beshrew Meaning, Definition & Usage
-
verb wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
imprecate; curse; anathemise; damn; bedamn; anathemize; maledict.
- The bad witch cursed the child
WordNet
Be*shrew" transitive verb
Definitions
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.
