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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1913

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BELIRT, v. "To jilt; to beguile, deceive" (S.D.D.). Under Lirt, to deceive, Jam.6 says "more commonly belirt, w. of Sc."Sc.(E) 1913 H. P. Cameron Imit. of Christ iii. l. 170:
The intellects o' men are aften belirtit i' deemin'.

[Be, pref., 1 + Lirt, deception. Not given by D.O.S.T. O.E. belyrtan, to deceive. Occurs in Mid.Eng. in Bestiary 403 in O.E. Misc. c.1220, Gen. and Ex. c.1250, Destr. Troy c.1400, etc.]

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