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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

beflay en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English biflean, from Old English beflēan (“to peel, skin, flay”), equivalent to be- + flay.

Meanings

  1. (dialectal, obsolete, transitive) To flay; strip; peel.

Forms

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beflayed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beflayed Tense=Past lexicographic
beflain Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beflaying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beflays Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic