Be-bedde, _v._ S. to provide with a bed, 421. Bede, _n._ S. prayer, 1385. Bede, _v._ S. to order, to bid, 668, 2193, 2396; to offer, 1665, 2084, 2172. _Beden_, _pa. t. pl._ offered, 2774, 2780. _Bedes_, bids, 2392. Of common occurrence in both senses. _See_ Bidd. Bedden, _v._ S. to bed, put to bed, 1235. _Bedded_, _Beddeth_, _part. pa._ put to bed, 1128, 2771. Bedels, _n. pl._ S. beadles, 266. V. Spelm. in v. _Bedellus_, and Blount, _Joc. Ten._ p. 120, ed. 1784. Beite, Beyte, _v._ to bait, to set dogs on, 1840, 2330, 2440. _Bayte_, R. Br. From the Isl. Beita, incitare; Su. Goth. _Beita biorn_, to bait the bear. V. Jam. and Thomson’s Etymons. Bem. _See_ Sunne-bem. Ben, _v._ S. to be, 19, 905, 1006, &c. _Ben_, _pr. t. pl._ are, 1787, 2559. _Be_, _Ben_, _part. pa._ been, 1428, 2799. _Bes_, _Beth_, _imp._ and _fut._ be, shall be, 1261, 1744, 2007, 2246. _Lat be_, 1265, 1657, leave, relinquish, a common phrase in the Old Romances. _Lat abee_, Sc. V. Jam. Benes, _n. pl._ S. beans, 769. Beneysun, _n._ Fr. blessing, benediction. 1723. R. Br., Web., Chauc. C. T. 9239. Lynds. Gl. Bere, _n._ S. bear, 573, 1838, 1840, 2448. Bere, Beren, _v._ S. to bear, to carry, 581, 762, 805. _Ber_, 2557; _Bar_, _pa. t._ bore, 557, 815, 877. _Bere_, 974. _Beres_, _pr. t. pl._ bear. 2323. Bermen, _n. pl._ S. bar-men, porters to a kitchen, 868, 876, 885. The only author in which this term has been found is Laȝamon, in the following passages: Vs selve we habbet cokes, to quecchen to cuchene, Vs sulue we habbet _bermen_, & birles inowe. --l. 3315. Weoren in þeos kinges cuchene twa hundred cokes, & ne mæi na man tellen for alle þa _bermannen_. --l. 8101. Bern, _n._ S. child, 571. _Barn_, _bearne_, R. Br. _Bairn_, Sc. Berwen, _v._ S. [_beorgan_] to defend, preserve, guard, 697, 1426; _burwe_, 2870. _Barw_, _pa. t._ 2022, 2679. The original word is found in Beowulf: Scyld-weall gebearg Líf and líce. (The shield-wall defended Life and body.) --l. 5134. So in K. Horn, MS. Laud. 108. At more ich wile the serue, And fro sorwe the _berwe_. --f. 224_b_, c. 2. Bes. _See_ Ben. Bes for Best, 354. Best, Beste, _n._ Fr. beast, 279, 574, 944, 2691. Bete, _v._ S. [_beátan_] to beat, fight, 1899, 2664, 2763. _Beten_, _pa. t. pl._ beat, struck, 1876. Chauc. C. T. 4206, to which Tyrwh. gives a Fr. derivation. Betere, _adv. comp._ S. better, 1758. Beye, _v._ S. to buy, 53, 1654. _Byen_, 1625. Beyes, _pr. t._ for Abeyes, S. suffers, or atones for, 2460. His deth thou _bist_ to night, Mi fo. _Sir Tristr._ p. 146. We shulden alle deye Thy fader deth to _beye_. _K. Horn_, 113. An of yow schall _bye_ thys blunder. _Le bone Flor._ 1330. See Jam. in v. Aby. Web. Gl. and Lynds. Gl.; also Nares, v. Bye. Bicomen, _pa. t. pl._ became, 2257; _part. pa._ become, 2264. _Bicomes_, _imp. pl._ become (ye), 2303.