betine en · VERB · etymology 1
Etymology
From Middle English betinen, betynen, bitunen, bituinen, from Old English betȳnan (“to hedge in, enclose, shut, bury; shut out; conclude, end”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitūnijan (“to inclose, hedge about”), equivalent to be- + tine. Cognate with Middle Dutch betuinen, Middle Low German betü̂nen, Middle High German beziunen (German bezäunen (“to fence in, surround, border”)).
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To hedge about; enclose; shut up.
This year began Ida to reign, from whom arose the royal race of Northumbria; and he reigned twelve years and 'getimbered' Bebbanburh, which at first was 'betined' with a wall.
1904, The Eagle, volumes 25-26, page 325:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| betyne | alternative | lexicographic | |
| betines | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| betune | alternative | lexicographic | |
| betining | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| betined | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| betined | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| betun | alternative | lexicographic |