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Etymology

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From Middle English belirten, bilurten, from Old English belyrtan (to deceive), equivalent to be- +‎ lirt. Cognate with Scots belirt (to jilt, beguile, deceive).

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Verb

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belirt (third-person singular simple present belirts, present participle belirting, simple past and past participle belirted)

  1. (transitive, UK dialectal, obsolete) To deceive; beguile.
  2. (transitive, UK dialectal, obsolete) To cheat; befool.

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