Middle English Dictionary Entry
bisīde(s prep.
Entry Info
| Forms | bisīde(s prep. |
| Etymology | From adv. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) At or by the side of, next to; (b) alongside of, along; (c) in company with, along with; in the presence of.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)5181 : Belin, here læuerd, heom biforen wende, Brennes bisides mid his folke of Burguine.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)21408 : Þer fæht Baldulf bisiden his broðer.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)31 : On angel..stod bisides hem.
- c1300 SLeg.Cross (LdMisc 108)77 : Þe tweie þeoues weren on an-honge bi-side ore louerd.
- a1325 Quanne hic se (Roy 12.E.1)3 : Quanne hic se on rode ihesu mi lemman, An be-siden him stonden marie an Iohan.
- (c1375) Chaucer CT.Mk.(Manly-Rickert)B.3937 : His doghter, that stood hym bisyde.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Mat.13.1 : Jhesus..sat besidis the see.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Luke 2.9 : The aungel of the Lord stood by sydis hem.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars.(Manly-Rickert)I.702 : The theef that was hanged bisyde Iesu Crist.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)3.294 : Let him be beried in my grave Beside me.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)7.2242 : His hous was nyh to the rivere Besyde a bregge.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Sq.(Manly-Rickert)F.649 : Right for despit were peynted hem bisyde And pyes.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)2704 : Abram satt his hus be side.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)3873 : Bisid lya al night he lai.
- (1415) Will in Bdf.HRS 220 : To be Buried in þe chirchehawe of Bedford biside my fadir.
- a1425 Ben.Rule(1) (Lnsd 378)44/19 : Byside þe ȝate sal sho haue chaumber.
- c1425(c1400) Primer (Cmb Dd.11.82)68 : Lord, deliuere þou me & sette þou me bisidis þee.
- (1430) Will Durham in Sur.Soc.278 : My body to be beryet beside my wyfe in Alhalowekyrke.
- c1430(c1380) Chaucer PF (Benson-Robinson)211 : Under a tre, besyde a welle, I say Cupide.
- c1430(c1380) Chaucer PF (Benson-Robinson)275 : Bachus, god of wyn, sat hire besyde.
- (a1438) MKempe A (Add 61823)24/22 : Sche knelyd down be-syden a cros in þe feld.
- a1450 St.Editha (Fst B.3)3115 : To hurre sustren, þe whyche setone by-sydus herre.
- c1450(1369) Chaucer BD (Benson-Robinson)208 : That ye Bury my body..the see besyde.
- a1500(?a1390) Mirk Fest.(GoughETop 4)71/13 : His sede fallyth bysyde þe way.
- 1532(?a1400) RRose (Thynne)1456 : I rested me Besydes a wel under a tree.
b
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)10351 : He lette mankien ænne dic..bisides Scotlonde; from sæ to sæ eode þæ dich.
- a1425(?a1350) 7 Sages(2) (Glb E.9)3641 : Þat castell Þat þe se ran fast byside.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)323/27 : They sette hem downe uppon two mollehyllys there besydys the fyghtynge place.
c
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.874 : Thus..Lete I this noble duc to Atthenes ryde, And al his hoost in armes hym bisyde.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Cl.(Manly-Rickert)E.777 : Hir yonge brother ridyng hir bisyde.
- a1425(a1400) PConsc.(Glb E.9 & Hrl 4196)3697 : Prayers..Þat es made besyde þe sacramente Of a gude prest er..to God swetter.
- (a1438) MKempe A (Add 61823)18/18 : & þan sche besyde hir to take þe chyld to hir & kepe it tyl it wer twelve ȝer of age.
- a1500(?c1378) Wycl.OPastor.(Ryl Eng 86)414 : Ȝif þey [priests] han..worldly richees, þei shulden leeue hem bifore or lyue on hem bisyde þer sheep.
- a1500(c1386) St.Erk.(Hrl 2250)142 : The byschop come to þe burynes, him barones besyde.
2.
(a) Near or close to; faste ~; of biside (a place), from the vicinity of; (b) (a certain distance) from (a place or person).
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)26011 : Arður hine teh bi-siden his iferen.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)31 : Þe herdes þe wakeden ouer here oref biside þe burch belleem.
- c1300(?c1225) Horn (Cmb Gg.4.27)1304 : Þe kniȝt him aslepe lay Al biside þe way.
- c1300 SLeg.Swithin (Hrl 2277)2 : Biside wynchestre he was ibore.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)6444 : He sende out of engelond to an heie kinge Of biside denemarch.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)orig.draft 509 : Fro Faste by-sydes þy nauel stede.
- (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol.(Manly-Rickert)A.402 : A shipman..of his craft to rekene wel his tydes..and his daungers hym bisydes.
- (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol.(Manly-Rickert)A.445 : A good wyf was ther of biside Bathe.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.NP.(Manly-Rickert)B.4293 : Ship and man vnder the water wente In sighte of othere shippes it bisyde.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.2305 : Under a linde Beside a roche..He syh wher sprong a lusty welle.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)207a/b : Glas was first y founde bisides Thelomaida in þe cleue bysides þe ryuer [etc.].
- a1400 Cursor (Göt Theol 107)16878 : In a ȝard bisides þe tune.
- c1400 Bible SNT(1) (Selw 108 L.1)prol.10/9 : God lad his pupel bysydes þe hul of Synay.
- (1418) EEWills32/3 : Seint Gyles beside Holbourne.
- a1425(a1382) WBible(1) (Corp-O 4)Gen.13.18 : Abram..dwellide biside [WB(2): bisidis] the valey of Mambre.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)3016 : A cherl..Biside the roses gan hym hyde.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)27/19 : At Cayre besides Babyloyne duelled the Calyffee of Egypt.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)1a/b : Apostemous byside i. nye a noble membre.
