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begnawn

begnawn is the 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 begnawn

What is begnawn the past participle of?
Begnawn is the past participle of begnaw.

Words near begnawn in the dictionary

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

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