beot

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English beot (boast, threat, boastful speech; boastfulness), from Old English bēot; see below.

Noun

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beot (countable and uncountable, plural beots)

  1. (countable) A boast or threat; boastful speech.
  2. (uncountable) Boastfulness.

Anagrams

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Old English

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Etymology

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From earlier bihāt, second element cognate with Old Norse heit with very similar semantics.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bēot n (nominative plural bēot)

  1. promise, vow, boast
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Beorn sċeal ġebīdan, · þonne hē bēot spriceð,
      oþþæt collenferð · cunne ġearwe
      hwider hreþra ġehyġd · hweorfan wille.
      Man must pause when he tells a promise
      until bold spirit would know clearly
      where thought of hearts would turn.
  2. threat, danger

Declension

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Derived terms

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