belamy
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French bel (“fair”) + amy (“friend”).
Noun[edit]
belamy (plural belamies)
- A good or dear friend.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
References[edit]
- “belamy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “bē̆l-amī, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.