betine
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English betinen, betynen, bitunen, bituinen, from Old English betȳnan (“to hedge in, enclose, shut, bury; shut out; conclude, end”), from Proto-Germanic *bitūnijaną (“to inclose, hedge about”), equivalent to be- + tine. Cognate with Middle Dutch betuinen, Middle High German beziunen.
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
betine (third-person singular simple present betines, present participle betining, simple past and past participle betined)
- (transitive, obsolete) To hedge about; enclose; shut up.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From be- + tine, variation of tind (“to set fire to”). More at tind.
Verb[edit]
betine (third-person singular simple present betines, present participle betining, simple past and past participle betined)
- (transitive, obsolete) To set fire to.
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