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begrutten

begrutten adjective: showing the effects of much weeping; marred or swollen in the face through continued weeping.

Adjective

begrutten (comparative more begrutten, superlative most begrutten)

  1. (Scotland, dialectal) Showing the effects of much weeping; marred or swollen in the face through continued weeping.

Forms of begrutten

comparativemore begrutten
superlativemost begrutten

Origin of begrutten

From Scots begrutten, past participle of begrete (“to beweep”), equivalent be- + greet (“to weep”).

Questions about begrutten

What does begrutten mean?
Begrutten means showing the effects of much weeping; marred or swollen in the face through continued weeping.
What part of speech is begrutten?
Begrutten is an adjective.

Words near begrutten in the dictionary

  1. begruntle
  2. begrutch
  3. begrutched
  4. begrutches
  5. begrutching
  6. begrutten
  7. begry
  8. begs
  9. begs for one's life
  10. begs off
  11. begs someone's pardon

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