beshrew
English
Etymology
From Middle English beschrewen (“to curse, pervert”), equivalent to be- + shrew.
Verb
beshrew (third-person singular simple present beshrews, present participle beshrewing, simple past and past participle beshrewed)
- (transitive, archaic) To invoke or wish evil upon; to curse. quotations ▼
- (transitive) An imperative uttered as a mildly imprecatory or merely expletive introductory exclamation. quotations ▼
Translations
show ▼±to invoke or wish evil upon; to curse