English
Etymology
OE. beġietan.
Pronunciation
rhymes|�t
Verb
rfc-level|Verb at L4+ not in L3 POS section
en-verb|begets|begetting|begot or archaic, begat|begotten
- To cause; to produce.
- To procreate; to father (rarely: to mother); to get with child.
Quotations
RQ:Authorized Version, Genesis 5:3
Translations
trans-top|to beget
Hebrew: ���
Icelandic: valda, geta, geta af sér (1), fæða, eiga (2)
trans-mid
Old English: cennan
trans-bottom
See also
sire
References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913
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