"begroan" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: begroans [present, singular, third-person], begroaning [participle, present], begroaned [participle, past], begroaned [past]
Etymology: From Middle English bigronen, bygronen, equivalent to be- (“at, about”) + groan. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bigronen}} Middle English bigronen, {{pre|en|be|groan|t1=at, about}} be- (“at, about”) + groan Head templates: {{en-verb}} begroan (third-person singular simple present begroans, present participle begroaning, simple past and past participle begroaned)
  1. (transitive) To groan about; bewail; groan at. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-begroan-en-verb-baUmY~~F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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