Verb
(obsolete, transitive) To beseech; supplicate; implore.
(obsolete, transitive) To solicit, usually by begging; ask as alms; beg.
(obsolete, intransitive) To make supplication.
(obsolete, intransitive) To profit by or live on the gifts of others.
(obsolete, intransitive) To take alms.
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive, Scotland) To crave; seek (a favour).
Source: en.wiktionary.org