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betimbered

betimbered is the simple past and past participle of betimber.

Meaning of betimber

Verb

betimber (third-person singular simple present betimbers, present participle betimbering, simple past and past participle betimbered)

  1. (transitive) To build.
    • Wrought there and fashion'd the folk of the Weders A howe on the lithe, that high was and broad, Unto the wave-farers wide to be seen: Then it they betimber'd in time often days, The battle-strong's beacon; [...]1911, William Morris, May Morris, The Collected Works of William Morris
  2. (transitive) To furnish with timber; timber.

Adjective

betimbered (comparative more betimbered, superlative most betimbered)

  1. Timbered; furnished with timber; built.

Forms of betimbered

comparativemore betimbered
superlativemost betimbered

Origin of betimbered

From betimber.

Questions about betimbered

What does betimbered mean?
Betimbered means timbered; furnished with timber; built.
What is betimbered the simple past and past participle of?
Betimbered is the simple past and past participle of betimber.
What part of speech is betimbered?
Betimbered is an adjective.

Words near betimbered in the dictionary

  1. betiding
  2. betie
  3. beties
  4. betighted
  5. betimber
  6. betimbered
  7. betimbering
  8. betimbers
  9. betime
  10. betimed
  11. betimely

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