Etymology

begeck

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Today it means: To deceive; disappoint; jilt. Full definition →

Middle Dutch begecken ← Middle Low German begecken
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  1. Middle Low German · borrowed frombegecken“to deride”
  2. Middle Dutch · borrowed frombegecken
  3. English todaybegeck

From Middle Dutch begecken or Middle Low German begecken (“to deride”), equivalent to be- + geck. More at geek.

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