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Definition of Beshrew

Beshrew
Beshrew Be*shrew", v. t. To curse; to execrate. Beshrew me, but I love her heartily. --Shak. Note: Often a very mild form of imprecation; sometimes so far from implying a curse, as to be uttered coaxingly, nay even with some tenderness. --Schmidt.

Meaning of Beshrew from wikipedia

- behave aggressively and with cruelty, leading to the now-obsolete word beshrew, 'to curse or invoke evil upon'. Beginning in the mid-13th century, following...
- bereavement Berkshire berry berth beseech besought beseeching beset beshield beshrew beside besides besom bespeak bespoke bespoken bespeckled bespoke (made...
- 1st line exemplifies a regular iambic pentameter: × / × / × / × / × / Beshrew that heart that makes my heart to groan (133.1) Line 5 exhibits two common...
- wretch appear'd amid all these to say: "Grant vengeance, sire! for, woe beshrew this heart My son is murder'd." He replying seem'd; "Wait now till I return...
- collections include The Dead Girls Speak in Unison from Bloof Books 2017, Beshrew Dusie Press 2019, and Spite Ahsahta Press 2020 forthcoming. Her first book...