"biteon" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /bi.ˈtøːn/ [Early-Middle-English], /bi.ˈteːn/ Forms: biteoth [present, singular, third-person], biteonde [participle, present], bitogh [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], bitowen [participle, past], bi-teon [alternative], bitēn [alternative], by-teon [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English betēon (“to cover, surround, enclose, dispose of, bestow, bequeath, impeach, accuse”), equivalent to bi- + ten (“to go, to draw”). Cognate with German beziehen (“to obtain, cover, receive, draw”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (bitiuhan, “to bestow, draw over, betray”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|betēon||to cover, surround, enclose, dispose of, bestow, bequeath, impeach, accuse}} Old English betēon (“to cover, surround, enclose, dispose of, bestow, bequeath, impeach, accuse”), {{prefix|enm|bi-|ten|id2=to draw|t2=to go, to draw}} bi- + ten (“to go, to draw”), {{cog|de|beziehen||to obtain, cover, receive, draw}} German beziehen (“to obtain, cover, receive, draw”), {{cog|got|𐌱𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽||to bestow, draw over, betray}} Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (bitiuhan, “to bestow, draw over, betray”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} biteon, {{enm-verb|biteoth|biteonde|bitogh|bitowen}} biteon (third-person singular simple present biteoth, present participle biteonde, first-/third-person singular past indicative bitogh, past participle bitowen)
  1. (transitive) To draw over (as a covering); cover; veil. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-biteon-enm-verb-N2g~RgMC
  2. (transitive) To pull or tug at. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-biteon-enm-verb-MAXt4PGW
  3. (transitive) To employ; spend; bestow (time, pains, etc.) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-biteon-enm-verb-k8Ys~JuL
  4. (transitive) To bring about; manage; arrange. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-biteon-enm-verb-HixGYWOF Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with bi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 30 46 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with bi-: 16 16 26 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 15 23 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 12 19 56

Alternative forms

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