beot

English

Etymology

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

Noun

beot (countable and uncountable, plural beots)

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

Anagrams

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

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be͜oːt/

Noun

bēot n (nominative plural bēot)

1. threat, danger
2. promise, vow, boast

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”)