begnaw

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begnaw

/bɪˈnɔː/ UK
/bɪˈnɔ/ US
/bɪˈnɑ/ cot caught merger

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From Middle English *begnawen, from Old English begnagan (“to begnaw, gnaw all over”), equivalent to be- + gnaw.

verb begnaws · begnawing · begnawed · begnawn

archaic, transitive To gnaw; to eat away at. The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul.

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@misc{begnaw_2026,
  title = {begnaw},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/begnaw},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}