betell
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betell
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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.
verb betells · betelling · betold
- To speak or tell about; declare; narrate; describe. Occasionally we do see some short-line road whose track and equipment are kept in such good repair as to betell of exceptional prosperity; […]
- To speak for; answer for; justify.
- To lay claim to; win; rescue.
- To talk about negatively; slander; calumniate; deride; deceive.
