begive

From be- (“out, over, across”) +‎ give. Compare Dutch begeven (“to give up, forsake”), German begeben (“to issue, endow”), Danish begive (“to go”), Swedish begiva (“to proceed, start for, go”).

begive (third-person singular simple present begives, present participle begiving, simple past begave, past participle begiven)

1. (transitive) To give out; give of oneself; issue; endow; administer; transfer.
   • 2004, Communion‎^[1]:

     How am I begiving? To whom do I begive and why? What is the quality of my begiving? How willing am I to begive? How much? To what extent?

   • 2010, Chris Worth, “Chapter Six: Voodoo Bile”, in Captain Jeans and the Quest for Keith‎^[2], storywrite.com:

     Maria was forever to begive her begivings to the loathsome imposter who’s^[sic] waddling skulk had haunted her. Thus life nourishes death and as the witch died so did she.

   • 2012, aprylne, Pour le patient: aprylne's blog: Lets Talk About Handbags:

     Return to the original beautiful dream world, this is the season to begive you a perfect attempt.

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