BESHREW

beshrew. Beshrew, v. to ourse, rail at, happen ill to, ob.

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Be‐shrew″ (�), v. t. To curse; to execrate. Beshrew me, but I love her heartily. Shak. ☞ Often a very mild form of imprecation; sometimes so far from implying a curse, as to be uttered coaxingly, nay even with some tenderness. Schmidt.