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befile

English

Etymology

From Middle English befilen, from Old English bef?lan (“to befoul, defile, make dirty”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”) + *f?lijan? (“to make foul”), equivalent to be- +? file. Cognate with Scots befile (“to befile”), Dutch bevuilen (“to soil, dirty”). See also defile.

Verb

befile (third-person singular simple present befiles, present participle befiling, simple past and past participle befiled)

  1. (transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To make filthy; befoul; soil.

Related terms

Anagrams

  • belfie, belief

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befie

English

Etymology

From be- +? fie.

Verb

befie (third-person singular simple present befies, present participle befying, simple past and past participle befied)

  1. (transitive) To say "fie" to; defy.
    • 1845, Martin Marprelate (pseud.), John Petheram, Hay any worke for Cooper:
      And ile [sic] befie em, ile befie em that will say so of me.

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