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begrutten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-grut-ten
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showing the effects of much weeping; marred or swollen in the face through continued weeping.

Etymology

From Scots begrutten, past participle of begrete (“to beweep”), equivalent be- + greet (“to weep”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more begrutten (comparative) most begrutten (superlative)

Questions

What does begrutten mean?
Showing the effects of much weeping; marred or swollen in the face through continued weeping.
Where does begrutten come from?
From Scots begrutten, past participle of begrete (“to beweep”), equivalent be- + greet (“to weep”).

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