Third person singular present tense of begulf; swallows or engulfs something completely.
From be- + gulf + -s. See begulfed for full etymology.
While 'engulf' is far more common in modern English, 'begulf' appears occasionally in classical and romantic poetry where writers were consciously using older English forms for their more archaic, grand effect.
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