beggen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Either inherited from Old English *bedcian, *becgian, a syncopated variant of bedecian, or a back-formation from beggere.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
beggen (third-person singular simple present beggeth, present participle beggende, beggynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle begged)
- To beg; to ask for charity.
- To entreat or plead; to ask with fervour.
- To live as a beggar; to continually beg.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of beggen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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References[edit]
- “beggen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.