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betalk

verb

Etymology

From be- (“about, concerning”) + talk.

  1. derived from *dol-✻
  2. derived from *talōną✻ — “to count, recount, tell”
  3. inherited from *talkōną✻ — “to talk, chatter”
  4. inherited from *talkōn✻
  5. inherited from *tealcian✻ — “to talk, chat”
  6. inherited from talken
  7. prefixed as betalk — “be + talk”

Definitions

  1. To talk about

    To talk about; discuss; tell; count; give an account (of).

    • Likewise and moreover, Howaji, is it a time to betalk ourselves merrily of dates, I request you, when the pasha's visit is to be made preparations for?
    • Today can we betalk about why Shacam broke up?

  2. To talk repeatedly.

    • Nevertheless, ere he departed, he contrived to betalk her to such effect, promising her to gamble no more, that the good woman gave him half a score ducats; [...]

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