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

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Bi-swinken], v. to obtain by work, to, earn by labour, MD; biswynke, P.—AS., be-swincan.

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

[ Bisyhed], sb. busyhood, MD; bysyhede, S2.

[ Bisynesse], sb. business, W2; see [Busynesse].

[ Bi-taken], v. to commit, entrust, S, C2, W, NED; betake, PP; beotake, PP; bytake, PP; bitaak, W; bitak, imp. s., S; bitok, pt. s., S2; bitook, C3; bytokist, 2 pt. s., W; betoke, 1 pt. s., S; bitoken, pl., W; bitakun, pp. W; bitake, S2.

[ Bi-techen], v. to entrust, assign, S; beteche, HD; byteche, PP; biteache, S; bitache, imp. s., S; bitæhte, pt. s.; bitahte; bitagte; bitaucte, S; bitaughte, G; bytaȝt, S2; bitæht, pp.; bitaht; biteiht; bitagt; beteht, S.—AS. be-tǽcan, pt. betǽhte, pp. betǽht.

[ Bitel], adj. sharp, biting, MD.

[ Bitel-browed], adj. with shaggy, prominent eye-brows, S2, P; bytelbrowed, PP.

[ Bi-tellen], v. to clear, justify, to express, show, to claim, to set free, to persuade, deceive, MD, S; bitald, pp., H, MD.—AS. be-tellan.

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