A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Bi-liuen], v. to live by, S.—AS. bi-libban.

[ 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).

[ Bi-loken], v. to look upon, regard, MD; be-locest, 2 pr. s., S.

[ Bi-long on], prep. pertaining to, S.

[ Bi-luken], v. to enclose, lock up, imprison, include, MD; biloken, pp., S; beloken, S; bilouked, S2, MD.—AS. be-lúcan.

[ Bi-lyen], v. to lie against, accuse falsely, MD; belye, P; bilowen, pp., S2, P, MD.—AS. be-léogan, pp. belogen.

[ Bi-masen], v. to confuse, SkD (s.v. maze).