beswinge

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verb

To scourge; beat.

OriginMiddle English *beswingen ← Old English beswingan →
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Meanings

verbbeswinge (third-person singular simple present beswinges, present participle beswingeing, simple past and past participle beswinged)

present singular third person beswinges · participle present beswingeing · participle past beswinged · past beswinged

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo scourge; beat.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbeswingan“to flog, scourge, beat, strike”
  2. Middle English*beswingen
  3. Englishbeswinge

From Middle English *beswingen, from Old English beswingan (“to flog, scourge, beat, strike”), equivalent to be- + swinge (“to scourge”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with beswinge

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Anagrams

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APA

beswinge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beswinge

MLA

“beswinge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beswinge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beswinge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beswinge.

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