begeten

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bigetan, from Proto-Germanic *bigetaną.

Verb

begēten

  1. (rare) to think of, to think up
    Antonym: vergēten

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Limburgish: begaete

Further reading

Old English

Pronunciation

Participle

beġeten

  1. past participle of beġietan