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bemoan

The origin and history of bemoan.

Etymology

Came into English from Middle English bemenen, bimenen, from Old English bemǣnan (“to bemoan, bewail, lament”), equivalent to be- (“about, concerning”) plus moan. The vowel changed between Middle and Modern English by analogy with moan.

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