Beget \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)