beweep
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To weep over; weep for; weep about; deplore; lament.
- (intransitive) To weep.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bewepen inherited from Old English bewēpan (bewail, mourn, weep over) inherited from *biwōpijan (weep over) pre from English weep.
Origin
English
weep
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beweeper English
- foreweep English
- forweep English
- outweep English
- weep English
- weepable English
- weepathon English
- weepen English
- weeper English
- weepest English
- weepeth English
- weepfest English
- weepful English
- weephole English
- weepie English
- weepy English
- wept English
- bewēpan Old English
- bewepen Middle English
- biweper Middle English
- wepen Middle English
- *biwōpijan gmw-pro