besung
besung adjective: sung of; sung about; glorified or praised in song. Also the past participle of besing.
Adjective
besung (comparative more besung, superlative most besung)
- Sung of; sung about; glorified or praised in song.
- Better to him seemed that victorious crown, / That midst the reverent silence of the town / He oft would set upon some singer's brow / Than was the conqueror's diadem, blest now / By lying priests, soon, bent and bloody, hung / Within the thorn by linnets well besung, / Who think but little of the...1868, William Morris, “June: The Love of Alcestis”, in The Earthly Paradise: A Poem, parts [I and II], London: F[rederick] S[tartridge] Ellis, […], →OCLC, page 490
- O fair midspring, besung so oft and oft, How can I praise thy loveliness enow?1897, The Virginia Spectator, University of Virginia
Also used as
besung is also the past participle of besing.
Forms of besung
| comparative | more besung |
|---|---|
| superlative | most besung |
Origin of besung
From besing. Compare Dutch bezongen, German besungen.
Questions about besung
- What does besung mean?
- Besung means sung of; sung about; glorified or praised in song.
- What part of speech is besung?
- Besung is an adjective.
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