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begem

verb

Etymology

From be- + gem.

  1. derived from gemma — “a swelling bud; jewel, gem”
  2. derived from gemme — “gem”
  3. inherited from *gimmu✻ — “gem”
  4. inherited from ġimm
  5. inherited from gemme
  6. prefixed as begem — “be + gem”

Definitions

  1. To adorn (as if) with gems.

    • Our Grove we illuminate, glorious to see, With glittering Glow-worms begemming each Tree;
    • One […] threw The wreath upon him, like an anadem, Which frozen tears instead of pearls begem;
    • Time was, when a stage manager would spend hundreds of thousands of francs to begem with real emeralds the throne upon which a great actress would play the part of an empress.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for begem. 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