bewray

American  

[bih-rey] / bɪˈreɪ /

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

1. to reveal or expose.

2. to betray.

---

bewray British  

/ bɪˈreɪ /

verb

1. (tr) an obsolete word for betray

---

Other Word Forms

• bewrayer noun
• unbewrayed adjective

Etymology

Origin of bewray

1250–1300; Middle English bewraien, equivalent to be- be- + wraien, Old English wrēgan to accuse, cognate with Old High German ruogen ( German rügen ), Gothic wrohjan

Example Sentences

"Nay, then, must I bewray confidence and tell thee that one who knows assures me that Priscilla Molines would not say thee nay wert thou to ask her?"

From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Austin, Jane G. (Jane Goodwin)

“And I must hide, perforce, lest any, knowing of my whereabouts, should bewray me to Guthrum.”

From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster

His noble aspect, and the purple's ray, Amidst his train the gallant chief bewray.

From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de

No, Boston could not bewray a woman wandering towards freedom, without chaining the court house and its judges, putting the town in a state of siege,—insolent soldiers striking at the people's neck.

From The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence by Parker, Theodore

"Sooth, thou art strong with temper for the very meagre cause a maiden will not bewray a poor man's name."

From Mistress Penwick by Payne, Dutton