Etymology

begab

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Today it means: To deceive; mock. Full definition →

Middle English bigabben
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombigabben
  2. English todaybegab

From Middle English bigabben, equivalent to be- (“over, at, about”) + gab. Cognate with Swedish begabba.

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