Wordwyrt

belay

Meaningto lay

Common meaning: to make a rope fast

Journey through time

  1. Dutchleggen‘to lay’source
  2. Dutchbeleggen‘to lay round, to belay’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto lay → to make a rope fastbelay‘to make a rope fast’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Dutch leggen ‘to lay’.

Roots

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