beshade

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Etymology

From Middle English bischaden, bischadewen, bischadowen, equivalent to be- +‎ shade and/or be- +‎ shadow. Cognate with Saterland Frisian beskaadje (to shadow), Dutch beschaduwen (to shade, shadow), German beschatten (to shadow).

Verb

beshade (third-person singular simple present beshades, present participle beshading, simple past and past participle beshaded)

  1. (transitive) To shadow; cast a shadow over.
    Light Fumitory, Parsly, Burnet's blade, And winding leafe his crispy Locks beshade: Hee's light and lively, all in Turns and Tricks; In his great Round, hee many small doth mix... ― Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas (translation by Joshua Sylvester, 1633)

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