beleaguer
English
/bɪˈliː.ɡə/, /bɪˈli.ɡɚ/
verb
Definitions
- To besiege; to surround with troops.
- To vex, harass, or beset.
- To exhaust.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish belegeren borrowed from Middle Low German belēgeren prefix from English lair.
Origin
English
lair
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beleaguered English
- beleaguerer English
- beleaguerment English
- lair English
- laired English
- lairize English
- lairless English
- lairlike English
- unbeleaguered English
- Belagerer German
- Belagerung German
- Lager German
- belagern German
- belegeren Dutch, Flemish
- belegering Dutch, Flemish
- leir Middle English
- belēgeren Middle Low German