Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beclothe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-clothe
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To clothe about; put clothes on someone or something; wrap or cover in clothing.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Etymology

From be- + clothe, perhaps continuing Middle English *beclothen, *beclathen, *beclethen (suggested by Middle English bycladde (“dressed, clad”)), from Old English *beclǣþan, *beclāþian (“to put on clothing, clothe about”), from Proto-West Germanic *biklaiþijan, *biklaiþōn (“to clothe about”). Compare Saterland Frisian bekloodje (“to beclothe”), West Frisian beklaaie (“to beclothe”), Dutch bekleden (“to beclothe”), German Low German bekleden (“to beclothe”), German bekleiden (“to beclothe”), Danish beklæde (“to beclothe”), Swedish bekläda (“to beclothe”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: be
  • Root: *beclothen, *beclǣþan, *biklaiþijan

Usage

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Questions

What does beclothe mean?
To clothe about; put clothes on someone or something; wrap or cover in clothing.
Where does beclothe come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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