- OE. beggen, perh. fr. AS. bedecianakin to Goth. bedagwa beggar), biddan to ask. (Cf. Bidv. t.); or cf. beghardbeguin
- To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate for; to beseech.I do beg your good will in this case.Josephbegged the body of Jesus.
- To ask for as a charity, esp. to ask for habitually or from house to house.Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
- To make petition to; to entreat; as, to beg a person to grant a favor.
- To take for granted; to assume without proof.
- Old LawTo ask to be appointed guardiln for, or to aso to havo a guardian appointed for.Else some will beg thee, in the court of wards.To BegAskRequest.
