different between beway vs begay

English

Etymology 1

From by way equivalent to be- +? way. Compare German wegen (“because of, by reason of”).

Alternative forms

• beways

Conjunction

beway

1. (dialectal, Ireland, Scotland, US) By way; because.
   • 1832, the mirror of literature, amusement, and instruction:

     [...] an' then hee'l turn him roon behint-afore an' play treeks, till collie gems at him; an' then beway o' makin friens again, hee'l Btreek an' pat him, [...]

   • 1857, Celtic Union:

     Be gannies," suggested Larry, " I think the best way would be for the three iv us to give the artichokes at the fire below, a warm reception beway iv a do sure, an' it'll soften the bargain wid ould Hardrade."

   • 1951, American Classical League:

     This young man afterwards became a member of Parliament from Scotland, and was for many years Grand Master of the [...] that week into as good English as he can and write it beway of version, being allowed to paraphrase it in his own way, [...]

Etymology 2

Perhaps from the phrase "by the way(side)", equivalent to by +? way.

Noun

beway (plural beways)

1. (rare, India) Movement; sway; influence.
   • 1988, Qamar-ud-Din Khan, H. M. Arshad Qureshi, Political concepts in Sunnah:

     It was further extended and the whole of Hijaz came under the beway of the Prophet in A.H. 8 when Makkah was conquered until this time there was hardly any administration, [...]
2. (rare, India) Movement away; loss.
   • 1966, Raghuraj Singh, Ishwar Chand Singhal, Labour problems:

     There is a considerable beway to be made up in the provision of housing accommodation to workers.

   • 1993, M. Gangadhara Rao, Odeyar D. Heggade And P.S. Yadapadithaya, Industrial Labour: Emerging Trends:

     Thirdly, the absence of a strong and solid trade union movement which may secure to the workers their proper share in the gains of economic progress and which may also make for past beway in their standard of living makes it all the more incumbent upon the state [...]

Anagrams

• wayeb

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