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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

beswinge en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English *beswingen, from Old English beswingan (“to flog, scourge, beat, strike”), equivalent to be- + swinge (“to scourge”).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To scourge; beat.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
beswingeing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beswinges Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
beswinged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beswinged Tense=Past lexicographic