betine
Appearance
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-West Germanic *bitūnijan (“to inclose, hedge about”), equivalent to be- + tine. Cognate with Middle Dutch betuinen, Middle Low German betü̂nen, Middle High German beziunen (German bezäunen (“to fence in, surround, border”)).
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.
- 1904, The Eagle, volumes 25-26, page 325:
- This year began Ida to reign, from whom arose the royal race of Northumbria; and he reigned twelve years and 'getimbered' Bebbanburh, which at first was 'betined' with a wall.
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[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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