begrave

Meaning

Verb

Origin

  • From Middle English begraven, from Old English begrafan, from Proto-Germanic *bigrabanฤ…, equivalent to be- + grave. Cognate with Saterland Frisian begreeuwe, West Frisian begrave, Dutch begraven, German begraben, Danish begrave, Swedish begrava, Gothic ๐Œฑ๐Œน๐Œฒ๐‚๐Œฐ๐Œฑ๐Œฐ๐Œฝ.

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