betine

English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Verb

betine (third-person singular simple present betines, present participle betining, simple past and past participle betined)

  1. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To hedge about; inclose; shut up.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From be- +‎ tine, variation of tind (“to set fire to”). More at tind.

Verb

betine (third-person singular simple present betines, present participle betining, simple past and past participle betined)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To set fire to.
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