Be*get" (?), v. t. [imp.
Begot (?), (Archaic) Begat (?); p. p.
Begot, Begotten (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Begetting.] [OE. bigiten, bigeten, to get, beget, AS.
begitan to get; pref. be- + gitan. See Get,
v. t. ] 1. To procreate, as a father
or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father.
Yet they a beauteous offspring shall beget.
Milton.
2. To get (with child.) [Obs.]
Shak.
3. To produce as an effect; to cause to
exist.
Love is begot by fancy.
Granville.