benorth, adv. and prep.
(bɪˈnɔːθ)
Also bynorth.
[OE. be northan, f. be- prep. and pref. + norþan adv. from the north; cf. beforan, behindan.]
† A. adv. To the north. Obs.
| 1087 O.E. Chron., Se b[isceop] of Dunholme dyde to hearme þæt he mihte ofer ealle be norðan. 1535 Stewart Cron. Scot. II. 437 And ȝe in peice to bruik the laue benorth. |
B. prep. North of. Now only Sc.
| 1387 Trevisa Descr. Brit. (Caxton) 12 Tetbury that is thre myle bynorth Malmesbury. c 1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. i. 18 Wardanys be-north þe scottis se. 1533 Act 25 Hen. VIII, iv, Anie place..benorth the riuer of Humbre. 1676 Row Suppl. Blair's Autobiog. x. (1848) 206 Athol and other engagers be-north Tay. 1854 Blackw. Mag. LXXV. 337 Be-north the Forth. |