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befied

befied is the simple past and past participle of befie.

Meaning of befie

Verb

befie (third-person singular simple present befies, present participle befying, simple past and past participle befied)

  1. (transitive) To say "fie" to; defy.
    • And ile befie em, ile befie em that will say so of me.1845, Martin Marprelate (pseud.), John Petheram, Hay any worke for Cooper

Questions about befied

What is befied the simple past and past participle of?
Befied is the simple past and past participle of befie.

Words near befied in the dictionary

  1. befettering
  2. befetters
  3. befevered
  4. befezzed
  5. befie
  6. befied
  7. befies
  8. befight
  9. befile
  10. befiled
  11. befiles

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