belirt

English

Etymology

From Middle English belirten, bilurten, from Old English belyrtan (“to deceive”), equivalent to be- +‎ lirt. Cognate with Scots belirt (“to jilt, beguile, deceive”).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t

Verb

belirt (third-person singular simple present belirts, present participle belirting, simple past and past participle belirted)

  1. (transitive, Britain dialectal, obsolete) To deceive; beguile.
  2. (transitive, Britain dialectal, obsolete) To cheat; befool.

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