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bestrew

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-strew
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there.

Transitive verb

verb

To strew anything upon; strew over or about; cover or partially cover with things strewn; cover with straw or strewing.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English bistrewen, from Old English bestrēawian, bestrēowian (“to bestrew, besprinkle”), equivalent to be- + strew. Cognate with Dutch bestrooien (“to sprinkle, bestrew”), German bestreuen (“to sprinkle, cover”), Swedish beströ (“to strew, sprinkle, scatter”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bestrews (present, singular) bestrewing (participle, present) bestrewed (past) bestrewn (participle, past) bestrow (alternative) bestraw (alternative)

Derived Forms

bestrewment

Questions

What does bestrew mean?
To strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there.
Where does bestrew come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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