bethatch
bethatch verb: to cover with thatch; to thatch.
Verb
bethatch (third-person singular simple present bethatches, present participle bethatching, simple past and past participle bethatched)
- To cover with thatch; to thatch.
- Part it behind, like terrier's back, Bethatch the front like wheaten stack, […]1865, Richard Francis Burton (sir.), Stone talk
- To cover with hair.
- Both are coolly intense, well bethatched, bell-bottomed and bespectacled.1969, Henry Robinson Luce, Gordon Parks, Life
- Baldies did not like their condition: "Witness their frantic efforts to keep among the ranks of the bethatched. […]"1996, Kerry Segrave, Baldness: a social history
Forms of bethatch
| third-person singular present | bethatches |
|---|---|
| present participle | bethatching |
| past participle | bethatched |
| past | bethatched |
| alternative form | bithecche |
Origin of bethatch
From Middle English bithecchen, from Old English beþeċċan (“to cover; protect; cover over; conceal”), from Proto-West Germanic *biþakkjan, equivalent to be- + thatch. Cognate with Dutch bedekken (“to cover”), German bedecken (“to cover”). More at its doublet bedeck. Alteration in vowel after Middle English perhaps due to thatch.
Questions about bethatch
- What does bethatch mean?
- Bethatch means to cover with thatch; to thatch.
- What part of speech is bethatch?
- Bethatch is a verb.
- What is the past tense of bethatch?
- The past tense of bethatch is bethatched.
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