Etymology of the English prefix be-

Derivations in English

befit, beleaguer, bequest, betray, bewray, behead, belongen, betreuthen, becalm, beclasp, becloud, becripple, bedabble, bedash, bedaub, bedazzle, bedeck, bedevil, bedim, bedizen, bedraggle, beflag, befog, befriend, befuddle, begem, begrime, bejewel, belaud, belike, bemaul, bemean, bemire, bemock, bemuddle, bemuse, bepaint, berascal, berate, bereft, berhyme, berime, bescreen, bescribble, besmirch, bespangle, bespatter, bespectacled, bestead, bestraddle, bestud, bewhiskered, beheld, belittle, beflowered, bemedaled, bewigged, becharm, bedight, beslobber, bewail, bemoan, bedew, befall, befool, befoul, begird, begrudge, beguile, behalf, behest, behind, belay, belie, beloved, bemazed, beseem, beset, beshrew, beside, besiege, bespake, bespeak, bespread, bestir, bestow, betake, bethink, bethought, betide, betoken, betook, beweep, bewitch, beyond, behold, beneath, bin, beholden, besot, besought, beseech, benumb, behave, belated

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Word found in Old English, Middle English, Modern English