"besinge" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: besinges [present, singular, third-person], besingeing [participle, present], besinging [participle, present], besinged [participle, past], besinged [past]
Etymology: From Middle English bisengen, bezengen, from Old English besenġan (“to singe, burn”), equivalent to be- + singe. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bisengen}} Middle English bisengen, {{inh|en|ang|besenġan|t=to singe, burn}} Old English besenġan (“to singe, burn”), {{pre|en|be|singe}} be- + singe Head templates: {{en-verb|besinges|besingeing|besinged|pres_ptc2=besinging}} besinge (third-person singular simple present besinges, present participle besingeing or besinging, simple past and past participle besinged)
  1. (transitive) To singe about or all over. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-besinge-en-verb-NAnaIQ9l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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