BESAUNT-WIGHT, _s._ weight of a besant, R. 1106. (_Besant_, a gold coin of Byzantium.) BESECHE, BESETTE, &c.; see Biseche, &c. BESILY, BESINESSE; see BISI-. BESPREYNT; see BISPRENGE. BEST, BESTE; Bestes, _pl._; see BEEST. BEST, _adv._ best, A 206. BESTE, _def. adj._ best, A 252; 3. 64, 684, 10. 78; _as for thy beste_, as will be best for thee, D 1986; _your beste_, your advantage, T. ii. 382; B 2427; _for the beste_, for the best, F 356. BESTIALITEE, _s._ animal condition, T. i. 735. BESTOWE; see BISTOWE. BESY; see BISY. BESYDE; see BISYDE. BESYE; see BISIE. BET, _adj. comp._ better, 10. 47; HF. 108; T. i. 257; B 311, 1091, 2566, G 1410, I 497. BET, _adv._ better, A 242, B 114, 1622, D 775, F 488, 600, G 1283, 1344; 3. 668; 5. 152; T. i. 887; _go bet_, go faster, go as quickly as possible, 3. 136; L. 1213; C 667 (see note); _the bet_, the better, HF. 559; _bet and bet_, better and better, T. iii. 714. BETAKE; see BITAKE. B['E]TE, _v._ remedy, heal, T. i. 665; amend, 6. 78; mend, A 3927; assist, I 421; kindle, A 2253, 2292; Betten, _pt. pl._ kindled, G 518; Bete, _imp. pl._ amend, T. iv. 928. A.S. _b[=e]tan_. B[`E]TE, _ger._ to beat, flap, B 4512; to hammer out, C 17; Beteth, _pr. s._ beats, T. iv. 910; smites, B 1. m 3. 9; flaps, F 766; Beet, _pt. s._ adjoined (lit. beat), R. 129; Bet, _pt. s._ beat, T. iv. 752; Betten, _pt. pl._ beat, B 2161; scourged, B 2694; Bette, _pt. pl._ A 4316; Beten, _pp._ beaten, B 1732, D 712, I 670; _as adj._ beaten, ornamented with the hammer, R. 837; Bete, _pp._ HF. 1150; E 1158; Bet, _weak pp._ (_some_ MSS. bete), D 511; Beting, _pres. pt._ beating, L. 863; Beet, _imp. s._ T. i. 932; Bete, _pr. s. subj._ hammer, C 14. A.S. _b[=e]atan_. BETH, _pr. pl._ are, B 2350; _imp. pl._ be, 1. 134, 5. 660, 19. 7; L. 411; B 2905. See BEN. BETHENKE, BETID; see BI-. BETING, _s._ beating, HF. 1034; Betinges, _pl._ B 3. m 2. 8. BETRAISING, _s._ betrayal, L. 2460. See BITRAISE. BETRAYSED; see BITRAISE. BETTRE, _adj._ better, A 256; _b. arm_, right arm, T. ii. 1650; _adv._ A 342. BETWIX, -EN; see BITWIX. BEVER, _adj._ made of beaver, A 272. BE-WAR, _imper. s._ let (her) beware, F 1541. See WAR. BEWAYLE; see BIWAILE. BEWRYE; see BIWRYEN. BEYE, _ger._ to buy, T. v. 1843; G 637; _v._ buy, B 1462, 1468, C 845. See BYE. BIBBE, _v._; Bibbed, _pp._ imbibed, A 4162. BIBLE, _s._ bible, A 438, D 650, 687, 1845; 3. 987; book, HF. 1334; G 857. BI-BLEDDE, _pp. pl._ covered with blood, A 2002. See BE-BLED. BICCHED BONES, _s. pl._ dice, C 656. See the note. BI-CLAPPE, _ger._ to clasp, grasp, catch (as in a trap), G 9. BICOME, _ger._ to become, D 1644; _v._ 1. 58; Bicomth, _pr. s._ goes, T. ii. 795, 797; Bicom, _pt. s._ became, T. i. 1079; Bicome, _pr. s. subj._ may go (i.e. what may become of him), T. ii. 1151; Bicomen, _pp._ become, R. 407.