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330 GLOSSARIAL TXDEX, AND INDEX OF NAMES.
cloth, 4851. Lat. text— 'snhtalares
lineos.' Cf. O.F. haUin, a
kind of hempen cloth (Godefroy)
Bret, hallin, pallin, a linen quilt,
a winnowing-cloth. See Bole.
^'
Bnullin, piece de toile grossiere
que Ton etend sur le sol quand on
vente le bl^ " ; Godefroy.
Bald, adj. bold, 157, 289, 761*, 915,
1138, 1263, 1394, 1442; a bold
man, 1228.
Baldest, adj. superl. boldest, 764.
Baldire (Balder), adv. more boldly,
1825.
Baldis, pr. s. encourages, 5447
(Beldez), 1018. Cf. A.S. hyldan.
Baldly, adv. boldly, 969.
Baldnes, s. boldness, 2991.
Bale, s. bale, calamity, 396 ; sorrow,
harm, injury, 1146, 1974 ; ill, evil,
4194,4620; sorrow, 2053; illness,
5582 ; misfortune, 2444 ; evil fate,
3248 ; Bales, pi. dangers, 5625.
Bale, s. fire, blaze, 2231. A.S. hdl.
Bale-fyre, s. pyre, fire for burning a
man, funeral pile, 562, 2658. See
above.
Balefull, adj. destructive, 4858.
Balefully, adv. sorrowfully, 155.
Bale-nakid, adj. belly-naked, naked
down to tlie belly, lience^ entirely
naked, 4125. See Belly-nahed in
Halliwell.
Balgh, adj. swelling out, full in
shape, 4923. Cf. A.S. helgan : and
see examples in Matzner, s. v.
hah.
Ball (Bale), s. ball, 1898, 1929;
(Balle), 1712.
Banars (Banerys), j)7. banners, 3027 ;
(Baners), 774. See Baners.
(Band), pt. s. bound, tied, 1371,
2903.
Band, s. bond, 786*; Bande(Bandes,
2'jl.), imprisonment, 3104; Bands,
2^1 bonds, 5344; (Bandez), 769.*
Bane, s. slayer, 5376 ; murderer,
969 ; Banes, j>L murderers, 3248,
3429. Icel. huni.
Baners, j4. banners, 781, 4181 ;
(misivritten Barners), 1563. See
I3anir, Banars.
Banes, pi. bones, 773*, 3308.
Bauir, banner, 2088.
Banke, s. bank, 5243 ;
(Bank), low
hill, 2441.
Banned, pit. s. cursed, 157.
Barante (Baraynte), s. barrenness,
894. See Barayn.
Baratour, s. bold fighter, hero, warrior,
2476, 2825, 2991, 3320, 4786 ;
Barotour, 5043 ; Barratour, 4001
Baratour8,7)Z. fighters, 830*. 1138,
2593,3502.3877 ; Baratorus(Baratours),
2159; (Barotours), 1799.
O.F. barateour, from bar at, confusion,
strife.
Baratris, pi. conflicts, 4503.
Error
for Baratis, pi. of Barat, confusion,
strife. See Baret.
Barayn (Baren), adj. barren, 1199.
Barbare (Barberon), adj. barbarous,
barbarian, 991 ; Barbarine (Barberon),
2418 ; Barbres, ^jZ. barbarians,
3499, 3611 ;
(Barbers),
2488; (Barbrys), 2650; (Barbrens),
2606 ;
Barbers (Barbres),
2534. See Barbryn.
Barbis (Burhes), pi. barbs of arrows,
2455.
Bar-bryn (Barberen), adj. barbarian,
2919; Barbryne(Earbaryn),3051;
Barbrene, 3586 ; Barbyne (Barbren),
2626; Barbrins, geji. pi.
barbarians', 5311. See Barbare.
Bare, s. boar, 4523, 4746 ; Bares,
gen. 5436 ; Bare, gen. 610.
Bare, p^- s. bore, pushed along, 711 ;
(Bare), bare, 974; pi. pi. bore,
1408; (Borne), carried, 1570.
Bare, adj. bare, 1339, 2246, 3842.
(Bare), s. bar (of justice), 758.*
Barely, adv. nearly, 894.
Baret, 5. strife, debate, hardship,
4620; trouble, 527; (Burettes),
attacks, 2137. O.F. barat, baret,
confusion.
Barge, s. barge, raft, 4206 ; Bargis,
66, 5462
;
(Bargez), 1305, 2457.
Barke, s. bark (of a tree), 4975.
Barme, s. brim, edge, verge, 4812.
Icel. barmr, brim, edge.
Barmeken, barbican, the outermost
defence of a fortified town or
castle, 1301. Lowland So. barin-
Jii)>. See Barme.
Barne, s. bairn, child, .896, 517, 585,
597, 1559, 1712, 1927, 3320, 4117 ;