- bestréowian
- wv/t2 to bestrew, besprinkle
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
bestréowian
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bestrew — /bi strooh /, v.t., bestrewed, bestrewed or bestrewn, bestrewing. 1. to strew or cover (a surface). 2. to strew or scatter about. 3. to lie scattered over. [bef. 1000; ME bistrewen, OE bestreowian. See BE , STREW] * * * … Universalium
bestrew — (v.) O.E. bestreowian; see BE (Cf. be ) + STREW (Cf. strew) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
bestrew — verb (past participle bestrewed or bestrewn) literary scatter or lie scattered over (a surface). Origin OE bestrēowian (see be , strew) … English new terms dictionary
bestrew — /bəˈstru/ (say buh strooh), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (bestrewed, bestrewn, bestrewing) 1. to strew or cover (a surface). 2. to strew or scatter about. 3. to lie scattered over. {Middle English bistrewe(n), Old English bestrēowian} …
bestrew — [bē stro͞o′, bistro͞o′] vt. bestrewed, bestrewed or bestrewn, bestrewing [ME bistrewen < OE bestreowian: see BE & STREW] 1. to cover over (a surface) with something; strew 2. to scatter (something) over or about a surface 3. t … English World dictionary
bestrew — v.tr. (past part. bestrewed or bestrewn) 1 (foll. by with) cover or partly cover (a surface). 2 scatter (things) about. 3 lie scattered over. Etymology: OE bestreowian (as BE , STREW) … Useful english dictionary
