different between besee vs betee

English

Etymology

From Middle English beseen, from Old English bes?on (“to see, look, look around, behold, observe, look after, go to see, visit, provide for”), from Proto-Germanic *bisehwan? (“to look, besee”), equivalent to be- +? see. Cognate with Dutch bezien (“to look at, review”), German besehen (“to have a look at, inspect”), Danish bese (“to inspect”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?

Verb

besee (third-person singular simple present besees, present participle beseeing, simple past besaw, past participle beseen)

1. (transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To look at; see; mind; regard; favour.
2. (transitive, dialectal) To look to; see to; attend to; care for; take care of; provide for; treat; arrange.
3. (reflexive, dialectal) To look about oneself; look to oneself.

Derived terms

• beseen
• gaybeseen
• wellbeseen

English

Etymology

From Middle English biten, biteon, from Old English bet?on (“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”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?

Verb

betee (third-person singular simple present betees, present participle beteeing, simple past beteed or betow, past participle beteed or betown)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To draw over (as a covering); cover; veil.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To pull or tug at.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To employ; spend; bestow (time, pains, etc.)
4. (transitive, obsolete) To bring about; manage; arrange.