beteem

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To permit; allow; suffer. obsolete,transitive
    — So excellent a king, that was to this / Hyperion to a satyr, so loving to my mother / That he might not beteem the winds of heaven / Visit her face too roughly.
  2. To bring forth; produce; shed. obsolete,transitive
  3. To pour all about. rare,transitive
  4. To grant, vouchsafe (something to someone); accord; give. obsolete,transitive
    — So would I (said th'enchaunter) glad and faine / Beteeme to you this sword, you to defend [...].
  5. To bestow; afford; allow; deign. dialectal,transitive

词形变化

beteems present,singular,third-person beteeming participle,present beteemed participle,past beteemed past beteems present,singular,third-person beteeming participle,present beteemed participle,past beteemed past beteems present,singular,third-person beteeming participle,present beteemed participle,past beteemed past

词源

词源 1
From be- + teem (“to befit”). Cognate with Dutch betamen (“to befit, behove, beseem”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Middle English bi-
English be-
English teem
English beteem
From be- + teem (“to produce”).
词源 3
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Middle English bi-
English be-
English teem
English beteem
From be- + teem (“to empty, pour”).
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