What is "belaid"

Belay \Be*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaid, Belayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Belaying.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. Be-, and Lay to place.]

1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]

   Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace.
   --Spenser.

2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel.
   --Totten.

3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct. [Obs.]
   --Dryden.

   Belay thee! Stop.

vb. (context archaic English) (en-past of: belay); belayed.

Belaid is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Chokri Belaid (1964–2013), Tunisian lawyer and politician
• Khaled Belaid, Tunisian volleyball player
• Tijani Belaid, France born Tunisian footballer

Given name:

• Belaid Abdessalam, Algerian politician
• Belaïd Abrika, Algerian professor of History
• Belaid Lacarne, Algerian football referee