English Explanatory Dictionary

besing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To sing of or sing about; celebrate in song or poetry; sing the praises of; praise; laud.
  2. To sing to.

Word forms

besing besings besinging besang besung

Etymology

From Middle English besingen, from Old English besingan (“to sing of, bewail, sing charms, enchant”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisingwan (“to sing about”), equivalent to be- (“of, about”) + sing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besjunge (“to sing about”), West Frisian besjonge (“to sing about, praise”), Dutch bezingen (“to sing of, chant”), German besingen (“to sing of, sing the praises of”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål besynge (“to sing of”), Swedish besjunga (“to sing of”).

Derived words

besinging besung
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