"begem" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: begems [present, singular, third-person], begemming [participle, present], begemmed [participle, past], begemmed [past]
Etymology: From be- + gem. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|gem}} be- + gem Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} begem (third-person singular simple present begems, present participle begemming, simple past and past participle begemmed)
  1. To adorn (as if) with gems.

Inflected forms

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