[itzul] bulliying-a, bullyinga... and beginning English

[URCELAY AGUIRRE, Joseba]

>>>>Nondik nora sortu da "bully" berba, Morris jauna?

Egun on:

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Ondo ibili

Joseba

--- bully, verb1. 
/"bUli/
E18.   
[from BULLY noun1.]

 1. verb trans. & intrans. Act the bully (towards); persecute, intimidate,
oppress (physically or morally) by threats or superior force. E18.
   
Dickens Mr. Bumble..had a decided propensity for bullying..and,
consequently, was (it is needless to say) a coward.   W. Plomer He bullies
her dreadfully, keeps her in her place, orders her about.   

 2. verb trans. Drive or force by threats or superior force into, out of,
etc. E18.
   
Defoe What ails you, to bully away our customers so?   John Bright I have no
belief that Russia..would have been bullied into any change of policy.   R.
Hayman Kafka needed a friend who would bully him to write, and to publish.  


--- bully, noun1. 
/"bUli/
M16.   
[Prob. from Middle Dutch boele lover (Middle High German buole, German
Buhle): cf. BULCHIN.]

 1. Orig. sweetheart, darling. Later only of a man: good friend, mate. (Usu.
as a term of endearment or familiarity.) Now arch. & dial. M16.

 2. A person who uses strength or power to coerce or intimidate weaker
persons. L17.

 b. A hired ruffian. Now usu. more fully bully-boy. M18.

 3. A pimp. arch. E18.

Comb.: bully-boy (a) a young bully, spec. a hired ruffian; (b) arch. a fine
fellow, a gallant; bully pulpit US colloq. a prominent position in public
life allowing the promulgation of personal (esp. moralistic) views;
?bully-rock, bully-rook [origin unkn.] = senses 1, 2 above.