Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BELIE, v. To deceive by lying. Long obs. in Eng. and phs. in quot. due to a misunderstanding of the construction of the word, phs. also influenced by beguile.e.Lth. 1912 J. P. Reid Skipper's Daughters 110–1:
I wadna belie you. It's the truth I'm tellin'. . . . Ostensibly to make sure that the Skipper had not belied him.
