beshrew

Etymology

From Middle English beschrewen (“to curse, pervert”), equivalent to be- + shrew.

verb

  1. (transitive, archaic) To invoke or wish evil upon; to curse.
  2. (transitive) An imperative uttered as a mildly imprecatory or merely expletive introductory exclamation.

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