Be- There are very few or no other articles that link to this one . Please help introduce links in articles on related topics . After links have been created , remove this message . This article has been tagged since October 2006 . The English derivational prefix be- is a hold over from Old English . For the majority of native speakers the prefix be- is no longer productive ; a possible exception to this is presented by the word besmitten , which numerous speakers seem to have recreated . Meanings and uses of be- include : thoroughly , excessively , or more generally , used as an intensifier ; on , around , over , or generally indicating contact ; finally , it is also used to form transitive verbs from nouns ( e.g. befriend , behead , benight ) , adjectives ( e.g. bedim , bewet ) or otherwise intransitive verbs ( e.g. bewail , beweep ) . List becalm bedazzle bedew bedim bedrabble bedraggle befall befit befog befool befoul befriend befuddle beget begrime begrudge beguile behave behead behold behoove ( US and Canada ) /behove ( Commonwealth et al ) belabor ( US and Canada ) /belabour ( Commonwealth et al ) belay belie belittle bemire bemoan bemud bemuse benight benumb bequeath berate bereave beseech beset beslobber besmear besmirch besot bespatter bespeak bespeckle bespread besprinkle bestead bestir bestow bestrew bestride betide betoken betray betroth bewail beweep bewet bewilder bewitch Categories : Orphaned articles from October 2006 | Prefixes October 2006 