Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

betine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-tine
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hedge about; enclose; shut up.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To set fire to.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"This year began Ida to reign, from whom arose the royal race of Northumbria; and he reigned twelve years and 'getimbered' Bebbanburh, which at first was 'betined' with a wall."

Etymology

From Middle English betinen, betynen, bitunen, bituinen, from Old English betȳnan (“to hedge in, enclose, shut, bury; shut out; conclude, end”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitūnijan (“to inclose, hedge about”), equivalent to be- + tine. Cognate with Middle Dutch betuinen, Middle Low German betü̂nen, Middle High German beziunen (German bezäunen (“to fence in, surround, border”)).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be
Root: betinen, betȳnan, *bitūnijan

Usage

Inflected Forms

betines (present, singular) betining (participle, present) betined (participle, past) betined (past) betyne (alternative) betune (alternative) betun (alternative)

Derived Forms

betined

Questions

What does betine mean?: To hedge about; enclose; shut up.
Where does betine come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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