beot

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English beot (“boast, threat, boastful speech; boastfulness”), from Old English bēot; see below. === Noun === beot (countable and uncountable, plural beots) (countable) A boast or threat; boastful speech. (uncountable) Boastfulness. === Anagrams === -to-be, Beto, Tebo, Tobe, boet, bote, to-be, tobe == Old English == === Etymology === From earlier bihāt, second element cognate with Old Norse heit with very similar semantics. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /be͜oːt/ Rhymes: -e͜oːt === Noun === bēot n (nominative plural bēot) promise, vow, boast threat, danger ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== bēotian (“to threaten, boast, vow, promise”) bēotlic (“arrogant, exulting, boastful, threatening”) bēotlīce (“arrogantly, exultingly, boastfully, threateningly”) bēotmæċġ (“leader”) bēotung (“threatening”) bēotword (“boast: threat”)