# betell

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To speak or tell about; declare; narrate; describe.
2. To speak for; answer for; justify.
3. To lay claim to; win; rescue.
4. To talk about negatively; slander; calumniate; deride; deceive.

## Etymology
From Middle English betellen (“to tell about, calumniate”), from Old English betellan (“to speak about, answer, defend oneself against a charge or accusation”), equivalent to be- (“about, concerning”) + tell.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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