English

Verb

bego ‎(third-person singular simple present begoes, present participle begoing, simple past bewent, past participle begone)

1. (archaic) To go about; encompass; surround; beset, surround with hostile intent; to overrun.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:

     Thy prysemen ar sore begone and put undir, for they ar oversette with Sarazens mo than fyve hondred.

   • 1892, Albany Law Journal - Volumes 44-45 - Page 166:

     False love, I bego, I bego. Ere something still worse come down.

   • 1902, Carolyn Wells, Abeniki Caldwell: A Burlesque Historical Novel - Page 178:

     He bewent speedily, and as he vanished I heard him again calling, " Not she, not she ! Ha, ha ! "

   • 2013, Ambrose Bierce, Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce:

     They bewent, asmirking, And I, awakening, fell straight aworking.

2. (obsolete) To clothe, dress.
3. (obsolete except in set phrases) To affect, usually as a good or bad influence, or as a circumstance.

   He was woe begone.

Noun

bego ‎(plural begoes)

1. That which besets, surrounds, compasses, or affects; situation; circumstance.
   • 2011, Loretto Gubernatis, Dimitrius and the Gladiolas:

     “As I was passing by a vineyard on the Earth where some of mankind were taking their lunch, I heard them complaining and grumbling about these things they called 'ants'. Oh the woes and begoes of mankind,” smiled the good lord.

Related terms

• bewend

Indonesian

Adjective

bego

1. dumb