Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and IndexesChaucer, Geoffrey
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Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes
Chaucer, Geoffrey
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
BIDDE, _v._ ask (_confused with_ B['e]de,_v._ command, bid); _ger._ to
request, L. 838; _v._ bid, F. 327; Bidde, _1 pr. s._ pray, T. i. 1027, iii.
875, v. 1007; Bit, _pr. s._ bids, A 187, E 1377, F 291; Bad, _pt. s._
prayed, begged, T. iii. 1249, iv. 68; besought, T. i. 112, 357; requested,
E 373. F 497; _1 pt. s._ bade, F 1212; _pt. s._ bade, commanded, D 108; 3.
135; L. 1000; Bede, _1 pt. pl._ (we) bade, directed, I 65; Beden, _pt. pl._
bade, B 2233; Bidde, _pp._ commanded, B 440 (where _han bidde_ = have
bidden); Bede, _pp._ bidden (_as if from_ Bede), 3. 194; _1 pt. s. subj._
would seek (see note), R. 791; Bid, _imp. s._ pray, T. iii. 342; bid, 3.
144; Biddeth, _imp. pl._ pray, T. i. 36; Bidde, _imp. pl._ bid, F 321;
Biddinge, _pres. pt._ praying, G 140.
BIDAFFED, _pp._ befooled, E 1191. M.E. _daffe_, a foolish person. "_Daffe_,
or dastard, or he that spekythe not yn tyme. _Oridurus_"; Prompt. Parv.
BIDDING, _s._ request, L. 837.
BIDELVE, _v._; Bidolven, _pp._ buried, B 5. p 1. 51.
BIDEN, _pp. of_ Byde.
BIDEWE, _v._ bedew; Bideweth, _pr. s._ B 4. m 6. 23.
BIFALLE, _v_. befall; Bifalleth, _pr. s._ happens, E 449; Bifel, _pt. s._
(it) befell, A 19, F 42; Bifil, _pt. s._ B 3613, E 2133; Befil, _pt. s._ R.
1455; Bifalle, _pr. s. subj._ may befall, l 68; (it) shall befall, 8. 1;
Befalle, may happen, 5. 664; Bifille, _pt. s. subj._ should happen, B 1. p
4. 22; Bifelle, were to befall, E 136; Bifallen, _pp._ befallen, B 1. p 3.
15; Bifalle, _pp._ A 795, B 726; Befalle, _pp._ come to pass, R. 29.
BIFALLINGE, _s._ coming to pass, T. iv. 1018.
BIFORE, _prep._ before, A 450; above (_al bifore_ = above all), R. 1119.
BIFORE, _adv._ before, A 377, F 1465.
BIFOREN, _prep._ before, B 3553, F 926, Biforn, B 997, C 665, F 79, 98; HF.
60; in front of, G 680.
BIFOREN, _adv._ in the front part (of his head), A 1376; Biforn, before, A
3535, B 704, 1668, F 339; 5. 107, 486; beforehand, A 1148, B 1184; B 1. p
4. 72; in front, A 590; T. i. 221; in a good position, A 572; of old time,
F 551; first, E 446.
BIFORN, _prep._ before; Byforn, A. ii. 3. 15.
BIFORN-HOND, _adv._ before-hand, G 1317.
BIFORNSEYD; Befornseyd, _pp._ aforesaid, A. ii. 42 b. 5.
BIG, _adj._ big, A 546, B 3111; Bigge, _pl._ large, T. iv. 40.
BIGAMYE, _s._ bigamy, 7. 153; marrying twice, D 33.
BIGETE, _v._ beget; Begat, _pt. s._ L. 1562; Bigeten, _pp._ B 3138, 3199;
Bigete, _pp._ T. i. 977.
BIGINNE, _v._ begin, A 42; _ger._ A 428; Bigunne, _2 pt. s._ didst begin, B
2. p 3. 23, B 3. p 12. 122; Bigonne, _2 pt. s._ G 442; Began, _2 pt. s._
(_false form for_ Bigunne), L. 2230; Bigan, _pt. s._ A 44, 822, B 98, 1883;
Bigonne, _pt. pl._ F 1015; _1 pt.pl._ T. ii. 512; Bigonne, _pp._ T. ii.
779; L. 229; A 52, D 169; Begonnen, _pp._ R. 43; Begonne, _pp._ T. ii. 48;
L. 196, 1007; G 428.
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