English

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Etymology

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From be- +‎ throng. Compare bethring.

Verb

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bethrong (third-person singular simple present bethrongs, present participle bethronging, simple past and past participle bethronged)

  1. (transitive) To throng about or among; surround.
    • 1909, Methodist Episcopal Church, The Western Christian advocate:
      [...] And they crowded round the Supplanter As the eagles bethrong their prey, [...]
  2. (intransitive) To crowd around.