Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *biliþī.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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biliþe n

  1. an image, a representation, resemblance, likeness
    • Biliþe wǣron eorlas Ebrēathe men were the images [likenesses] of the Hebrews
  2. a pattern, example

Declension

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