besinge

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verb

To singe about or all over.

OriginMiddle English bisengen ← Old English besenġan →
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Meanings

verbbesinge (third-person singular simple present besinges, present participle besingeing or besinging, simple past and past participle besinged)

present singular third person besinges · participle present besingeing · participle present besinging · participle past besinged · past besinged

  1. transitiveTo singe about or all over.

    All sainct confederations infringed, / And for light cause would prince with prince enquarrel; / Countries bestreamed with blood, with fire besinged […]

    1838, Robert Southey, The poetical works

Origin

  1. Old Englishbesenġan“to singe, burn”
  2. Middle Englishbisengen
  3. Englishbesinge

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

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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