Etymology

betimber

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Today it means: To build. Full definition →

Middle English *betimbren ← Old English betimbran
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  1. Old English · inherited frombetimbran
  2. Middle English · inherited from*betimbren
  3. English todaybetimber

From Middle English *betimbren, from Old English betimbran, betimbrian (“to construct, build”), equivalent to be- + timber.

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