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becudgel

verb

Etymology

From be- + cudgel.

  1. derived from *gew-✻ — “to bow, bend, arch, curve”
  2. derived from *gewgʰ-✻ — “swelling, bow”
  3. derived from *kuggǭ✻ — “cog, swelling”
  4. inherited from *kuggilaz✻ — “a knobbed instrument”
  5. inherited from *kuggil✻
  6. inherited from cyċġel — “a large stick, cudgel”
  7. inherited from kuggel
  8. prefixed as becudgel — “be + cudgel”

Definitions

  1. To cudgel thoroughly or soundly.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA