[ Berȝen], v. to help, deliver, preserve, NED; berwen, S; berrȝhenn, S; beregeð, pr. s., S; iborhen, pp., S; iboreȝe, 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-slombred], pp. dirtied, bedaubed, S3; beslombered, 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-swápen, pp. of be-swápan, 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.