BEGAN, b[=e]-gan', _pa.t._ of BEGIN.
BEGEM, be-jem', _v.t._ to adorn, as with gems.
BEGET, be-get', _v.t._ to produce or cause: to generate: to produce as an
effect, to cause:--_pr.p._ beget'ting; _pa.t._ begat', begot'; _pa.p._
begot', begot'ten.--_n._ BEGET'TER, one who begets: a father: the agent
that occasions or originates anything. [A.S. _begitan_, to acquire. See
GET.]
BEGHARD. See BEG.
BEGIFT, be-gift', _v.t._ to present with gifts.
BEGILD, be-gild', _v.t._ to gild: to cover or overlay with gold-leaf.
BEGIN, be-gin', _v.i._ to take rise: to enter on something new: to
commence.--_v.t._ to enter on: to commence (with _at_, _with_,
_upon_):--_pr.p._ begin'ning; _pa.t._ began'; _pa.p._ begun'.--_ns._
BEGIN'NER, one who begins: one who is beginning to learn or practise
anything; BEGIN'NING, origin or commencement: rudiments--(_Spens._)
BEGINNE'.--_adj._ BEGIN'NINGLESS. [A.S. _beginnan_ (more usually
_onginnan_), from _be_, and _ginnan_, to begin.]
BEGIRD, be-gird', _v.t._ to gird or bind with a girdle; to surround or
encompass (_with_):--_pa.t._ begirt', begird'ed; _pa.p._ begirt'. [A.S.
_begyrdan_. See GIRD.]
BEGLERBEG, b[.e]g'l[.e]r-b[.e]g, _n._ the governor of a Turkish province,
in rank next to the grand vizier. [Turk., lit. 'bey of beys.']
BEGLOOM, be-gl[=oo]m', _v.t._ to render gloomy.
BEGNAW, be-naw', _v.t._ to gnaw or bite, to eat away.
BEGONE, be-gon', _interj._ lit. be gone! be off! get away! In WOE'-BEGONE',
beset with woe, we have the _pa.p._ of A.S. _begán_, to go round, to beset.
BEGONIA, be-g[=o]n'ya, _n._ a genus of plants cultivated in our greenhouses
for their pink flowers and their remarkable unequal-sided and often
coloured leaves--'Elephant's Ears,' 'Angel's Wings.' [Named from the
botanist Michel _Begon_, 1638-1710.]
BEGORED, be-g[=o]rd', _adj._ (_Spens._) besmeared with gore.
BEGOT, be-got', BEGOTTEN, be-got'n, _pa.p._ of BEGET.
BEGRIME, be-gr[=i]m', _v.t._ to grime or soil deeply.
BEGRUDGE, be-gruj', _v.t._ to grudge: to envy any one the possession of.
BEGUILE, be-g[=i]l', _v.t._ to cheat or deceive: to divert attention from
anything tedious or painful: to divert or amuse: to wile any one into some
course.--_ns._ BEGUILE'MENT; BEGUIL'ER.--_adv._ BEGUIL'INGLY. [See GUILE.]
BEGUINES, beg'in (see BEG).--_n._ BEGUINAGE (beg'in-[=a]j), an
establishment for _Beguines_.