/be.ɡɛ̃/
Beghard, Beguin (religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines)
Synonyms: bégard, béguard
Related: béguinage
Inherited from Old French beguin, from Medieval Latin beguina, said to be taken from the name of Lambert le Bègue, "Lambert the Stammerer." For the surname, see bègue (“stammering”).
a type of headwear once popular with Beguines, similar to a bonnet
Inherited from Old French beguin, from Medieval Latin beguina, said to be taken from the name of Lambert le Bègue, "Lambert the Stammerer." For the surname, see bègue (“stammering”).
crush, fancy (a short-lived and unrequited love or infatuation); crush (person with whom one is infatuated)
“J'ai le béguin pour elle.” — I've got a crush on her.
Originally "child's bonnet," "nun's headdress," from Middle Dutch beggaert (“one who rattles off prayers”), which is from the same origin as Etymology 1 above. Compare embéguiner (“to be infatuated, have a crush on someone”).