Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Beshrew \Be*shrew"\, v. t.
   To curse; to execrate.

         Beshrew me, but I love her heartily.     --Shak.

   Note: Often a very mild form of imprecation; sometimes so far
         from implying a curse, as to be uttered coaxingly, nay
         even with some tenderness. --Schmidt.

Source : WordNet®

beshrew
     v : wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the
         child" [syn: {curse}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemize}, {anathemise},
          {imprecate}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}]