Bidd, Bidde, _v._ S. offer, 484, 2530; order, bid, 529, 1733. _Ut bidde_, 2548, order out. _Biddes_, _pr. t._ bids, orders, 1232. _Bidde_, to ask, 910. R. Glouc., Lynds. Gl. _See_ Bede. Bidene, _adv._ forthwith, 730, 2841. “Rohand told anon His aventours _al bidene_.” _Sir Tr._ p. 45. From Du. _bij dien_, by that. Bifalle, _v._ S. to happen, befall, 2981. Bifel, _pa. t._ 824. _Fel_, 1009; appertained, 2359. Biforn, _prep._ S. (1) before, 1022, 1034, 1364, &c.; _bifor_, 1357; _biforen_, 1695; (2) in front of, 2406; _bifor_, 1812. Bigan, _pa. t._ began, 1357. _Bigunnen_, _pl._ 1011, 1302. _Biginnen_, _pr. t. pl._ begin, 1779. Bihalue, _v._ S. to divide into two parts, or companies, 1834. _Halue_ occurs as a _noun_ in Chauc. Troil. 4, 945. Bihel for Beheld, 1645. _Bihelden_, _pa. t. pl._ beheld, 2148. Bihetet, _pa. t._ S. promised, 677. _Bihight_, Sir Tr. p. 105. _Behet_, _Bihet_, R. Gl. _Be-hette_, R. Br. _Be-hete_, Web., Rits. M. R. _Behighte_, Chauc. Bihoten, _part. pa._ promised, 564. _Behighte_, Chauc. Bihoue, _n._ S. behoof, advantage, 1764. R. Gl., R. Br., Chauc. Bikenneth, _pa. t._ S. betokens, 1268. _Bikenne_, R. Br. Bileue, _imp._ tarry, remain, 1228. Bilefte, _pa. t._ remained, 2963. From _v._ S. _belifan_, to be left behind. Winde thai hadde as thai wolde, A lond _bilaft_ he. _Sir Tristr._ p. 29. Cf. pp. 38, 60. He schal wiþ me _bileue_, Til hit beo nir eue. _K. Horn_, ed. Lumby, 363. Horn than, withouten lesing, _Bilaft_ at hom for blode-leteing. _Horn Childe_, ap. Rits. M. R. V. 3, p. 298. Sojourn with us evermo, I rede thee, son, that it be so. Another year thou might over-fare, But thou _bileve_, I die with care. _Guy of Warw._ ap. Ellis, M. R. V. 2, p. 23. See also the Gl. to R. Gl., R. Br. and Web., to which add _Emare_, 496, and Gower, Conf. Am. This is sufficient authority for the reading adopted in the text, and it may hence be reasonably questioned, whether _bilened_ in Lye, and _belenes_ in _Sir Gawan and Sir Galoran_, i. 6, quoted by Jamieson in v. Belene, be not the fault of the scribe, or of the Editors. Bimene, _v._ S. mean, 1259. Binden, _v._ S. to bind, 1961. Used passively, 2820, as _Bynde_, 42. _Bounden_, _pa. t. pl._ 2442. _Bunden_, 2506. _Bounden_, _part. pa._ 545. _Bunden_, 1428. Binne, _adv._ S. within, 584. _Byn_, Rits. M. R. _But and ben_, Doug., Virg., 123, 40; without and within. V. Jam., in v. Ben. Birde. _See_ Birþe. Birþe (_should rather be_ birþ), _3 p. s. pres._ it behoves, 2101. _Hence_ birde, _3 p. s. pt. t._ behoved, 2761. A.S. _býrian_, _gebýrian_, to fit, suit, be to one’s taste. See _Buren_ in Stratmann. Birþene, _n._ S. burden, 900, 902. Bise, _n._ Fr. a north wind, 724. _Bise traverse_, a north-west or north-east wind. _Cotgr._ Après grant joie vient grant ire, Et après Noel _vent bise_. _Rom. de Renart_, 13648. The term is still in common use. Biseken, _v._ S. to beseech, 2994.