AYEN, AYEYN; see AYEIN. AYENS, AYEYNS; see AYEINS. AYLEN, _v._ ail, L. 1833; Ayleth, _pr. s._ 3. 449, 481; T. i. 766. AZIMUT, _s._ azimuth, A. ii. 31. 14; Azimuthz, _pl._ A. i. 19. 4; Azimutz, A. ii. 31. 5. BA, _v._ kiss, D 433; Ba, _imp. s._ kiss (see note), A 3709. BABEURIES, _for_ Babewinnes, HF. 1189 _n_. BABEWINNES, _pl._ (lit. baboons), grotesque figures in architecture, HF. 1189. BACHELERE, _s._ young knight, R. 918, 1469; D 883; Bacheler, A 3085, F 24; Bachiler, an aspirant to knighthood, A 80; Bacheler of lawe, bachelor of law, F 1126; Bacheleres, _pl._ R. 935; Bachileres, E 1274, 1278. BACHELRYE, _s._ bachelor-hood, H 125; company of young men, E 270. BACIN, _s._ basin; Basin, brass basin, R. 540; Bacins, _pl._ D 287, I 603; Basins, B 4. m 5. 12. BACOUN, _s._ bacon, B 4035, D 217; Bacon, swine's flesh, D 418, 1753. BAD; see BIDDE. BADDE, _adj._ bad, A 3155, B 3612; L. 277 _a_; _dat._ HF. 1768; _as s._ what is bad, T. iv. 1676; _pl._ 6. 72; E 522; B 4. p 2. 47. BADDELY, _adv._ badly, B 2594, I 711. BADDER, _adj. comp._ worse, F 224. BAGGE, _s._; Bagges, _pl._ (full) bags, 9. 38; money-bags, B 124, 1272. BAGGE, _v._; Baggeth, _pr. s._ looks askant, 3. 623. BAGGEPYPE, _s._ bagpipe, A 565. BAGGINGLY, _adv._ squintingly, R. 292. See BAGGE. BAILLIF, _s._ bailiff, A 603, D 1419; Bailly, D 1392, 1396. BAITE, _v._ bait; Bayte, feed, B 466; Bayten, T. i. 192; Baiteth, _pr. s._ 4. 238; feeds, B 2103; Bayted, _pp._ baited, tormented, R. 1612. BAK, _s._ back, 3. 957; B 4569; T. iii. 1247; cloth for the back, coarse mantle, rough cloak, G 881; Bakke, _dat._ 3. 458; Bakkes, _pl._ backs, B 4. m 7. 46. BAKBYTE, _ger._ to backbite, I 1018. BAKBYTER, _s._ backbiter, I 495. BAKBYTING, _s._ backbiting, I 493. BAKE, _v._ to bake, A 384; _ger._ to burn, D 1731; _pp._ baked, A 343, B 95; Bake metes, baked meats, meat-pies, I 445. BAKERE, _s._ baker, B 4324. BAKHALF, the back or flat side of the astrolabe, A. i. 4. 1, ii. 1. 6. BAK-SIDE, _s._ the back of the astrolabe, A. i. 15. 3, see above. BAKWARD, backwards, D 793. BAL, _s._ ball, A 2614; 13. 9; Balles, _pl._ L. 2003. B['A]LADE, _s._ ballad, L. 270; Bal['a]de, L. 539; B['a]lades, _pl._ L. 423 (see note). BALAUNCE, _s._ a balance, G 611; Balance, B 3776; _in balaunce_, in jeopardy, G 611; T. ii. 466, iv. 1560; in suspense, 3. 1021; in uncertainty, 7. 344. BALE, _s._ sorrow, 3. 535; G 1481; T. iv. 739; _for bote ne bale_, for good nor for ill, 3. 227. BALKE, _s._ balk, beam, A 3920; (see note); Balkes, _pl._ transverse beams beneath a roof, A 3626; L. 2253. BALLED, _adj._ bald, A 198, 2518. BANDE, _dat._ band, string, R. 240. See BEND. BANE, _s._ death, L. 2159, 2180; T. ii. 320, iv. 907; destruction, HF. 408; T. v. 602; cause of death, A 1097, B 4150; slayer, T. iv. 333; L. 2147, 2659; 4. 196; A 1681. BANER, _s._ banner, A 966, 976, 2410; 7. 30. BANES, _pl._ bones (Northern), A 4073. BANISSHE, _v._ banish; Banisshed, _pp._ A 1725.