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beginne

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English

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beginne

  1. Obsolete spelling of begin.
    • a. 1863, Jean Ingelow, "High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire"
      If it be long ay, long ago,
      When I beginne to think howe long,
      Againe I hear the Lindis flow,
      Swift as an arrowe, sharpe and strong;

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈɣɪnə/
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Verb

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beginne

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of beginnen

Noun

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beginne

  1. (archaic) dative singular of begin

German

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beginne

  1. inflection of beginnen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Middle Dutch

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beginne

  1. inflection of beginnen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. first/third-person singular present subjunctive

Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian *biginna, bijenna, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną.

Verb

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beginne

  1. to begin