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beg

/ˈbeɡ/BEG
/ˈbɛɡ/BEG

Meaninga lay brother who begs

Common meaning: to ask for alms

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchbegardsource
  2. Anglo-Frenchbeggersource
  3. Englishbeg‘to ask for alms’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French begard ‘a lay brother who begs’.

Roots

  • begard Old French “a lay brother who begs”

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