beteem.
To permit; allow; suffer.
Meaning & usage
To permit; allow; suffer.
To grant, vouchsafe (something to someone); accord; give.
To bestow; afford; allow; deign.
Where this word comes from
From be- + teem (“to befit”). Cognate with Dutch betamen (“to befit, behove, beseem”).
To bring forth; produce; shed.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English teem English beteem From be- + teem (“to produce”).
To pour all about.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English teem English beteem From be- + teem (“to empty, pour”).
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