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English
Etymology
From Middle English besowen, bisawen, from Old English besāwan (“to sow, sow about”); equivalent to be- + sow. Cognate with Middle High German besǣjen (“to besow”).
Pronunciation
Verb
besow (third-person singular simple present besows, present participle besowing, simple past besowed, past participle besown or besowed)
- (transitive) To sow; sow all around or about; scatter; disperse; plant.
1898, International Association of Factory Inspectors, Annual convention of the International Association of Factory Inspectors:[...] is to miss for him all the advantage our civilization is prepared to besow upon his childhood.
Anagrams
Cornish
Etymology
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Noun
besow m (singulative besowen)
- (collective) birches
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