- belecgan
- wv/t1b to cover, invest, surround, afflict; attribute to, charge with, accuse
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belecgan
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Belaid — Belay Be*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belaid}, {Belayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belaying}.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be , and lay to place: for sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. {Be }, and {Lay} to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Belay — Be*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belaid}, {Belayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belaying}.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be , and lay to place: for sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. {Be }, and {Lay} to place.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Belay thee — Belay Be*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belaid}, {Belayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belaying}.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be , and lay to place: for sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. {Be }, and {Lay} to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Belayed — Belay Be*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belaid}, {Belayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belaying}.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be , and lay to place: for sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. {Be }, and {Lay} to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Belaying — Belay Be*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belaid}, {Belayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belaying}.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be , and lay to place: for sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. {Be }, and {Lay} to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
belay — I. verb (belayed; belaying) Etymology: Middle English beleggen to beset, from Old English belecgan, from be + lecgan to lay Date: 1549 transitive verb 1. a. to secure (as a rope) by turns around a cleat, pin, or bitt b. to make fast … New Collegiate Dictionary
Belügen — Belügen, verb. irreg. act. S. Lügen. 1) Mit Lügen zu hintergehen suchen. Er hat mich belogen, mir eine Lüge vorgesagt. Der Sohn hat den Vater belogen. Gott kann man wohl belügen aber nicht hintergehen. Diese Bedeutung ist der Zusammensetzung und… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
legh- — To lie, lay. Derivatives include ledge, lair, beleaguer, lees, law, and fellow. 1. Suffixed form *legh yo . a. lie1, from Old English licgan, to lie, from Germanic *lig … Universalium
belay — /bi lay /, v., belayed, belaying, n. v.t. 1. Naut. to fasten (a rope) by winding around a pin or short rod inserted in a holder so that both ends of the rod are clear. 2. Mountain Climbing. a. to secure (a person) by attaching to one end of a… … Universalium
belay — be•lay [[t]bɪˈleɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) naut. navig. to fasten (a rope) by winding around a pin or short rod 2) spo a) to secure (a person) by one end of a rope b) to secure (a rope) by attaching to a person or to an object 3) to belay a rope 4) (used… … From formal English to slang
