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

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Bi-wepen], v. to beweep, S, W.—AS. be-wépan.

[ Bi-werien], v. to defend, S.—AS. be-werian.

[ Bi-winden], v. to wind about, S; bewinden, to enwrap, cover, S; bewunden, pp., S.—AS. be-windan.

[ Bi-winnen], v. to obtain, MD; biwon, pt. s., S.

[ Bi-witen], v. to guard, MD; bywite, S; biwiste, pt. s., MD; biwisten, pl., S.

[ Bi-wlappe], v. to wrap round, W2.

[ Bi-wreyen], v. to accuse, to reveal, disclose, C2, C3; bywreye, C; biwreie, S; bewreye, C, S2; bewraye, NED.

[ Biȝes], sb. pl. collars, P; see [Beiȝ].

[ Bi-ȝete], sb. profit, S, S2; offspring, P.

[ Bi-ȝetel], adj. profitable, S.