betine

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To hedge about; enclose; shut up. obsolete,transitive
    — 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.
  2. To set fire to. obsolete,transitive

词形变化

betines present,singular,third-person betining participle,present betined participle,past betined past betyne alternative betune alternative betun alternative betines present,singular,third-person betining participle,present betined participle,past betined past

词源

词源 1
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”)).
词源 2
From be- + tine, variation of tind (“to set fire to”). More at tind.
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