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(dialectal, possibly dated) Alternative form of by. Also found in compounds, especially oaths, e.g. begorra.

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Source Word

be

IPA(Pronunciation)

/bi/

alt-of alternative dated dialectal possibly

(dialectal, possibly dated) Alternative form of by. Also found in compounds, especially oaths, e.g. begorra.

Japanese Meaning

（方言的・時代遅れの用法）『by』の代替形として使われ、一般的には『～によって』といった意味を持つ。 / また、特に誓いの表現など複合語の中でみられる用法である。

She stood be the hearth and hummed an old tune.

彼女は暖炉のそばに立って、古い曲を口ずさんだ。

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(dialectal, possibly dated) Alternative form of by. Also found in compounds, especially oaths, e.g. begorra.

O ful tru un pertikler akeawnt o... th' greyt Eggshibishun. Be o felley fro Rachde.