besnow
besnow verb: to snow on; to cover with snow, or as if with snow.
Verb
besnow (third-person singular simple present besnows, present participle besnowing, simple past and past participle besnowed)
- To snow on; to cover with snow, or as if with snow.
- To scatter like snow.
- To whiten with snow, or as with snow.
- Virgins of equall birth, [...] / Shall draw thy picture, and record thy life; / One ſhall enſphere thine eyes, another ſhall / Impearl thy teeth[,] a third thy white and ſmall / Hand ſhall beſnow, a fourth incarnadine / Thy roſie cheek, [...]1640 (first publication), Thomas Carew, “Obsequies to the Lady Anne Hay”, in Poems, with a Maske, […], 3rd edition, London: […] H[umphrey] M[oseley] and are to be sold by J[ohn] Martin, […]...
Forms of besnow
| third-person singular present | besnows |
|---|---|
| present participle | besnowing |
| past participle | besnowed |
| past | besnowed |
| alternative form | besnew |
Origin of besnow
From Middle English besnewen, from Old English besnīwian (“to cover with snow”); equivalent to be- + snow. Cognate with Dutch besneeuwen (“to snow, snow in”), German beschneien (“to cover with snow”).
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Words that rhyme with besnow
Questions about besnow
- What does besnow mean?
- Besnow means to snow on; to cover with snow, or as if with snow.
- What part of speech is besnow?
- Besnow is a verb.
- What is the past tense of besnow?
- The past tense of besnow is besnowed.
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