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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.
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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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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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