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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Bely, v. [ME. belye (14th c.), biliȝe, biligge, OE. belicgan.] a. intr. To lie near. —c1420 Ratis R. 134.
Infortone thar next belys

b. tr. To beleaguer. —a1639 Spotsw. Hist. 259.
Lord Claud Hamilton belyed Paslay

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