Etymology

begging

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Today it means: The act of one who begs. Full definition →

Middle English begging
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begging · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited frombegging
  2. English todaybegging

From Middle English begging, beggyng, beggynge, equivalent to beg + -ing (gerund ending).

begging · verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited frombeggin
  2. English todaybegging

From Middle English beggin, beggyn, beggyng, (also beggand), present participle of beggen (“to beg”), equivalent to beg + -ing (participle ending).

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