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Befile vs Befie - What's the difference?

befile | befie |

As verbs the difference between befile and befie

is that befile is (transitive|dialectal|or|obsolete) to make filthy; befoul; soil while befie is to say "fie" to; defy.

befile

English

Verb

(befil)
  • (transitive, dialectal, or, obsolete) To make filthy; befoul; soil.

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    befie

    English

    Verb

  • To say "fie" to; defy.
  • *1845 , Martin Marprelate (pseud.), John Petheram, Hay any worke for Cooper :
    • And ile [sic] befie em, ile befie em that will say so of me.