betalk

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betalk

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From be- (“about, concerning”) + talk.

verb betalks · betalking · betalked

  1. dialectal, reflexive, sometimes, transitive To talk about; discuss; tell; count; give an account (of). Likewise and moreover, Howaji, is it a time to betalk ourselves merrily of dates, I request you, when the pasha's visit is to be made preparations for?
  2. dialectal, intransitive To talk repeatedly. Nevertheless, ere he departed, he contrived to betalk her to such effect, promising her to gamble no more, that the good woman gave him half a score ducats; [...]

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