bego

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To go about; encompass; surround; beset, surround with hostile intent; to overrun.
2. (obsolete) To clothe, dress.
3. To affect, usually as a good or bad influence, or as a circumstance.

Noun

That which besets, surrounds, compasses, or affects; situation; circumstance.

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: begon

Geërf van Old English: begān

Verwante met Nederlands: begaan

Verwante met Duits: begehen

Verwante met Deens: begå

In summary

From Middle English begon, from Old English begān (“to go over, traverse, get to, come by, fall into, go to, visit, care for, cultivate, inhabit, occupy, surround, beset, overrun, practice, do, engage in, perform, attend to, be diligent about, honor, serve, worship, profess”), from Proto-Germanic *bi + *gāną, corresponding to be- + go. Cognate with Dutch begaan, German begehen, Danish begå.