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In some senses, beshrew is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
beshrew
verb 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
fair
VERB + BESHREW
moved
BESHREW + NOUN
heart
Definitions
verb
1
To invoke or wish evil upon; to curse.
Beshrew me, but you have a quick wit.
I had expected to freeze her young – or, rather, middle-aged – blood and have her perm stand on end like quills upon the fretful porpentine, and she hadn't moved a muscle. “Beshrew me,” I said, “you take it pretty calmly.”
2
An imperative uttered as a mildly imprecatory or merely expletive introductory exclamation.
Beshrew your heart, fair daughter!
R[oderico] D[’Avolos]. Beſhrevv my heart, but that’s not ſo good. / Duke [Phillippo Caraffa, Duke of Pavy]. Ha, vvhat’s that thou miſlik’ſt D'auolos?
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Beshrew me, but you have a quick wit.
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I had expected to freeze her young – or, rather, middle-aged – blood and have her perm stand on end like quills upon the fretful porpentine, and she hadn't moved a muscle. “Beshrew me,” I said, “you t
Wiktionary03
Beshrew your heart, fair daughter!
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