different between begat vs begab

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bi??æt/
• Rhymes: -æt

Verb

begat

1. simple past tense of beget
   • , Genesis 5:3

     And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

   • , Matthew 1:2

     Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren

Noun

begat (plural begats)

1. (nonstandard) An element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the Bible

Usage notes

• This is uncommon in the singular.

Anagrams

• betag

English

Etymology

From Middle English bigabben, equivalent to be- (“over, at, about”) +? gab. Cognate with Swedish begabba.

Verb

begab (third-person singular simple present begabs, present participle begabbing, simple past and past participle begabbed)

1. (transitive) To deceive; mock.
   • 1974, Richard Gardner, Richard Cummings, The adventures of Don Juan:

     "You begabbed her, of course. A tit for a tattle is her bargain. And then?"

2. (transitive) To gab about; talk over; report from one (person) to another.

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?p

Verb

begab

1. first/third-person singular preterite of begeben