† belockv.
Obsolete. rare.
1. transitive. To lock or shut out (a person); to lock up (in a building).
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > be on the outside of [verb (transitive)] > keep or shut out > specific persons
beloukOE
belockc1330
excludec1440
to shut (some one) out of doors, out of the gates1508
excluse1513
the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close (a door, window, etc.) > bolt, bar, or lock
sparc1175
pena1200
louka1225
bara1300
shutc1320
lockc1325
clicketc1390
keyc1390
pinc1390
sneckc1440
belocka1450
spare?c1450
latch1530
to lock up1549
slot1563
bolt1574
to lock to?1575
double-lock1594
stang1598
obserate1623
padlock1722
button1741
snib1808
chain1839
c1330 (?c1300) Bevis of Hampton (Auch.) l. 3199 Be-lok hem þar oute for loue o me.
a1450 MS Bodl. 779 in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1889) 82 397 (MED) Remygye him let be-loke in a wal of stoon.
2. transitive. To lock or fasten securely.In quot. with reference to a handfasting ceremony; see handfasting n. 1.
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)]
beloukeOE
tinea900
bitunc1000
forshutc1000
sparc1175
louka1225
bisteke?c1225
spear?c1225
closec1275
knita1398
fastena1400
upclosec1440
to shut up1526
reclude1550
upspeara1563
lucken1568
to make up1582
hatcha1586
belocka1616
a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) v. i. 206 This is the hand, which with a vowd contract Was fast belockt in thine. View more context for this quotation
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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