begrutten

B3E1G2R1U1T1T1E1N1

adjective

Showing the effects of much weeping; marred or swollen in the face through continued weeping.

OriginScots begrutten →
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Meanings

adjectivebegrutten (comparative more begrutten, superlative most begrutten)

comparative more begrutten · superlative most begrutten

  1. ScotlanddialectalShowing the effects of much weeping; marred or swollen in the face through continued weeping.

Origin

  1. Scotsbegrutten
  2. Englishbegrutten

From Scots begrutten, past participle of begrete (“to beweep”), equivalent be- + greet (“to weep”).

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APA

begrutten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begrutten

MLA

“begrutten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begrutten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “begrutten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begrutten.

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