Old English - Verb
BEGĀN
* to bego, go over, traverse; get to, come by, fall into
* to go to, visit, care for, cultivate, affect
Se ðe æcer BEGǼÞ. — He who cultivates land (acre) … a farmer
* to occupy, inhabit, dwell, surround, besiege, overrun
Hí ðone búr útan BEEÓDON. — They surrounded the dwelling outside.
* to practise, do, engage in, perform, commit, exercise, attend to, be diligent about, honor, serve, worship, profess; pledge, devote, train oneself
He BEGǼÞ unmǽtas — He commits gluttonies. (Deut. 21, 20)
BEGÁ ðé sylfne to árfæstnysse — Train thyself to godliness. (1 Tim. 4, 7)
CONJUGATION
DERIVED TERMS
* forebegān
* misbegān
* unbegān
DESCENDANTS
* English: bego
REFERENCES
* 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", begān
* 2010, J. Bosworth, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.), begān
begān
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to bego, go over, traverse; get to, come by, fall into
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to go to, visit, care for, cultivate, affect
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Se ðe æcer begǽþ. — He who cultivates land (acre) … a farmer
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to occupy, inhabit, dwell, surround, besiege, overrun
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Hí ðone búr útan beeódon. — They surrounded the dwelling outside.
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to practise, do, engage in, perform, commit, exercise, attend to, be diligent about, honor, serve, worship, profess; pledge, devote, train oneself
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He begǽþ unmǽtas — He commits gluttonies. (Deut. 21, 20)
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Begá ðé sylfne to árfæstnysse — Train thyself to godliness. (1 Tim. 4, 7)
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forebegān
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misbegān
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unbegān