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"2": "be",
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],
"etymology_text": "From be- + fie.",
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"form": "befies",
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{
"form": "befying",
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "1845, Martin Marprelate (pseud.), John Petheram, Hay any worke for Cooper",
"text": "And ile befie em, ile befie em that will say so of me."
}
],
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"To say \"fie\" to; defy."
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"(transitive) To say \"fie\" to; defy."
],
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"ref": "1845, Martin Marprelate (pseud.), John Petheram, Hay any worke for Cooper",
"text": "And ile befie em, ile befie em that will say so of me."
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