begalewen

== Middle English == === Etymology === From bi- +‎ *galewen, *galwen, *galien (> modern dialectal English gallow, gally (“to frighten, alarm, terrify”)), probably related to Old English āgælwed, āgelwed (“stupified, astonished, disconcerted”), of unknown origin. Compare also Old English galg, ġealg (“troubled, dismayed, gloomy, sad”), === Verb === begalewen (third-person singular simple present begaleweth, present participle begalewende, begalewynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle begalewed) (transitive) To frighten. c. 1320, "Bevis of H." in Ellis Specim. (1811) II. 171 === References === “begalewen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.