BEGNAW

Etymology

Verb

begnaw (third-person singular simple present begnaws, present participle begnawing, simple past begnawed, past participle begnawn or begnawed)

(transitive, archaic) To gnaw; to eat away at.

Anagrams

• Bangwe

Source: Wiktionary


Be*gnaw", v. t. [p. p. Begnawed, (R.) Begnawn (.] Etym: [AS. begnagan; pref. be- + gnagan to gnaw.]

Definition: To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode. The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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