beteem Meaning, Definition & Usage

Be*teem" transitive verb

Etymology

Pref. be- + an old verb teem to be fitting; cf. D. betamen to beseem, G. ziemen, Goth. gatiman, and E. tame. See Tame, a.

Definitions

1. To give ; to bestow; to grant; to accord; to consent. Obs. Spenser. Milton.
2. To allow; to permit; to suffer. Obs.

   So loving to my mother, That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly. Shak.