- (1430) EEWills86/20 : The Churche..by syde the towre of London.
- ?1435 Lond.Chron.Jul.(Jul B.2)12 : A grete Bataylle on the See..bysydes Wynchelse.
- c1450 How GWife(1) (Lamb 853)201/162 : Please weel þi neiȝboris þat dwelle þee biside, Mi leue child.
- (1462) Paston (Gairdner)4.50 : At Heylesdon, besyde Norwiche.
- a1475 Siege Troy(1) (Hrl 525)199/1529 : Besyde the graue she stode.
- a1500 St.Anne(3) (Tan 407)73 : Anne was borne in a toune besyde jerslem.
b
- c1300 SLeg.Silv.(1) (LdMisc 108)64 : I-bured he was bi-side rome..Milene þreo.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)2232 : Þei saie a litel hem bi-side a semliche quarrere.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)64 : Brunnewake..Syxe myle be-syde [vr. fro] Sympryngham.
- a1450 7 Sages(3) (Cmb Dd.1.17)3139 : Bysyde hys fadyr court a myle In the se was an ile.
- a1500(?c1400) EToulouse (Cmb Ff.2.38)988 : A myle besyde the castell, There the Emperoure can dwelle.
3.
To one side of; loken ~, look to (one's) side, look aside; gon ~, pass (sth.) by, forego; gon ~ the wei, stray from the path, go astray.
Associated quotations
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Prov.19.11 : The glorie of hym is to go biside [L praetergredi] wicke thingys.
- c1440 PLAlex.(Thrn)9/9 : Alexander lukede besides hym.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)35.187 : Thanne loked they A lytel hem beside.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)5082 : He..toke saul be syd þe way.
- ?c1450 Knt.Tour-L.(Hrl 1764)48/11 : She loked besides her, and she sawe a depe well.
- c1425(?c1400) Wycl.Apol.(Dub 245)1 : To reduce me in to þe riȝt wey..if I haue gon biside þe wey in ani þing.
4.
In addition to, along with, over and above.
Associated quotations
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)3651 : Fier is on hem bi-siden ligt; fele it brende and made o-frigt.
- (1399) RParl.3.451b : For to telle hym the Sothe, whiche ware..excitours to the Appel, and other thynges comprehended in the Record and of other thynges bysydes the Record.
- (1423) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E.167 : John pekker, Carpenter, dede make no werke of Carpentrie be-side his couenant at brewers halle.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)3a/a : For G..by side resoun & experience..adduceþ þe 3a. by testimoniez.
- (1429) J.Boys in Nrf.Archaeol.15148 : Ye saterday estern even we herieden j acre of lond..be sydyn oure ocupacyon.
- (1432) Let.Christ Ch.in RS 85.3162 : They owe us..xliiij li..besyde and above the acquitaunce of xvij lb.
- (1447) in Mullinger Cambridge 1313 : To have licence and powir to ley the furst stone..so that beside the mooste noble and glorieus collage roial of our Lady and saint Nicholas..may be founded the seid so called Quenes collage.
- (1448) Will York in Sur.Soc.30131 : I bequethe to..my doughtir till her mariage, besyde a some of mony that is comprehended in my will..xij spones of silver.
- (?1471) Will York in Sur.Soc.45180 : vj marks lyvelod that I have in Doncastre, and..be syd xl s. in money.
- a1475 Godstow Reg.(Rwl B.408)217/2 : By-syde these xxv acris he yaf tweyne acris.
5.
(a) Outside (a place); outside the bounds of (true doctrine, truth, reason, nature); beyond the control of (one's will); also, contrary to; gon ~, deviate or stray from; (b) ~ leve, without permission or consent; (c) ~ himself, out of his wits.
Associated quotations
a
- a1425 Wycl.Serm.(Bod 788)1.15 : Þei tristen on riȝt of mannis lawe, and gone ofte beside þe soþe.
- a1425 Wycl.Serm.(Bod 788)2.3 : Þese newe religiouse, biside Cristis lawe, ben bi paþis.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)46b/a : One naturale, þe toþer biside nature; One materiale, þe toþer formale.
- (a1438) MKempe A (Add 61823)167/36 : Tweyn good clerkys..made hem..bolde to spekyn..in excusyng þe seyd creatur, bothyn in þe pulpit & be-syden.
- (c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)254 : We ouȝte obeie to þee..forto performe..þi voluntarie positive lawis or assignementis beyng bisidis lawe of kinde.
- c1425(?c1400) Wycl.Apol.(Dub 245)43 : If he haue ani þing bi syd þe Lord, þe Lord schal not be his part.
- c1475(c1445) Pecock Donet (Bod 916)5/7 : Al biside my meenyng and vndirstonding.
- c1475(c1445) Pecock Donet (Bod 916)114/13-14 : It slippiþ into þe wil naturaly..bisidis al choice of þe wil, and bisidis þe doom of resoun.
b
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)3.530 : Thogh it be beside hire leve, I hope..That I do noght ayein the pes.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.961 : Kyng Lamedovn..maked hath his sonde, To wit how þei wern hardy for to londe Be-syde his leue, of presumpcioun.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)2.734 : Men loven wommen al biside hire leve; And whan hem leste namore, lat hem byleve!
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)3.622 : But execut was al bisyde hire leve The goddes wil.
- a1500(?c1378) Wycl.OPastor.(Ryl Eng 86)421 : Men moten nedis assente to þe fend aȝenus crist, þat assenten to siche propring of chirchis bisyde cristis leeue.
c
- a1500(a1450) Gener.(2) (Trin-C O.5.2)4786 : And as a man beside hem self be farde.