English Explanatory Dictionary

begnaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To gnaw; to eat away at.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈnɔː/ /bɪˈnɔ/ /bɪˈnɑ/

Word forms

begnaw begnaws begnawing begnawed begnawn

Etymology

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

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