• Begive

    Origin

    From -("out, over, across") + give. Compare Dutch begeven ("to give up, forsake"), German begeben ("to issue, endow"), Danish begive ("to go"), Swedish begiva ("to proceed, start for, go").

    Full definition of begive

    Verb

    1. (transitive) To give out; give of oneself; issue; endow; administer; transfer.
      • 2004, Communion, www.thewaystation.org/Communion.html:How am I begiving? To whom do I begive and why? What is the quality of my begiving? How willing am I to begive? How much? To what extent?
      • 2010, Chris Worth, Captain Jeans and the Quest for Keith, storywrite.com:Maria was forever to begive her begivings to the loathsome imposter who’s waddling skulk had haunted her. Thus life nourishes death and as the witch died so did she.
      • 2012, aprylne, Pour le patient: aprylne's blog: Lets Talk About Handbags:Return to the original beautiful dream world, this is the season to begive you a perfect attempt.

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