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begnawed

begnawed is the simple past and past participle of begnaw.

Meaning of begnaw

Verb

begnaw (third-person singular simple present begnaws, present participle begnawing, simple past begnawed, past participle begnawed or begnawn)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To gnaw; to eat away at.
    • The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about begnawed

What is begnawed the simple past and past participle of?
Begnawed is the simple past and past participle of begnaw.

Words near begnawed in the dictionary

  1. beglues
  2. begluing
  3. Begnaud
  4. Begnauds
  5. begnaw
  6. begnawed
  7. begnawing
  8. begnawn
  9. begnaws
  10. begnet
  11. begnets

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