Bego

Origin

From Middle English begon, from Old English begān ("to go over, traverse, get to, come by, fall into, go to, visit, care for, cultivate, inhabit, occupy, surround, beset, overrun, practice, do, engage in, perform, attend to, be diligent about, honor, serve, worship, profess"), from Proto-Germanic *bi + *gāną, corresponding to - + go. Cognate with Dutch begaan, German begehen, Danish begå.

Full definition of bego

Verb

1. (obsolete) To beset, surround with hostile intent; to overrun.
• 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:Thy prysemen ar sore begone and put undir, for they ar oversette with Sarazens mo than fyve hondred.
2. (obsolete) To clothe, dress.
3. (obsolete except in set phrases) To affect, usually as a good or bad influence.He was woe begone.

Related terms

• bewend