English Explanatory Dictionary

betell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To speak or tell about; declare; narrate; describe.
  2. To speak for; answer for; justify.
  3. To lay claim to; win; rescue.
  4. To talk about negatively; slander; calumniate; deride; deceive.

Word forms

betell betells betelling betold

Etymology

From Middle English betellen (“to tell about, calumniate”), from Old English betellan (“to speak about, answer, defend oneself against a charge or accusation”), equivalent to be- (“about, concerning”) + tell.

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