_.
+Bidene+, _adv._ together, S; at once, S2; +bedene+, NED; +bydene+, S2.
+Bi-draueled+, _pp._ s...o...b..red, covered with grease, P.
+Bie+, _sb._ collar, W2; see +Bei?+.
