besing

Meanings

Verb

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
be identical to; be someone or something
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
have an existence, be extant
happen, occur, take place
be identical or equivalent to
form or compose
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
represent, as of a character on stage
spend or use time
have life, be alive
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
be priced at
To sing of or sing about; celebrate in song or poetry; sing the praises of; praise; laud.
To sing to.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English besingen, from Old English besingan (“to sing of, bewail, sing charms, enchant”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisingwan (“to sing about”), equivalent to be- (“of, about”) + sing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besjunge (“to sing about”), West Frisian besjonge (“to sing about, praise”), Dutch bezingen (“to sing of, chant”), German besingen (“to sing of, sing the praises of”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål besynge (“to sing of”), Swedish besjunga (“to sing of”).

Synonyms

be, comprise, constitute, cost, embody, equal, exist, follow, live, make up, personify, represent

Antonyms

differ

Scrabble Score: 9

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