A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language: From the Semi-Saxon Period of A.D. 1250 to 1300Coleridge, Herbert
History
A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language: From the Semi-Saxon Period of A.D. 1250 to 1300
Coleridge, Herbert
English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Biliked, _part._ == rendered likely or probable. O. and N. 840
Bilime, _v. a._ == to mutilate. RG. 471, 560
Bilimp, _v. n._ == happen. M. Ode, st. 59 AS. belimpan
Bill, _sb._ (of a bird). O. and N. 79
---- == hatchet. Pol. S. 151
Bilou, _pret._ == laughed at. RG. 328. [bylaucte]. K. Horn, 681. [by
lowe], RG. 299. [by lowȝ]. RG. 64
Bimong, _prep._ == among. Wright’s L. P. p. 35
Bind, _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 45. part. ‘ibounde.’ RG. 487
Binder, _sb._ HD. 2050
Binding, _sb._ == chain. Ps. cxxiv. 5
Bink, _sb._ See Bench
Bipahte, _pret._ == deceived. Rel. S. v. 128. AS. be-pæcan
Birade, _v. a._ == counsel. Alys. 3732
Birch, _sb._ == the tree. Alys. 5242
Bird, _sb._ RG. 177
Birde, _sb._ == lady. HD. 2760. A metathesis of ‘bride’
Birst, == bruised. Body and Soul, 86. AS. berstan.
Birth, _sb._ == nation. Ps. lxxviii. 10
Birthman, _sb._ == man of good birth. HD. 2101
Birthtime, _sb._ [burtyme]. RG. 9, 443
Birue, _v. a._ == rue, repent. Fragm. Sci. 325
Bis, _sb._ == purple. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Fr. bis. Lat. byssus
Bisay, _v. a._ == recommend, say. RG. 422
Bisayen, == treated. See Besee.
Bischriche, _v. a._ == shriek at. O. and N. 67
Biscunien, _v. a._ == shun. M. Ode, 77
Bise, _sb._ == north wind. HD. 724. OHG. bísa
Bisend, _v. a._ == send after. RG. 491
Bishop, _sb._ RG. 376
Bishopric. RG. 414, 417
Bismere, _sb._ == blasphemy. Body and Soul, 110. [busemere]. RG. 12, 379.
AS. bismér
Bisne, _adj._ == blind. O. and N. 78. AS. bisen
Bisoht, == sought out, got ready for. Pol. S. 220
Bisokne, _sb._ == beseeching. RG. 495
Bispel, _sb._ == proverb. O. and N. 127. AS. bispel
Bistad, _sb._ == a dwelling. Wright’s L. P. p. 38
Bistand, _v. a._ == stand by a person; hence, to press or urge them. O.
and N. 1436
Bistolen, _part._ == stolen, crept onwards. M. Ode, 9
Bisyhed, == the state of being busy. Alys. 3
Bit, _sb._ == a morsel. RG. 207
Bit, _sb._ == bottle. Ps. lxxvii. 13. [bite]. Body and Soul, 34. AS. bitte
Bitch, _sb._ Alys. 5394
Bite, _v. a._ Alys. 5435
Bite, _sb._ Alys. 5436
Bite, _v. a._ == drink. HD. 1731. Cf. bohem. ‘piti,’ potus; ‘pitka,’
potatio, &c. Gr. πίνω
Bitell, _v. a._ == excuse. O. and N. 263
Bitiȝt, == arrayed. O. and N. 1011. AS. biþæht. See Gloss. to Laȝ. s. v.
Bitoȝe, == employed. O. and N. 702. AS. biteon. See Gloss. to Laȝ. s. v.
Bitter, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 87
Biturn, _v. a._ == turn. RG. 210
Bituxen. See Betwixt.
Biwene, _v. a._ == discover, recognize. O. and N. 1507
Biwente, _vb._--‘hire bi-wente.’ == turned her about. K. Horn, 329. In
pass. ‘þai bewent’ == let them be turned back. Ps. vi. 11. AS. wendan
Biwere, _v. a._ == protect. O. and N. 1124. AS. bewerian
Biweved, == covered. RG. 338.
---- == woven? Alys. 1085
Biwin, _v. a._ == win. RG. 75, 420
Biwit, _adv._ == out of one’s wits. RG. 528
Biwite, _v. a._ == defend. Rel. S. v. 252. AS. bewitan
---- == know? Alys. 5203
Biwrye, _v. a._ == cover. Alys. 6453. AS. wreon.
Black, _adj._ RG. 433, 522
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account