BEDLAM-HOOSE—Whar they’re makken a gurt nurration it’s war ner a bedlam-hoose.

BESSY-CLOCK—The seed of the dandelion, blown off to find out the time, so many puffs for each hour.

BESSY-CLOCKER—Black beetle. Kill a bessy-clocker an’ it ’ll rain.

BEVEL—A violent push or blow.

BELYVE—Afooar sa long.

BEAUTY-BEUT—Dog name.

BEUST or BUST—To put a mark or brand upon sheep.

BETIMES—Occasionally. Betimes he’s queer as Dick hat band.

BECK-AN’-FELL—A wide district. He owns o’ t’ land ’tween t’ beck an’ t’ fells.

BEGYANE—Taken aback. I was begyane when Ah hard tell about it.