Middle English Dictionary Entry
bilēden v.
Entry Info
| Forms | bilēden v. Forms: p. bilad(de; ppl. bilad, biled. |
| Etymology | OE belǣdan; belǣdde. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. leden.
1.
To guide or instruct (sb.); direct the affairs of (the Church).
Associated quotations
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (LdMisc 108)228 : Swyþe wel bi-gan þis Ercedekne [i.e. Becket] holi churche bi-lede, And stifliche heold op hire riȝte.
- a1350 Ne mai no lewed (Hrl 2253)3 : Ne mai no lewed lued libben in londe..So lerede vs biledes.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)7.335 : Lanfrank tretede and bylad kyng William conquerour by an holy craft, nouȝt wiþ grym chidynge.
2.
(a) bileden ivel, harde, etc., to treat (sb.) badly, harshly, etc.; mistreat, abuse; (b) ben (ivel) bilad, biled, to be in difficulties or distress; be misled.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)68 : Alle ho þe driueþ honne..& wel narewe þe biledet [vr. by ledeþ].
- a1300 I-hereþ nv one (Jes-O 29)278 : Peter..wes swiþe of-dred. He iseyh hw ihesu crist wes vuele biled.
- a1300 Sayings St.Bede (Jes-O 29)329 : Þe feondes heom forþ ledeþ..And beteþ heom..And luþre heom biledeþ.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)6.233 : He..by-ladde [Higd.(2): entretede; L tractavit] his sugettes harde.
- c1390 Castle Love(1) (Vrn)1336 : Al vre gult on him he wolde take, And lodliche was bi-lad al for vre sake.
- c1390 Talking LGod (Vrn)54/15 : Þou seiȝ al his serwes, þat was so harde bi-lad.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)17050 : Quen þai þi suet sun sua sagh be ledd [vr. biled] wit tene and trei.
- a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr.(Rwl B.490)136/35 : Many othyr nobill lordis..full ille he be-ladde.
b
- c1300 Lay.Brut (Otho C.13)8726 : Nas þar noþer meþ ne most..[heo] weren vuele bi-lad [Clg: ilæd].
- c1330(?c1300) Guy(1) (Auch)7072 : Iuel biladde now am y..ȝif þou wilt fro me go, þou me sext neuer mo.
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)16808 : Wiþouten mete or drinke..in sorwe he was bi-lad [Göt: stadd].
- c1450(c1350) Alex.& D.(Bod 264)906 : For as bestes ȝe ben by no skile reuled..So be ȝe, ludus, bylad and laweles alse Þat han no reward to riht but redlese wirchen.