Etymology

besinge

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Today it means: To singe about or all over. Full definition →

Middle English bisengen ← Old English besenġan
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited frombesenġan“to singe, burn”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombisengen
  3. English todaybesinge

From Middle English bisengen, bezengen, from Old English besenġan (“to singe, burn”), equivalent to be- + singe.

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