biyete

Middle English

Alternative forms

• biȝete, beȝete, beyete

Etymology

From Old English begēate, a deverbal noun from beġietan (Middle English begeten).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈjɛːt(ə)/

Noun

biyete

1. gain, acquisition
2. offspring, progeny
   • c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section II:

     And now worth þis Mede ymaried · to a mansed schrewe / To one fals fikel tonge · a fendes biȝete.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• “biyēte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.