˜yÐÄvlog

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begad

/ ²úɪˈɡæ»å /

interjection

  1. archaic.
    an emphatic exclamation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of begad1

C18: euphemistic alteration of by God!
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Example Sentences

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But I wouldn't lay against him, no, begad!

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He talked of a compromise, begad! of meeting on friendly terms, of the Lord knows what; fairly addling one, taking one's breath away with his audacity.

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"Why, begad?" the Squire exclaimed, staring at him.

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We've kept ourselves to ourselves, begad!

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Not I, begad,†and he clenched his sentence with an ugly expletive.

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