bewray

American  

[bih-ray] / bɪˈreɪ /

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

1. to reveal or expose.

2. to betray.

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bewray British  

/ bɪˈreɪ /

verb

1. (tr) an obsolete word for betray

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Other Word Forms

• bewrayer
  noun
• unbewrayed
  adjective

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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

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Example Sentences

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bewray

Lilies have no sin     Leading them astray,   No false heart within     That would them bewray,   Nought to tempt them in     An evil way;   And if canker come and blight,   Nought will ever put them right.

From Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters by George Milligan

Oft she turned her eyes on Gunnlaug, thereby proving the saw, "Eyes will bewray if maid love man."

From The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald 1875 by William Morris

There you bewray the folly of your dreame, For I am well, aliue, vncaught, vntoucht.

From The Tragedy Of Caesar's Revenge by Anonymous

The first sentence of Shakespeare’s speech runs: Should we be silent and not speak, our raiment And state of bodies would bewray what life We have led since thy exile. 

From A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles by Sir Sidney Lee

"Hide the outcast; bewray not him that wandereth."

From The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by William Still

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