different between besay vs begay

English

Etymology

From Middle English besayen, biseggen, from Old English bese??an (“to announce, introduce; defend, excuse oneself; accuse”), from Proto-Germanic *bisagjan?, equivalent to be- (“about, concerning, across”) +? say. Cognate with Dutch bezeggen, German besagen (“to say”).

Verb

besay (third-person singular simple present besays, present participle besaying, simple past and past participle besaid)

1. To say about (someone or something); get something across verbally or by saying; relay; signify; declare.

Anagrams

• Basey, Basye, Bayes, absey, abyes, eBays

English

Etymology

From be- +? gay.

Verb

begay (third-person singular simple present begays, present participle begaying, simple past and past participle begayed)

1. (transitive) To make cheerful or merry.
   • 1985, Percy Grainger, Kay Dreyfus, The farthest north of humanness:

     I find it the finest land & folk yet, finer even than Denmark & the Danes, though truly not so begaying & behopefulling.

Anagrams

• gabey

Maranao

Noun

begay

1. gift