(a) To bait (an animal) with an attacking or herding dog; specif., to bait (a tied or confined bear, bull, or badger) in sport; (b) of a dog: to set on (an animal or person); perh. [quot.: a1375] to……

(a) A round body; sphere, globe, orb; turnen as a bal, to turn as does Fortune's ball; (b) the orb borne together with a scepter as an emblem of sovereignty; (c) a rounded protuberance or boss for……

A blazing fire, esp. one for burning victims or corpses; also, hell-fire; bale-fir. …

(a) A ridge or mound; the mound of a grave; an archery butt; (b) fig. an obstruction or obstacle. …

(a) One who destroys life; slayer, murderer [see dedbana, red bane]; (b) one who destroys the soul; soule(s bane. …

(a) A natural ridge; (b) a height, hill, mountain; (c) a slope, a hill-side; (d) ?the crest of a wave. …

(a) To summon (troops) by proclamation; assemble (a fighting force); bannen out; (b) to assemble (a fleet) for an attack; (c) to gather (arms), make ready; to man or make ready (a castle). …

(a) To beat (sb.), whip; (b) to thresh (grain); (c) to beat (a path); ppl. bered, trodden. …

A dwelling; farm, village, town; bi-milne, town mill. [Common in place names and field names of the East Midland and the North (the Danelaw). See A. H. Smith PNElem. 1.66, & the thorp, by, tun map in……

(a) The female of the dog, a bitch; also, cur; bicche whelp, a female puppy; (b) the female of the wolf; wolf bicche. …

Barley; big bern, barley barn; big rid(d)el, barley riddle or sieve (for bolting). …

Covering the frame with boards. …

him (etc.) birth: (a) with respect to circumstances, destiny, etc.: he is constrained or compelled (to do or suffer sth.), he must; biren nede(s, he must of necessity (do sth.); biren dien, he must……

(a) The act of giving birth, childbirth; birth bering; labour of birth; at on (a) birth, in one delivery; (b) birth in wombe, conception. …

To confine or enclose (as in a nunnery); lock up (as in a chest). …

To buffet (sb.), pummel, flog, beat; also without obj., of waves: to dash, rage. …

(a) Of complexion: pallid, sallow, pale; (b) whitish, white. …

(a) To turn pale (as with fear); bleiken in blodi ble, blush; (b) to make (sb.) turn pale. …

(a) Ink; blek pot, inkhorn; (b) a black substance, ?tar; (c) a dark or somber mood. …

(a) To move suddenly or sharply; jerk, twist; flinch, wince, dodge; blenchen aside; blenchen low, duck; blenchen broues, raise (one's) eyebrows or eyelids; blenchen of slepe, wake up suddenly; (b) of……