"beggen" meaning in Middle English

See beggen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɛɡən/
Etymology: Either inherited from Old English *bedcian, *becgian, a syncopated variant of bedecian, or a back-formation from beggere. Etymology templates: {{glossary|inherited}} inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|*bedcian|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English *bedcian, {{inh+|enm|ang|*bedcian|nocap=1}} inherited from Old English *bedcian, {{back-formation|enm|beggere|nocap=1}} back-formation from beggere Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} beggen, {{enm-verb|stem=begg}} beggen (third-person singular simple present beggeth, present participle beggende, beggynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle begged) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|begg}} Forms: beggeth [present, singular, third-person], beggende [participle, present], beggynge [participle, present], begged [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], beggen [infinitive], to beggen [infinitive], begge [infinitive], begge [first-person, present, singular], begged [first-person, past, singular], beggest [present, second-person, singular], beggedest [past, second-person, singular], beggeth [present, singular, third-person], begged [past, singular, third-person], begge [present, singular, subjunctive], begged [past, singular, subjunctive], begge [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], beggen [plural, present], begge [plural, present], beggeden [past, plural], beggede [past, plural], beggeth [imperative, plural, present], begge [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], beggynge [participle, present], beggende [participle, present], begged [participle, past], ybegged [participle, past]
  1. To beg; to ask for charity.
    Sense id: en-beggen-enm-verb-bmrsgPDY Categories (other): Middle English back-formations, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English back-formations: 50 20 29 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 67 10 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 17 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 9 13
  2. To entreat or plead; to ask with fervour.
    Sense id: en-beggen-enm-verb-E~-D1YC7
  3. To live as a beggar; to continually beg.
    Sense id: en-beggen-enm-verb-f9toLbO3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: begg, begge, beggyn Related terms: beggere

Alternative forms

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