begather

verb

Etymology

From be- + gather. Cognate with Middle Dutch begaderen.

  1. derived from *gʰedʰ-
  2. inherited from *gadurōn
  3. inherited from gaderian
  4. inherited from gaderen
  5. prefixed as begather — “be + gather

Definitions

  1. To gather about

    To gather about; gather round; assemble.

    • Their horrible glee The phantoms forsaking, about her chill form Loud mocking begather! Yet fiercer the storm Shocks onward terrific — A thunderbolt falls! — Oaks crash down heart-shatter'd!
    • Your birthday was in the drying and browning month of my mother's death. I took how Summer tossed your heart at me and made a cornucopia of a snake, my crown. Snake's tongue begathers Winter's sway.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for begather. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA