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BESHREW Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
transitive verb archaic : curse Synonyms See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus Examples of beshrew in a Sentence I would beshrew anyone who is untrue to his ... www.merriam-webster.com
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beshrew - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Verb · (transitive, archaic) To invoke or wish evil upon; to curse. · c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. en.wiktionary.org
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BESHREW definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
Archaic to wish evil on; curse (used in mild oaths such as beshrew me).... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video. www.collinsdictionary.com
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beshrew
beshrew, v. arch. (bɪˈʃruː) Forms: 4 be-, byschrewe, bishrewe, (6 bescro), 6–7 beshrow(e, 4–7 beshrewe, 5– beshrew. [f. be- 2 + shrew v.] † 1. trans. To make wicked or evil; to deprave, pervert, corrupt. Obs.c 1325 Poem temp. Edw. II, 45 Þis world is al beshrewed. 1382 Wyclif Prov. x. 9 Who forsothe... Oxford English Dictionary
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beshrew, 'shrew (v.) - ShakespearesWords.com
beshrew, 'shrew (v.) Old form(s): beshrow. curse, devil take, evil befall. see also Swearing · Headword location(s) ... www.shakespeareswords.com
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Beshrew - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
To beshrew is to invoke a curse on someone. Horrified at discovering an empty baking pan, you might yell, "Beshrew all of you who ate my brownies!" www.vocabulary.com
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Shrew (stock character)
shrews were superstitiously feared, falsely believed to have a venomous bite and to behave aggressively and with cruelty, leading to the now-obsolete word beshrew wikipedia.org
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BESHREW Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
verb (used with object). Archaic. to curse; invoke evil upon. beshrew. / bɪˈʃruː /. verb. archaic, (tr) to wish evil on; ... www.dictionary.com
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Beshrew - Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BESHREW', verb transitive [be and shrew.] To wish a curse to; to execrate. 1. To happen ill to. [Not in use.] Websters Dictionary 1828. SITEMAP ... webstersdictionary1828.com
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Synonyms of beshrew - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for BESHREW: curse, imprecate, condemn, anathematize, denounce, execrate, damn, maledict; Antonyms of BESHREW: bless, commend, ... www.merriam-webster.com
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What does "beshrew" mean? - YouTube
Learn about the word beshrew and why Polonius flings it around in his verbal tirade in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Like Shakespeare history? www.youtube.com
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beshrew, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the verb beshrew is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for beshrew is from around 1325, ... www.oed.com
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beshromp
† beˈshromp, v. Obs. rare—1. ? = beshrew 3.1547 Boorde Introd. Knowl. 207 When they be angry, lyke bees they do swarme; I beshromp them, they have don me much harme. Oxford English Dictionary
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shrew
▪ I. shrew, n.1 (ʃruː) Forms: α. 1 screuua, screauua, scraeua, 6 shreaw, 6–7 shrewe, 6– shrew. β. 6 shrowe, schro, 8 shrow. γ. 6 shyrewe, 9 dial. shirrow, sheroo, shorrow. [OE. scréawa, scrǽwa, not found elsewhere in Teut. Some scholars refer the word to the OTeut. *skreu- to cut (see shred n.), com... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sonnet 133
The 1st line exemplifies a regular iambic pentameter: × / × / × / × / × / Beshrew that heart that makes my heart to groan ( wikipedia.org
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