Definitions
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- verb transitive, obsolete To
draw over (as a covering);cover ;veil . - verb transitive, obsolete To
pull ortug at. - verb transitive, obsolete To
employ ;spend ;bestow (time, pains, etc.) - verb transitive, obsolete To
bring about ;manage ;arrange .
Etymologies
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From Middle English biten, biteon, from Old English betēon ("to cover, surround, enclose, dispose of, bestow, bequeath, impeach, accuse"), equivalent to be- + tee. Cognate with German beziehen ("to obtain, cover, receive, draw"), Gothic (bitiuhan, "to bestow, draw over, betray").
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Examples
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NGC e re laetše gore re swanetše go šireletša betee bja seboka sa rena le botee bja kgwerano (Alliance) ya rena bjalo ka dilo tše bohlokwa kudu.
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