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What is to betray in Middle English?

The word "betray" in Middle English was "betrayen".

Here are some examples of how it was used:

* "He that is false to his friend, shall be betrayed of his own." (from the *Canterbury Tales* by Chaucer)

* "The kyng was betrayed of his own counseil." (from the *Chronicles of England* by Raphael Holinshed)

The word "betrayen" has undergone some spelling changes over time, eventually becoming "betray" in Modern English.

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