befie

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ fie.

Verb

befie (third-person singular simple present befies, present participle befying, simple past and past participle befied)

1. (transitive) To say "fie" to; defy.
   • 1845, Martin Marprelate (pseud.), John Petheram, Hay any worke for Cooper:

     And ile ^[sic] befie em, ile befie em that will say so of me.