- bylgan
- wv/t1b to bellow
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
bylgan
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ǽbylgan — ǽbylgan1 wv/t1b to exasperate, offend, make angry … Old to modern English dictionary
bellow — bellower, n. /bel oh/, v.i. 1. to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow. 2. to roar; bawl: bellowing with rage. v.t. 3. to utter in a loud deep voice: He bellowed his command across the room. n. 4. an act or sound of bellowing. [bef.… … Universalium
bellow — (v.) apparently from O.E. bylgan to bellow, from PIE root *bhel (4) to sound, roar. Originally of animals, especially cows and bulls; used of human beings since c.1600. Related: Bellowed; bellowing. As a noun from 1779 … Etymology dictionary
bellow — verb emit a loud, deep roar, typically in pain or anger. ↘shout or sing very loudly. noun a loud, deep shout or sound. Origin ME: perh. from OE bylgan … English new terms dictionary
bellow — bel•low [[t]ˈbɛl oʊ[/t]] v. i. 1) to emit the loud hollow cry typical of a bull 2) to roar; bawl 3) to utter in a loud deep voice 4) an act or sound of bellowing • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME belwen, akin to OE bylgan to roar (akin to bell)… … From formal English to slang
bellow — /ˈbɛloʊ / (say beloh) verb (i) 1. to make a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow. 2. to roar; bawl: bellowing with rage. –verb (t) 3. to utter in a loud deep voice: to bellow forth an answer. –noun 4. the act or sound of bellowing. {Middle… …
bhel-6 — bhel 6 English meaning: to sound, speak, onomatopoeic words Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schallen, reden, brũllen, bellen”; Schallwurzel Material: O.Ind. bhaṣá ḥ “barking, baying” (*bhel s ), bhüṣ atē “talks, speaks, prattles”;… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
bellow — [bel′ō] vi. [ME belwen < OE bylgan: for IE base see BELL1] 1. to roar with a powerful, reverberating sound, as a bull 2. to cry out loudly, as in anger or pain vt. to utter loudly or powerfully n. the sound of bellowing … English World dictionary
