A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language is a Webnovel created by Herbert Coleridge.
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Bis, _sb._ == purple. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Fr. bis. Lat. byssus
Bisay, _v. a._ == recommend, say. RG. 422
Bisayen, == treated. See Besee.
Bischriche, _v. a._ == shriek at. O. and N. 67
Biscunien, _v. a._ == shun. M. Ode, 77
Bise, _sb._ == north wind. HD. 724. OHG. bisa
Bisend, _v. a._ == send after. RG. 491
Bishop, _sb._ RG. 376
Bishopric. RG. 414, 417
Bismere, _sb._ == blasphemy. Body and Soul, 110. [busemere]. RG. 12, 379.
AS. bismer
Bisne, _adj._ == blind. O. and N. 78. AS. bisen
Bisoht, == sought out, got ready for. Pol. S. 220
Bisokne, _sb._ == beseeching. RG. 495
Bispel, _sb._ == proverb. O. and N. 127. AS. bispel
Bistad, _sb._ == a dwelling. Wright’s L. P. p. 38
Bistand, _v. a._ == stand by a person; hence, to press or urge them. O.
and N. 1436
Bistolen, _part._ == stolen, crept onwards. M. Ode, 9
Bisyhed, == the state of being busy. Alys. 3
Bit, _sb._ == a morsel. RG. 207
Bit, _sb._ == bottle. Ps. lxxvii. 13. [bite]. Body and Soul, 34. AS. bitte
b.i.t.c.h, _sb._ Alys. 5394
Bite, _v. a._ Alys. 5435
Bite, _sb._ Alys. 5436
Bite, _v. a._ == drink. HD. 1731. Cf. bohem. ‘piti,’ potus; ‘pitka,’
potatio, &c. Gr. p???
Bitell, _v. a._ == excuse. O. and N. 263
Biti?t, == arrayed. O. and N. 1011. AS. biaeht. See Gloss. to La?. s. v.
Bito?e, == employed. O. and N. 702. AS. biteon. See Gloss. to La?. s. v.
Bitter, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 87
Biturn, _v. a._ == turn. RG. 210
Bituxen. See Betwixt.
Biwene, _v. a._ == discover, recognize. O. and N. 1507
Biwente, _vb._–‘hire bi-wente.’ == turned her about. K. Horn, 329. In pa.s.s. ‘ai bewent’ == let them be turned back. Ps. vi. 11. AS. wendan
Biwere, _v. a._ == protect. O. and N. 1124. AS. bewerian
Biweved, == covered. RG. 338.
—- == woven? Alys. 1085
Biwin, _v. a._ == win. RG. 75, 420
Biwit, _adv._ == out of one’s wits. RG. 528
Biwite, _v. a._ == defend. Rel. S. v. 252. AS. bewitan
—- == know? Alys. 5203
Biwrye, _v. a._ == cover. Alys. 6453. AS. wreon.
Black, _adj._ RG. 433, 522
Blacken, _v. n._ == become angry. HD. 2165
Blame, _v. a._ RG. 163
—- _sb._ RG 272, 432
Blandishing, _sb._ == blandishments. St Kath. 164
Blanis ? Alys. 6292
Blanket, _sb._ 1167 B. Fr. blanchet
Blast, _v. n._ == blow, puff. Alys. 5349
Blast, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 190. Ps. cxlviii. 8