betall en · VERB
Etymology
Probably from Dutch betalen (“to pay”), equivalent to be- + tale. Compare also German bezahlen (“to pay”) and Swedish betala (“to pay”).
Meanings
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(ambitransitive, obsolete) To pay; count out money.
And you will love me, kiss me, and be my secret sweetheart. Your husband will not know. I will give you money, and your husband will not have to betall, to pay for your lodgings or your food.
1980, Jill L. Levenson, A critical edition of the anonymous Elizabethan play "The Weakest goeth to the wall":
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| betalling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| betalls | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| betalled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| betalled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |