† beyelpv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To talk loudly of, boast of, glory in. Also reflexive with of.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > glory in [verb (transitive)]
beyelpc1330
the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > be vainglorious or behave vaingloriously [verb (reflexive)]
beyelpc1330
avaunt1340
glorify1340
yelp1340
boasta1400
brawl?a1400
roosea1400
vaunta1400
advance1483
brag1548
vainglorya1637
braggadociea1688
wind1827
the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > boast [verb (reflexive)]
beyelpc1330
avaunt1340
the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > utter boastfully [verb (transitive)] > boast of
roosec1175
avauntc1315
beyelpc1330
boastc1380
blazona1533
brag1588
ruff1602
crack1653
vapour1654
value1670
vauntc1696
gasconade1714
voust1794
to write home about1868
sing1897
c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 1455 Þat tow schalt it biȝelp nouȝt Þat he is to deþ y-brouȝt.
1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 155 How shulde I thanne me beyelpe..of thy largesse.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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