begift

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begift

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From Middle English bigiften (“to entrust”), equivalent to be- + gift. Cognate with Dutch begiften (“to endow”), German begiften (“to endow”), Swedish begåva (“to endow, dower”).

verb begifts · begifting · begifted

transitive To entrust; endow. I suspect, for instance, that Bill Gates might not have wanted to begift such a program with the Microsoft name.
transitive To give a gift or gifts to; bestow or present with gifts. They are harangued, bedinnered, begifted,[...]
transitive To give as a gift.

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@misc{begift_2026,
  title = {begift},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/begift},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}