begroan

English

Etymology

From Middle English bigronen, bygronen, equivalent to be- (at, about) + groan.

Verb

begroan (third-person singular simple present begroans, present participle begroaning, simple past and past participle begroaned)

  1. (transitive) To groan about; bewail; groan at.
    • 1902, Robert Browning, The poetical works of Robert Browning:
      For these deeds' sake do I begroan thy fate.
    • 1914, James Calvin Hooper, Portinia:
      And, why dost thou oft begroan in sorrow Then other times, bid wisdom good morrow?
    • 2008, Lee Robert Schreiber, Poker as Life, page 49:
      Yo, guys, I hate to break it to you: It's your own misbegotten will, your dumb choices, your desire to bemoan and begroan your terrible, miserable, luckless fate [] that put you into harm's way.

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