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Webster 1913 Edition

Besnow

Be-snow′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Besnowed
.]
[OE.
bisnewen
, AS.
besnīwan
; pref.
be-
+
snīwan
to snow.]
1.
To scatter like snow; to cover thick, as with snow flakes.
[R.]
Gower.
2.
To cover with snow; to whiten with snow, or as with snow.

Webster 1828 Edition

Besnow

BESNOW

,
Verb.
T.
[be and snow.] To scatter like snow. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

besnow

besnow

English

Alternative forms

Verb

besnow ‎(third-person singular simple present besnows, present participle besnowing, simple past and past participle besnowed)

  1. (transitive) To snow on; cover with snow, or as if with snow.
  2. (transitive) To scatter like snow.
  3. (transitive) To whiten.

Derived terms

Etymology

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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