Belie Definition

Origin of Belie

• From Middle English belyen, beleoȝen, from Old English belēogan (“to deceive by lying, be mistaken”), from Proto-Germanic *bileuganą (“to belie”), equivalent to be- (“about”) +‎ lie (to deceive). Cognate with Old Frisian biliaga (“to belie”), Dutch beliegen (“to belie”), German belügen (“to lie to”), Swedish beljuga (“to tell lies about”).

  From Wiktionary

• From Middle English belyen, beliggen, from Old English belicgan, bilicgan (“to lie around, surround, hedge in, encompass”), equivalent to be- (“around, by”) +‎ lie (to be positioned). Cognate with German beliegen.

  From Wiktionary

• Middle English bilien from Old English belēogan to deceive with lies leugh- in Indo-European roots

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition