[ Bi-speten], v. to spit upon, W; bispatten, pt. pl., W; bispat, pp., W.
[ Bi-sprengen], v. to besprinkle, MD; bi-spreynde, pt. s. W; besprent, pp. bedewed, S3; bysprent, S3; besprint, S3; bispreynt, W2.—AS. be-sprengan.
[ 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.
[ Bi-stad], pp. placed, circumstanced, bestead, hard bestead, sorely imperilled, overcome, MD, S2, C3; bystad, G; bistadde, CM; bistaðed, MD; bistaðet, S; bisteaðet, S. Probably from Icel. staðr, place, see NED.
[ Bi-standen], v. to surround, to be busy about, to attack, MD; bi-stod, pt. s., S; bistode, S2; bistonden, pp., S.—AS. be-standan.
[ Bi-steken], v. to shut out, MD; pp., S.
[ Bi-striden], v. to bestride, S; bistrood, pt. s., C2; bystrood, G.
[ Bi-sunien], v. to shun, S; see [Bi-schunien].
[ Bi-swiken], v. to betray, deceive, S, S2; beswike, S; besuiken, S.—AS. be-swícan.