Etymology

begroan

B3E1G2R1O1A1N1

Today it means: To groan about; bewail; groan at. Full definition →

Middle English bigronen
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombigronen
  2. English todaybegroan

From Middle English bigronen, bygronen, equivalent to be- (“at, about”) + groan.

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