betine

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English betinen, betynen, bitunen, bituinen, from Old English betȳnan (“to hedge in, enclose, shut, bury; shut out; conclude, end”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitūnijan (“to inclose, hedge about”), equivalent to be- +‎ tine. Cognate with Middle Dutch betuinen, Middle Low German betü̂nen, Middle High German beziunen (German bezäunen (“to fence in, surround, border”)). ==== Verb ==== betine (third-person singular simple present betines, present participle betining, simple past and past participle betined) (transitive, obsolete) To hedge about; enclose; shut up. ===== Alternative forms ===== betyne, betune, betun ===== Derived terms ===== betined === Etymology 2 === From be- +‎ tine, variation of tind (“to set fire to”). More at tind. ==== Verb ==== betine (third-person singular simple present betines, present participle betining, simple past and past participle betined) (transitive, obsolete) To set fire to.