Middle English Dictionary Entry
bitight ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | bitight ppl. Also bituht. |
| Etymology | Cp. tighten & bitẹ̄n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Covered; clad.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)1013 : Hi goþ bitiȝt [Jes-O 29: bytuht] mid ruȝe uelle, Riȝt suich hi comen ut of helle.
- a1425 St.Alex.(2) (LdMisc 463)76/596 : Wiþ fair pal it [the bier] was betyght [Trin-O 57: be-diȝt] & wiþ cloþes of golde.