Bego
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 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."
- 1 To go about; encompass; surround; beset, surround with hostile intent; to overrun. archaic
"Thy prysemen ar sore begone and put undir, for they ar oversette with Sarazens mo than fyve hondred."
- 2 To go away, to disappear. rare
"He bewent speedily, and as he vanished I heard him again calling, " Not she, not she ! Ha, ha ! ""
- 3 To clothe, dress. obsolete
- 4 To affect, usually as a good or bad influence, or as a circumstance.
"He was woe begone."
Example
More examples"Thy prysemen ar sore begone and put undir, for they ar oversette with Sarazens mo than fyve hondred."
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.
Back-formation from begone, originally an imperative but now an interjection, construed as a past participle.
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