becry en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /bɪˈkɹaɪ/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /bəˈkɹaɪ/
Etymology
From Middle English becrien, equivalent to be- (“about, at, over, upon”) + cry.
Meanings
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(transitive) To cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.
"The Sun becried its death" — it rained during that fiesta celebrated on 4 May [...]
1985, Américo Castro, Willard F. King, Selma Margaretten, The Spaniards: An Introduction to Their History:Wisdom, becried on either hand, will steer very nicely a middle course between these extremes; allowing here, forbidding there.
1909, Harrington Sainsbury, Drugs and the drug habit:It is not in me to becry inequality in this scrying place I have often sought, yet never acknowledged If belief is futile and desire our burden, I shall find it hard to fly again.
2003, John A. Smith, Little Fish Big Pond:“I look around, an' ev'rywhere my eye falls becries ye. Ye're ev'rywhere in this place.”
2010, Renee Wildes, Lycan Tides:
- (transitive) To accuse.
- (transitive) To bewitch.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| becrying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| becried | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| becried | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| becries | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
forspeak · sorrow · hex · grieve · grieve · mojo · becry · afterthink · enchant · wayment · elegize · deplore · repent · accriminate · have up · sorrow · bewail · ensorcell · appeach · arraign · jinx · glamour · accuse · beweep · lament · wail · beglammer · begrieve · spellbind · englamour · bespell · becry · becry · bemoan · bechat · enspell · spellcast · mourn · indict · bewail · pine · spell · bechat · bewitch · sigh · grieven · inculpate · condole · inculpate · charge · incriminate · tax · maleficiate · charge · conjure · mean · ensorcell · bemourn · criminate · bespell · accriminate · witch · keen