Middle English Dictionary Entry
beotien v.
Entry Info
Forms | beotien v. |
Etymology | OE bēotian |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To make one's brag before a battle, boast (that one will do sth.).
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)20521 : Þat beot wes aræred; heo beoteden swiðe..þat heo wolden igræten Cheldric..mid muchele harme.