Bene, prayer, petition, 2511. A.S. _bén_. Ber, bore, 1701. Berdes, beards, 3584. Bere, bier, 2481. Bere, (_inf._) bear, 1465; (_subj._) 3513. Bered = bereð, beareth, 326, 2705. Berem-tem = bern-tem, family, race, 3903. Beren, (_inf._) bear, carry, 8, 118, 120, 787, 2084; (_pl. pret._) 1187, 2557; to show, 1044. Beren-tem, family, descendants, 954. Beres, (_sb._) bears, 191. Bereð, bear, (_imp._) 2243, 2248. Berg, (_sb._) defence, protector, 926. A.S. _beorh_. Berge, Bergen, to protect, 1060; (_opt._) 2529. A.S. _beorgan_ (pret. _bearh_, p.p. _borgen_). Bergles, shelterless, unprotected, 3048. Beries, berries, 2062, 2064. Bering, bearing, behaviour, 2178. Bernteam, descendant, 3748. A.S. _bearn-team_, posterity, from _bearn_, a child, and _teamian_, to generate. Best, art, 2884. Beste, beast, 194. Bet, beat, (_pret._) 483, 3958. A.S. _beót_. Bet, better, 1713, 2366, 2938, 3753. A.S. Betende, beating, 2713. Betes, beatest, 3974. Betre, Bettre, better, 1585, 1957, 2820. Betten = beten, amend, 3637. A.S. _bétan_. Beð, is, 182, 1156, 1589; shall be, 386, 4122; (_imp._) 2263, 3231. Beðen, bathe, 2447. A.S. _beþian_. Beðen, pray, entreat, 2498. O.N. _beiða_, to pray. Bi, by, 141, 1586. Bi-aften, behind, 1333, 3377. A.S. _be-æftan_. Bi-agt, ought, should, 924. Bicalleð, calls after, accuses, 2314. Bicam, became, befell, happened, 996, 1404, 2007, 2148; went, 1744. Bicrauen, (_inf._) ask, crave, 1388. Bicumen, (_inf._) become, pass, come into, 960, 1577; (_p.p._) befallen, 2227; become, 3839. Bid, intreat, pray, 2509. Bidde, intreat, 1569; command, 3454. Bidden, (_inf._) pray, beseech, 1802. Biddi = bidde, offer, 27. Bideð, biddeth, 3451. Bifel, befell, 963. Biforen, Biforn, before, 47, 219, 253, 451, 665, 905, 907, 2272. Bigan, began, 188, 236, 448, 921. Bigamie, 448, 449. Bigat, begot, 708, 709, 711, 1590; obtained, 796. Bigen, to buy, 2166, 2246. A.S. _bygan_, _bycgan_. Bigete, winnings, spoil, 896. Bigetel, advantageous, 1992. Bigeten, (_inf._) obtain, 1532; beget, 2180; require, 1666; prevail, 2021; (_p.p._) begotten, 906, 1151, 1376, 1377, 2006; acquired, obtained, 911, 2706. Biggede, dwelt, 1137. A.S. _byggan_, to build; Icel. _byggia_; O.Sw. _bygga_, to build, inhabit. Bigging, Bigginge, Biging, sojourn, abode, dwelling, 718, 762, 807; house, 3163. Biginned = biginneð, beginneth, 2538. Biginning, Biginninge, beginning, 32, 39, 521. Bigote, begotten, 2618. Bigunnen, (_pl. pret._) began, 536. Bihaluen = surround, 3355. See Havelok, l. 1834. Bihet, (pret. of _bihete_) promised. A.S. _beǽtan_, (pret. _behét_; p.p. _beháten_) to promise. Bihoten, promised, 3132. Bi-hu[f]lik (?), needful, necessary, 4108. A.S. _behóflíc_.