beggen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === begg, begge, beggyn === Etymology === Either inherited from Old English *bedcian, *becgian, a syncopated variant of bedecian, or a back-formation from beggere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛɡən/ === Verb === beggen (third-person singular simple present beggeth, present participle beggende, beggynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle begged) To beg; to ask for charity. To entreat or plead; to ask with fervour. To live as a beggar; to continually beg. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== beggere ==== Descendants ==== English: beg → Volapük: begön Scots: beg ==== References ==== “beggen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.