begge

English

Verb

begge

  1. Archaic spelling of beg.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse beggja, from Proto-Germanic *bajjǫ̂, the genitive form of Proto-Germanic *bai (“both”). In Old Norse the other cases have been replaced by the enlargened stem báðir (cf. Danish både).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥ɛɡ̊ə]
  • Homophone: bække

Pronoun

begge

  1. both (each of two; one and the other)

Middle English

Verb

begge

  1. Alternative form of beggen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse beggja.

Determiner

begge

  1. both

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse beggja, genitive of báðir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²bɛʝːə/, /²bɛɡːə/

Determiner

begge

  1. Alternative form of båe

References
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