"begalewen" meaning in Middle English

See begalewen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: begaleweth [present, singular, third-person], begalewende [participle, present], begalewynge [participle, present], begalewed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Etymology: From bi- + *galewen, *galwen, *galien (> modern dialectal English gallow, gally (“to frighten, alarm, terrify”)), probably related to Old English āgælwed, āgelwed (“stupified, astonished, disconcerted”), of unknown origin. Compare also Old English galg, ġealg (“troubled, dismayed, gloomy, sad”), Etymology templates: {{af|enm|bi-|*galewen}} bi- + *galewen, {{m+|en|gallow}} English gallow, {{cog|ang|āgælwed}} Old English āgælwed, {{m+|ang|galg}} Old English galg Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} begalewen, {{enm-verb|stem=begalew}} begalewen (third-person singular simple present begaleweth, present participle begalewende, begalewynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle begalewed)
  1. (transitive) To frighten. Tags: transitive
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