betall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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verb

Obsolete

"And you will love me, kiss me, and be my secret sweetheart. Your husband will not know. I will give you money, and your husband will not have to betall, to pay for your lodgings or your food."

Probably from Dutch betalen (“to pay”), equivalent to be- + tale. Compare also German bezahlen (“to pay”) and Swedish betala (“to pay”).

betalls (present, singular) betalling (participle, present) betalled (participle, past) betalled (past)

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What does betall mean?

To pay; count out money.

Where does betall come from?

Probably from Dutch betalen (“to pay”), equivalent to be- + tale. Compare also German bezahlen (“to pay”) and Swedish betala (“to pay”).

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