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Belaved vs Belayed - What's the difference?

belaved | belayed |

As verbs the difference between belaved and belayed

is that belaved is past tense of belave while belayed is past tense of belay.

belaved

English

Verb

(head)
  • (belave)

  • belave

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

  • To lave or wash about; wash all over; wash.
  • Etymology 2

    Anomalous alteration of .

    Verb

  • (archaic) to remain, continue; to belay
  • (archaic) to be alive
  • belayed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (belay)
  • Anagrams

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    belay

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To surround; environ; inclose.
  • (obsolete) To overlay; adorn.
  • * Spenser
  • jacket belayed with silver lace
  • (obsolete) To besiege; invest; surround.
  • (obsolete) To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
  • To make (a rope) fast by turning it round a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
  • To secure (a person) to a rope or (a rope) to a person.
  • He would need an experienced partner to belay him on the difficult climbs.
  • To lay aside; stop; cancel.
  • I could only hope the remaining piton would belay his fall.
    Belay that order!
  • (nautical)
  • (nautical) To make a line fast by turns around a cleat, pin, or bitt.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (climbing) The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.
  • (climbing) The object to which a rope is secured.
  • (climbing) A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure his/or her partner.