Athanasii, _gen. s._ of Athanasius, 161/4. Attempte, _v._ to tempt, 167/4. Atteynt, _s._ attaint, a disease caused by overstepping, 113/1. “Of an upper _attaint_, or nether _attaint_, or any hurt by over-reaching.”--G. Markham, Husbandry, b. i. c. 54. Auctorytie, _s._ authority, 141/19; auctorytes, _pl._ powers, _prol._ 21. Aue, Ave Maria, 166/12. Augur, _s._ auger, tool for boring holes, 41/8; _gen._ augurs, i.e. made by an auger, 3/57. Auoyde, _v._ depart, 167/36. Austyn, St. Augustine, 156/19, 157/3, 158/1, 164/26, 168/25. Auyse, _pr. s._ advise, 141/1. Awry, _adv._ awry, 50/5. Axil-pynnes, _s. pl._ axle-pins, 5/20. Axiltre, _s._ axle-tree, 5/18. Backe-syde, _s._ back side, back, 127/9. Badger, _s._ badger, 71/7. Bagges, _s. pl._ bags, 141/69. Bakbandes, _s. pl._ back-bands for a horse in a cart, 5/28. Baken, _s._ bacon, 121/18. Balkes, _s. pl._ divisions of land (covered with grass) in an open field, 6/17. Ball, _s._ a white streak, 73/1. See _Bald_ in my Etym. Dict. Band, _s._ band for barley, 28/8. See below. Bandes, _s. pl._ bands, the bands that tie bundles of faggots together, 131/8. Bargeins, _s. pl._ transactions, 36/20. Barbes, _s. pl._ the barbles, small excrescences of flesh in a horse’s mouth, 82/1. _See_ Lampas. Baste, _s._ piece of bast, 138/30; bastes, _pl._ 136/22. Bate, _v._ to lower, abate, 153/16. Bauson, _s._ badger, 71/7. Bayly, _or_ Baylye, _s._ bailiff, 134/3, 141/57, 148/40. Bayting. See _note_ to sect. 8 (ch. 8, ll. 9 and 13); p. 131. Beate, _v._ improve [_not_ beat], 8/20. Lowl. Sc. _beet_, A. S. _bétan_, to better. “_Beet-axe_, the instrument used in _beeting_ ground in denshering.”--Wright. Beetle-browed, having projecting brows, _note_ to 56/9; p. 139. Begonne, prob. an error for _be gone_, i.e. are dropped, 18/10. See the note. Begotten, _pp._ obtained, 169/30, 42. Behouable, _adj._ fitting, 155/10. Belte, _v._ to shear the buttocks and tails of sheep, 40/24. _Burl_ is used in the same sense; see _belt_ and _burl_ in Old Country Words, ed. Britten, pp. 134, 136. Belybandes, _s. pl._ belly-bands for a horse in a cart, 5/28. Bende, _adj._ bent, 3/49; _as s._ bent piece, 4/33. Bendfoder, _s._ fodder of straw and hay mingled, _note_ to 6/27; p. 131. Be-pysse hym-selfe, give out moisture, 25/27. Bere-barleye, _s._ a kind of barley, 13/26. A reduplicated word. _Bere_ is the same as _bar-_ in _bar-ley_. A.S. _bere_, barley. Bernard, St., 156/25, 164/10. Best lykinge, _adj. superl._ goodliest, best in appearance, 48/13. Besyde, _prep._ on the one side, sideways out of, 139/17. Better, _adj. compar._ 5/12.