belwen
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English bylgian, belgan (“to become angry”). Related to bælg (“leather bag”) and bellan (“to roar”). Compare modern English billow.
Verb
editbelwen
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editDescendants
edit- English: bellow
References
edit- “belwen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.