v. Obs. [OE. belǽwian f. BE- 2 + lǽwian to betray.] trans. To betray.

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c. 1000.  Ags. Gosp., Matt. xxvi. 15–16. And ic hyne belæwe [Hatton, beleawiʓe] eow … He hyne wolde belæwan.

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c. 1175.  Lamb. Hom., 229. Hu hé Christ heom beléwen michte.

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