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

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

Blynke; see Blenken.

Bo-; see Bou-, Bu-.

[ Bobbe], sb. a knock, jerk, jog, S3; bobbes, pl., S3.

[ Bobben], v. to knock, strike, MD.

[ Bocche], sb. tumour, boil, PP; botche, W2, Prompt.; boche, CM; boce, CM.—AF. boche, OF. boce, bump.

[ Bocher], sb. butcher, S2, S3, P, C.—OF. boucher.

[ Bocherie], sb. shambles, W, Prompt.—OF. boucherie.

[ Bod], sb. abiding, waiting, delay, S2.

[ Bod], pt. s. waited, S2; bode, waited for, S2; see [Biden].

[ Bode], sb. message, command, S, PP; bodes, pl., S, S2.—AS. (ge)bod, command.