Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beteem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-teem
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To permit; allow; suffer.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To grant, vouchsafe (something to someone); accord; give.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To bestow; afford; allow; deign.

Transitive verb

verb

To bring forth; produce; shed.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To pour all about.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"So excellent a king, that was to this / Hyperion to a satyr, so loving to my mother / That he might not beteem the winds of heaven / Visit her face too roughly."
"So would I (said th'enchaunter) glad and faine / Beteeme to you this sword, you to defend [...]."

Etymology

From be- + teem (“to befit”). Cognate with Dutch betamen (“to befit, behove, beseem”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be

Usage

Inflected Forms

beteems (present, singular) beteeming (participle, present) beteemed (participle, past) beteemed (past)

Questions

What does beteem mean?: To permit; allow; suffer.
Where does beteem come from?: From be- + teem (“to befit”). Cognate with Dutch betamen (“to befit, behove, beseem”).

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