besing
To sing of or sing aboutTo sing of or sing about; celebrate in song or poetry; sing the praises of; praise; laud.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To sing of or sing about; celebrate in song or poetry; sing the praises of; praise; laud.
(transitive)To sing to.
Origin
From Middle English besingen, from Old English besingan (“to sing of, bewail, sing charms,From Middle English besingen, from Old English besingan (“to sing of, bewail, sing charms, enchant”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisingwan (“to sing about”), equivalent to be- (“of, about”) + sing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besjunge (“to sing about”), West Frisian besjonge (“to sing about, praise”), Dutch bezingen (“to sing of, chant”), German besingen (“to sing of, sing the praises of”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål besynge (“to sing of”), Swedish besjunga (“to sing of”).
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Forms
besings, besinging, besang, besungWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle