In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BEWEPT
Verb
bewept
simple past tense and past participle of beweep
Source: Wiktionary
BEWEEP
Be*weep", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewept; p. pr. & vb. n. Beweeping.] Etym: [AS. bew; pref. be- + weep.]
Definition: To weep over; to deplore; to bedew with tears. "His timeless death beweeping." Drayton.
Be*weep", v. i.
Definition: To weep. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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