A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 31 : Icel. _bla-mar_, negro. See +Blo+.+Blome+, _sb._ flower, S2, MD.--Icel. _blom_, flower,

Icel. _bla-mar_, negro. See +Blo+.

+Blome+, _sb._ flower, S2, MD.--Icel. _blom_, flower, blossom.

+Blosme+, _sb._ blossom, S, PP, Prompt., CM; +blostme+, S; +blosmen+, _pl._, S2; +bloosmes+, S3.--AS. _blostma_.

+Blosmen+, _v._ to blossom, W2, Prompt.; +blosmed+, _pt. pl._, P.--AS.

_blostmian_.

+Bloundisen+, _v._ to flatter, H; see +Blaundissen+.

+Bloundisynge+, _sb._ blandis.h.i.+ng, H.

+Blowen+, _v._ to blow, PP; +blawe+, S; +blou+, _imp. s._, S; +bloawe+, _pr. s._, S; +bleu+, _pt. s._, S; +bleowen+, _pl._, S; +blawen+, _pp._, S2; +blowe+, C3.--AS. _blawan_, pt. _bleow_, pp. _blawen_.

+Blowen+, _v._ to blow, to bloom, MD; +i-blowe+, _pp._ S.--AS. _blowan_, pt. _bleow_, pp. _geblowen_.

+Blubren+, _v._ to bubble, MD; +blubrande+, _pr. p._, S2.

+Bl.u.s.tren+, _v._ to rush about aimlessly, NED; +bl.u.s.treden+, _pt.

pl._, P.

+Blu?+, _sb._ blue, S2; see +Blewe+.

+Blyn-hede+, _sb._ blindness, H.

+Blynke+; see +Blenken+.

+Bo-+; see +Bou-+, +Bu-+.

+Bobbe+, _sb._ a knock, jerk, jog, S3; +bobbes+, _pl._, S3.

+Bobben+, _v._ to knock, strike, MD.

+Bocche+, _sb._ tumour, boil, PP; +botche+, W2, Prompt.; +boche+, CM; +boce+, CM.--AF. _boche_, OF. _boce_, b.u.mp.

+Bocher+, _sb._ butcher, S2, S3, P, C.--OF. _boucher_.

+Bocherie+, _sb._ shambles, W, Prompt.--OF. _boucherie_.

+Bod+, _sb._ abiding, waiting, delay, S2.

+Bod+, _pt. s._ waited, S2; +bode+, waited for, S2; see +Biden+.

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+Bode+, _sb._ message, command, S, PP; +bodes+, _pl._, S, S2.--AS.

_(ge)bod_, command.

+Boden+; see +Beden+.

+Bode-word+, _sb._ command, S; +bodworde+, message, S2.

+Bodien+, _v._ to announce, S; +bodeden+, _pt. pl._, S.--AS. _bodian_.

+Body+, _sb._ body, person, PP; +bodie+, S; +bodi+, S, PP; +bodi?+, S.

_Phr._: +my ioly body+, my jolly self, C2.--AS. _bodig_.

+Body-half+, _sb._ the front part (of a dress), PP.

+Boile+; see +Bule+.

+Boistous+, _adj._ boisterous, noisy, S3; +boustious+, S3; +bustuus+, +busteous+, S3; +buystous+, W.

+Boistously+, _adv._ loudly, C2.

+Bok+, _sb._ book, S, S2, PP; +boc+, S, S2; +boke+, P.--AS. _boc_; cp.

OHG. _buoh_ (Tatian).

+Bokele+, _sb._ buckle, MD; +bokle+, MD.--OF. _bocle_.

+Bokeler+, _sb._ buckler, s.h.i.+eld, C, G; +bocler+, Palsg.--OF. _bocler_.

+Boket+, _sb._ bucket, C; +bokett+, Prompt.

+Bold+, _adj._ fierce, bold, daring, PP, S; +bauld+, +bawld+, S3; +belde+, big, bl.u.s.tering, S; +bald+, S2; +balder+, _comp._, P.--AS.

_beald_; OHG. _bald_ (Otfrid).

+Boldeliche+, _adv._ boldly, S; +baldly+, S2; +boldely+, C2.

+Bolden+, _v._ to make bold, encourage, MD; +bolded+, _pt. s._, P; +balde+, S.--AS. _bealdian_.

+Bole+, _sb._ a kind of clay, C3. _Comb._: +bole armoniak+, Armenian clay, C3, NED (s.v. _ammoniac_).--Lat. _bolus_; Gr. ????, clod.

+Bole+, _sb._ bull, S, C, C3; +bule+, S; +bulez+, _pl._, S2; +bolis+, W; +boolis+, W.--Icel. _boli_.

+Bolle+, _sb._ bowl, S, S2, C3, P; a rounded seed-vessel, NED (s.v.

_boll_), HD; +boll+, rounded top (of barley), S3.--AS. _bolla_.

+Bollen+, _v._ to swell, S2, PP; +bolled+, _pp._, S2, PP.

+Bollen+, _pp._ swollen, NED; +bollen+, W; +bolne+, S3; +bowlne+, S3.

+Bollyng+, _sb._ swelling, P.

+Bolnen+, _v._ to swell, S2, P, H; +bolned+, _pt. s._, S2; +bolnyde+, W2; +bolnyd+, W.

+Bolnyng+, _sb._ swelling, H, W.

+Bolt+, _sb._ arrow, S; +bolte+, Prompt.--AS. _bolt_ (Voc.).