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beot

beot

English

Noun

beot (plural beots)

  1. A boast, threat, boastful speech
    The Thyle is thus charged with challenging any beots that he feels may not be kept by the individual making them or gainsaying a claim he believes to be false or inaccurate. Theod Sumbel, 2008
  2. boastfulness

Old English

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
  • bêotmæcg m. leader
  • bêotung f. threatening
  • bêotword n. boast: threat.