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belsire
† ˈbelsire Obs. Also 4–6 bel(l)syre, 5 beelesire, 6 belsier. [f. bel + sire: cf. beldame, belfader. The components are the same as in beausire, with which, however, this has no connexion, being of Eng. formation.] A grandfather; an ancestor.1377 Langl. P. Pl. B. ix. 142 Here abouȝte þe barne þe bels... Oxford English Dictionary
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beausire
† beausire Obs. Forms: 4 beau sir(e, 5 bawshere, besher, bewsher(e, 6 beaw schirre, bew schyre, bew schirre. See also belsire. [a. F. beau fair, sire sir, lord. In OF. bel sire, beau sire was a general form of respectful address: see beau, beaupere.] Fair sir, a form of address.c 1300 Beket 768 Beau... Oxford English Dictionary
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belfather
† ˈbelfather Obs. Also 5 -fader. [f. bel + father: cf. beldame, belsire.] Grandfather.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 30 Belsyre or belfather, faders or moders fader, avus. 1483 Caxton Gold. Leg. 414/1 Here lyeth henry the sone of henry the fader henry the belfader henry the olde belfader. Oxford English Dictionary
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beldam
beldam, -dame (ˈbɛldəm) Forms: 5–9 beldame, 7 belldame, 5– beldam. [Not a direct adoption of the F. belle dame ‘fair lady,’ but formed upon dam, earlier dame, in its Eng. sense of ‘mother,’ with bel- employed to express relationship, as in belsire, belfader: see bel B. For the transference to a more... Oxford English Dictionary
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bel
▪ I. ‖ bel, a. and formative. Forms: 4–5 bele, 7 bell. [a. F. bel, belle ‘beautiful, fair, fine’:—L. bell-um, -am. Naturalized in ME.; but after 1600 consciously French.] † A. adj. Fair, fine, beautiful. Obs.c 1314 Guy Warw. 68 Bele ost, Y bidde say thou me What may al this erning be. c 1384 Chaucer... Oxford English Dictionary
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