Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To sing about; celebrate in song.
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- verb transitive To
sing of or sing about;celebrate in song or poetry; sing thepraises of;praise ;laud . - verb transitive To sing to.
Etymologies
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From Middle English besingen, from Old English besingan ("to sing of, bewail, sing charms, enchant"), from Proto-Germanic *bisingwanan (“to sing about”), equivalent to be- (“of, about”) + sing. Cognate with Dutch bezingen ("to sing of, chant"), German besingen ("to sing of, sing the praises of"), Swedish besjunga ("to sing of").
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He who shall most worthily besing it shall receive the prize from
The Wagnerian Romances Gertrude Hall Brownell 1912
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