Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

besnow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: besnow
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To snow on; to cover with snow, or as if with snow.

Transitive verb

verb

To scatter like snow.

Transitive verb

verb

To whiten with snow, or as with snow.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Virgins of equall birth, [...] / Shall draw thy picture, and record thy life; / One ſhall enſphere thine eyes, another ſhall / Impearl thy teeth[,] a third thy white and ſmall / Hand ſhall beſnow, a fourth incarnadine / Thy roſie cheek, [...]"

Etymology

From Middle English besnewen, from Old English besnīwian (“to cover with snow”); equivalent to be- + snow. Cognate with Dutch besneeuwen (“to snow, snow in”), German beschneien (“to cover with snow”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be
Root: besnewen, besnīwian

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

besnows (present, singular) besnowing (participle, present) besnowed (participle, past) besnowed (past) besnew (alternative)

Derived Forms

besnowed

Rhymes With

to so do no so-so know go show though as though oh ago

Questions

What does besnow mean?: To snow on; to cover with snow, or as if with snow.
Where does besnow come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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