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besinge

verb

Etymology

From Middle English bisengen, bezengen, from Old English besenġan (“to singe, burn”), equivalent to be- + singe.

  1. inherited from besenġan — “to singe, burn”
  2. inherited from bisengen

Definitions

  1. To singe about or all over.

    • All sainct confederations infringed, / And for light cause would prince with prince enquarrel; / Countries bestreamed with blood, with fire besinged […]

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