begrave

Etymology

From Middle English begraven, from Old English begrafan (“to bury”), from Proto-Germanic *bigrabaną (“to dig around, bury”), equivalent to be- +‎ grave. Cognate with Saterland Frisian begreeuwe (“to bury”), West Frisian begrave (“to bury”), Dutch begraven (“to bury”), German begraben (“to bury”), Danish begrave (“to bury”), Swedish begrava (“to bury”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (bigraban, “to dig around”).

Verb

begrave (third-person singular simple present begraves, present participle begraving, simple past and past participle begraved)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To bury.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To engrave.

Pronunciation

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Verb

begrave

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of begraven

Etymology

Presumably from be- +‎ grave; compare with Dutch begraven and Swedish begrava

Verb

begrave (imperative begrav, present tense begraver, passive begraves, simple past begravde or begravet or begrov, past participle begravd or begravet, present participle begravende)

1. to bury

   begrave stridsøksen - bury the hatchet

References

• “begrave” in The Bokmål Dictionary.