biyete
Middle English
Alternative forms
- biȝete, beȝete, beyete
Etymology
From Old English begēate, a deverbal noun from beġietan (Middle English begeten).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈjɛːt(ə)/
Noun
biyete
- gain, acquisition
- offspring, progeny
- c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, II:
- And now worth þis Mede ymaried · to a mansed schrewe / To one fals fikel tonge · a fendes biȝete.
- c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, II:
References
- “biyēte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.