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

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Bi-teon], v. to draw over, to cover, to employ, NED; biten, MD; bitowen, pp., S; bitoȝen, NED; bitogen, MD.—AS. be-téon.

[ Bi-þenken], v. to think, bethink, S, W; biþenchen, S; biþohte, pt. s., S; biþoȝte, planned, S2; biþouhte, S; beþout, S2; biþoht, pp. repented, S; biþouht, S; bythought, called to mind, C.—AS. bi-þencan.

[ Bi-tiden], v. to happen, betide, MD; bityde, C2, C3; beotyde, PP; bitit, pr. s., PP; bitid, S; bitide, pt. s., S2; betydde, PP; bitid, pp., S; betight, pp., S3; NED.

[ Bi-tilden], v. to cover; bi-tild, pp., S.—AS. be-teldan. See [Ouer-tild].

[ Bi-time], adv. betimes, S, S2; bityme, PP; bitimes, C3.

[ Bi-toknen], v. to betoken, C2; bitocknen, S; bytoknen, PP; betoknen, S, PP; betaken, S2; bitacnedd, pp., S.

[ Bi-trayen], v. to betray, PP, C2; bitraide, pt. s., S. From OF. traïr: It. tradire; Lat. tradere.

[ Bitter], adj. bitter, MD; bittur, PP; bittere, adv. bitterly, P.—AS. bitor.

[ Bitter], sb. bitterness, S2, P.

[ Bittur-browed], adj. having prominent brows, PP. See [Bitel-browed].