- beléogan
- sv/t2 3rd pres belíegþ past beléag/belugon ptp belogen to deceive by lying; impers be mistaken
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beléogan
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leugh- — To tell a lie. 1. a. warlock, from Old English lēogan, to lie; b. belie, from Old English belēogan, to deceive (be , about; see ambhi). Both a and b from Germanic *leu … Universalium
belie — belier, n. /bi luy /, v.t., belied, belying. 1. to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice. 2. to misrepresent: The newspaper belied the facts. 3. to act unworthily according to the standards of (a tradition, one s … Universalium
belie — (v.) O.E. beleogan to deceive by lies, from BE (Cf. be ) + LIE (Cf. lie) (v.1) to lie, tell lies. Current sense of to contradict as a lie is first recorded 1640s. The other verb lie once also had a formation like this, from O.E. belicgan, which… … Etymology dictionary
belie — verb (belies, belying, belied) 1》 fail to give a true notion of. 2》 fail to justify (a claim or expectation). Origin OE belēogan deceive by lying , from be + lēogan to lie … English new terms dictionary
belie — be•lie [[t]bɪˈlaɪ[/t]] v. t. lied, ly•ing. 1) to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice[/ex] 2) to give a false impression of; misrepresent 3) to be false to or disappoint: to belie one s faith[/ex] • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
belie — /bəˈlaɪ / (say buh luy), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (belied, belying) 1. to misrepresent: her face belied her thoughts. 2. to show to be false: his trembling belied his calm words. 3. to prove false to; fail to justify: to belie one s faith. 4. to …
belie — [bē lī′, bilī′] vt. belied, belying [ME bilien < OE beleogan, to deceive by lying < be , BE + leogan,LIE2] 1. Archaic to tell lies about 2. to give a false idea of; disguise or misrepresent [his smile belies his anger] … English World dictionary
belie — v.tr. (belying) 1 give a false notion of; fail to corroborate (its appearance belies its age). 2 a fail to fulfil (a promise etc.). b fail to justify (a hope etc.). Etymology: OE beleogan (as BE , leogan LIE(2)) … Useful english dictionary
be|li´er — be|lie «bih LY», transitive verb, lied, ly|ing. 1. to give a false idea of; misrepresent: »Her frown belied her usual good nature. SYNONYM(S): contradict, controvert. 2. to show to be false; prove to be mistaken. SYN … Useful english dictionary
be|lie — «bih LY», transitive verb, lied, ly|ing. 1. to give a false idea of; misrepresent: »Her frown belied her usual good nature. SYNONYM(S): contradict, controvert. 2. to show to be false; prove to be mistaken. SYN … Useful english dictionary
