Begather
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To gather about; gather round; assemble. ambitransitive
"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!"
Synonyms
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More examples"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!"
Etymology
From be- + gather. Cognate with Middle Dutch begaderen.