Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bewallow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-wal-low
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wallow around or about; wallow all over.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"We saw paths and narrow beds, trampled and bewallowed, in the mud of the marshes now and then, which were made by the alligators; then, after long stretches of cane-brake and of marsh and willows, we came upon the beauty of Gum Swamp."

Etymology

From Middle English biwalwien, from Old English bewealwian (“to wallow, wallow around”), equivalent to be- + wallow.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be
Root: biwalwien, bewealwian

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

bewallows (present, singular) bewallowing (participle, present) bewallowed (participle, past) bewallowed (past)

Questions

What does bewallow mean?: To wallow around or about; wallow all over.
Where does bewallow come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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