"delude by artifice," early 13c., from be- + guile (v.). Meaning "entertain with passtimes" is by 1580s (compare the sense evolution of amuse). Related: Beguiled; beguiling.
begonia
begorra
begotten
begrime
begrudge
beguile
beguiling
Beguine
begun
behalf
behave
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