beswinge

English

Etymology

From Middle English *beswingen, from Old English beswingan (“to flog, scourge, beat, strike”), equivalent to be- +‎ swinge (“to scourge”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪndʒ

Verb

beswinge (third-person singular simple present beswinges, present participle beswingeing, simple past and past participle beswinged)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.

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