bego

verb

Etymology

From Middle English begon, from Old English begān (“to go over, traverse, get to, come by, fall into, go to, visit, care for, cultivate, inhabit, occupy, surround, beset, overrun, practice, do, engage in, perform, attend to, be diligent about, honor, serve, worship, profess”), from Proto-Germanic *bi + *gāną, corresponding to be- + go. Cognate with Dutch begaan, German begehen, Danish begå.

derived from *bi✻
inherited from begān
inherited from begon

Definitions

1
To go about
To go about; encompass; surround; beset, surround with hostile intent; to overrun.
- Thy prysemen ar sore begone and put undir, for they ar oversette with Sarazens mo than fyve hondred.
- False love, I bego, I bego. Ere something still worse come down.
To clothe, dress.
3
To affect, usually as a good or bad influence, or as a circumstance.
- He was woe begone.
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1. 4
  That which besets, surrounds, compasses, or affects
  That which besets, surrounds, compasses, or affects; situation; circumstance.
  - “As I was passing by a vineyard on the Earth where some of mankind were taking their lunch, I heard them complaining and grumbling about these things they called 'ants'. Oh the woes and begoes of mankind,” smiled the good lord.
2. 5
  To go away, to disappear.
  - He bewent speedily, and as he vanished I heard him again calling, " Not she, not she ! Ha, ha ! "
  - “Begone!” I shouted. They bewent, asmirking, And I, awakening, fell straight aworking.

The neighborhood

Derived

umbego

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