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.

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: begon

Overgenomen van Oudengels: begān

Verwant aan Nederlands: begaan

Verwant aan Duits: begehen

Verwant aan 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.