beot

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English beot (“boast, threat, boastful speech; boastfulness”), from Old English bēot; see below.

Noun

beot (countable and uncountable, plural beots)

(countable) A boast or threat; boastful speech.
(uncountable) Boastfulness.

Anagrams

-to-be, Beto, Tebo, Tobe, boet, bote, to-be, tobe

Old English

Etymology

From earlier bihāt, second element cognate with Old Norse heit with very similar semantics.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /be͜oːt/

Noun

bēot n (nominative plural bēot)

promise, vow, boast
threat, danger

Derived terms

bēotian (“to threaten, boast, vow, promise”)
bēotlic (“arrogant, exulting, boastful, threatening”)
bēotlīce (“arrogantly, exultingly, boastfully, threateningly”)
bēotmæċġ (“leader”)
bēotung (“threatening”)
bēotword (“boast: threat”)

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