BISY, BESY, _adj._ busy, industrious, R. 1052; A 321; active, L. 103; useful, I 474; attentive, F 509; anxious, 2. 2, 119; 5. 89; B 2. p 5. 126 (Lat. _sollicitus_); T. ii. 274; Bisier, _comp._ busier, A 322. BISYDE, _prep._ beside, A 874, E 777, 1105, F 374, 649; Besyde, 3. 208; _ther besyde_, beside that place, 3. 1316; _of bisyde_, from the neighbourhood of, A 445; _beside his leve_, without his leave, HF. 2105. BISYDES, _prep._; _him b._, near him, A 402. BISYDES; Besydes, _adv._ on one side, G 1416. BIT, _s._ bit, L. 1208. BIT, _pr. s. of_ Bidde. BITAKE, _1 pr. s._ commend, I 1043; commit, E 161, 559, H 307; resign, A 3750; Betake, _1 pr. s._ deliver, entrust, L. 2297; Bitakest, _2 pr. s._ entrustest, B 2. p 1. 74; Bitook, _pt. s._ entrusted, G 541; Bitaken, _pp._ committed (_traditus_), B 3. m 2. 29; B 2. p 1. 78. BITECHE, _1 pr. s._ commit (to), consign (to), B 2114. BITEN, _pp. of_ Byte. BITERNESSES, _pl._ bitter things, B 2. p 4. 87. See BITTERNESSE. BITHINKE, _v._ imagine, think of, T. iii. 1694; D 772, H 166, I 171; Bethinke, _v._ 2. 107; _ger._ to reflect, HF. 1176; Bithenke, _1 pr. s. refl._ bethink me, consider, B 2635; Bethenke, 3. 698; Bithinke, 1. 121; Bithoughte, _1 pt. s. refl._ bethought myself, R. 521; Bethoghte, 3. 1183, 1195; Bethoghte, _pt. s._ L. 1439; Bithoght, _pp._; I am bithought, I have thought (of), A 767; Bithought, _pp._ T. ii. 225; Bethenk, _imp. s._ reflect, 3. 1304. BITID, BITIT; see BITYDE. BITOKNE, _v._ betoken; Bitokneth, _pr. s._ signifies, B 3942; Bitokened, _pt. s._ betokened, R. 1244. BITOOK; see BITAKE. BITORE, _s._ bittern, D 972. Cotgrave gives: '_Butor_, a Bittor.' BITRAYE, _v._ betray; Bitrayen, _pr. pl._ L. 486; Bitrayed, _pp._ T. v. 1247; B 3570. BITRAISE, BITRAISSHE, _v._ betray; Bitrayseth, _pr. s._ C 92; Bitrayse, _pr. pl._ T. v. 1783; Bitraysed, _pp._ betrayed, T. iv. 1648, v. 1780; I 269; Betraysed, 3. 1120; L. 266; Bitraisshed, R. 1648; Bitrasshed, R. 1520. From _traiss-_, _trahiss-_, lengthened stem of F. _trahir_, to betray. BITRENDEN, _v._; Bi-trent, _pr. s._ encircles, goes round, T. iv. 870; twines round, T. iii. 1231. See _trenden_ in Stratmann. BITTER, _adj._ 1. 50; G 878; Bittre, _dat._ B 1. p 3. 45; Bittre, _pl._ T. iii. 1116, iv. 1136. BITTERNESSE, _s._ bitterness, T. iii. 1220; Biternesses, bitter things, B 2. p 4. 87. BITWIXEN, _prep._ between, A 880, 3094, C 832, E 815; Betwixen, 5. 148; Bitwixe, A 277, 3590, B 3830, F 333, I 185; Bytwixe, A. ii. 28. 11; Betwix, 5. 40; D 1140; Bitwix, L. 729; F 317. BITYDE, BITYDEN, _v._ happen, T. ii. 623, iii. 644; B 2599, C 900, F 1001, G 400; arrive, B 3730; _pr. s. subj._ E 306; Bityde what b., happen what may, T. v. 750; B 2064; Bitit, _pr. s._ betides, happens, T. ii. 48, v. 345; Bitidde, _pt. s._ befell, B 3. p 3. 19; T. v. 1641; R. 1548; came to pass, T. ii. 55; Bitidden, _pt. pl._ happened, B 5. p 3. 64; Bitid, _pp._ B 5. p 6. 152; T. iii. 288; B 1949, D 2191; Betid, HF. 384, 578, 680, 2048.