A.S. boh.

Billis, letters, [142].

Fr. billet.

Blindis, blindness (?), [1903].

Borde, to meet in a hostile manner, encounter, [809].

We find in R. border, to joust, fight with lances.

Compare Fr. aborder, and Spenser’s use of bord. See horde in Burguy.

Bot, (1) but; (2) without. In general, without is expressed by but, and the conjunction by bot; but this distinction is occasionally violated.

Bown, ready, prepared, [1036].

O.N. búinn, past part. of búa, to prepare. Su.-G. boa, to prepare. J.