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beshadow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-shad-ow
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English bischadewen, bischadwen (also beschaden, bescheaden), from Old English besċeaduwian, besċeadan (“to overshadow”), equivalent to be- + shadow. Cognate with Dutch beschaduwen (“to shade, adumbrate, shadow”), German beschatten (“to shade, shadow, overshadow”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bischadewen, besċeaduwian

Usage

Inflected Forms

beshadows (present, singular) beshadowing (participle, present) beshadowed (participle, past) beshadowed (past)

Synonyms

beshade

Questions

What does beshadow mean?
To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
Where does beshadow come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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