"bes" meaning in Middle English

See bes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bees [alternative]
Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|bees}} Head templates: {{head|enm|noun form}} bes
  1. plural of be (“bee”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: be (extra: bee)
    Sense id: en-bes-enm-noun-JsXm8MY5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: A version of bith with the third-person singular ending replaced with -es as in other verbs (in some dialects) and the vowel of the infinitive been leveled in. Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} bes
  1. alternative form of bith Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bith
    Sense id: en-bes-enm-verb-J8k9Lpv8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-06-01 using wiktextract (e79dea5 and 7f4db16). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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