v. Obs. [ME. f. bi- BE- pref. 2 + preon-en to PREEN.] To pin, or nail fast, to fasten down.
c. 1275. Signs Death, 10, in O. E. Misc. (1872), 101. Leyþ be on bére . And bi-preoneþ þe on here . And doþ þe ine putte.
