bely

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== bely (plural belies) Obsolete spelling of belly. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== bely (third-person singular simple present belies, present participle belying, simple past and past participle belied or belyed) Obsolete spelling of belie. === Anagrams === Bley, Blye, bley == Middle English == === Alternative forms === beli, baly, balyw, belgh belwe, belu === Etymology === From Old English bælg, from Proto-West Germanic *balgi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛliː/ === Noun === bely (plural belies) belly ==== Descendants ==== English: belly, ballow, bellows Scots: belly, bally Yola: bellee, belooze ==== References ==== “belī, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.