"beau" meaning in Middle English

See beau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bɛu̯/
Rhymes: -ɛu̯ Etymology: From Old French bel, biau, from Latin bellus, from Old Latin *duenelos. Doublet of bel. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|bel}} Old French bel, {{der|enm|la|bellus}} Latin bellus, {{der|enm|itc-ola|*duenelos}} Old Latin *duenelos, {{doublet|enm|bel}} Doublet of bel Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} beau, {{enm-adj}} beau
  1. good, fine Synonyms: beu, bew, bewe
    Sense id: en-beau-enm-adj-3msbpDQl Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 15 3 7 1 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 16 15 11 8 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 3 5 1 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 14 13 10 11 14

Alternative forms

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