Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

begather

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-gath-er
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gather about; gather round; assemble.

Example Sentences

"Their horrible glee The phantoms forsaking, about her chill form Loud mocking begather! Yet fiercer the storm Shocks onward terrific — A thunderbolt falls! — Oaks crash down heart-shatter'd!"
"Your birthday was in the drying and browning month of my mother's death. I took how Summer tossed your heart at me and made a cornucopia of a snake, my crown. Snake's tongue begathers Winter's sway."

Etymology

From be- + gather. Cognate with Middle Dutch begaderen.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be

Inflected Forms

begathers (present, singular) begathering (participle, present) begathered (participle, past) begathered (past)

Synonyms

collect forgather

Questions

What does begather mean?: To gather about; gather round; assemble.
Where does begather come from?: From be- + gather. Cognate with Middle Dutch begaderen.

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