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Befool vs Lirt - What's the difference?

befool | lirt |

As verbs the difference between befool and lirt

is that befool is (archaic) to make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone) while lirt is to deceive; beguile or lirt can be to toss.

As a noun lirt is

deception; guile.

befool

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (archaic) To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).
  • * 1853 , , The Newcomes , ch. 40:
    • Flattery is their nature—to coax, flatter and sweetly befool some one is every woman's business.
  • * 1901 , , "The Fairy of the Dawn" in The Violet Fairy Book :
    • But above all beware never to look the Fairy of the Dawn in the face, for she has eyes that will bewitch you, and glances that will befool you.
  • * 2009 July 13, " BJP workers stage protest after leader dies in hospital," TImes of India (retrieved 29 May 2013):
    • They alleged Dr Sidhu had no specialization in reducing weight and was only befooling innocent people.

    Usage notes

    * Although archaic in Western countries, this verb is still current in the English of South Asia.

    lirt

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lirten, .

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To deceive; beguile.
  • To cheat; befool.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Deception; guile.
  • A cheat; a go-by.

    • Etymology 2

    Origin obscure. Perhaps alteration of .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To toss.
  • To walk or move in a quick, lively, or pert manner.
  • To gambol; frisk.