beggere

Middle English

Alternative forms

beggar, beggare, beggarr, begger

Etymology

Either borrowed from Old French begart (from Middle Dutch beggaert) or formed anew from beggen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɡər(ə)/

Noun

beggere (plural beggeres)

A beggar (one who begs for alms)
A poor person; one living in poverty.
A mendicant; a friar reliant on alms.
A villain; a despicable person.
(rare) A petitioner; a supplicator.

Descendants

English: beggar
Scots: beggar

References

“begger(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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