begger2 (c.1292)
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begger2 (c.1292)

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  FEW:  *beggen 15/i,86a Gdf:  beguer 1,612b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  beguer 1  DMF:  béguer  TLF: ∅ OED:  beg v.  MED:  beggen v.  DMLBS: ∅
beger, 
p.pr. beogaunt  i 466  

v.a.

1to beg for: 
( 1327 )  aillount begauntz lour pain  175
♦ to beg for, solicit, request as a gift: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) des viscountes et de touz nos autres ministres, justices et corouners [...], qe gentz de religioum [sic] et autres gentz grevent par surcharges de lour venues pur herberger ovekes eux sovent [...] ou par begger (var. (A: s.xiv) beguigner ) merrym ou fustz ou autre chose a eus ou a aukun de lour meyné ou de lour amis  i 93.15

v.n.

1 to beg: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  et issi vount begaunt, et les font norir [...] al grevaunce del poeple  i 91
begue  begger#1  begginaille  begine#1  beginer 
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