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beggen

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Either inherited from Old English *bedcian, *becgian, a syncopated variant of bedecian, or a back-formation from beggere.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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beggen (third-person singular simple present beggeth, present participle beggende, beggynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle begged)

  1. To beg; to ask for charity.
  2. To entreat or plead; to ask with fervour.
  3. To live as a beggar; to continually beg.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: beg
  • Scots: beg

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