beswinge

English

Etymology

From Middle English *beswingen, from Old English beswingan (“to flog, scourge, beat, strike”), equivalent to be- +‎ swinge (“to scourge”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪndʒ

Verb

beswinge (third-person singular simple present beswinges, present participle beswingeing, simple past and past participle beswinged)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.

Anagrams

• beeswing