Cursed or under a curse; afflicted with bad luck or misfortune.
From Middle English, combining the prefix 'be-' (meaning to cause or make) with 'curst' (an archaic past tense of curse). The prefix 'be-' was commonly used in Old and Middle English to create adjectives meaning to be in a certain state or condition.
The prefix 'be-' was once super productive in English—people could slap it onto almost any word to mean 'to make or become that thing.' We still see it in words like 'belittle' and 'besmirch,' but 'becurst' reminds us that English speakers 500 years ago were way more creative about stacking prefixes onto verbs.
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