English Explanatory Dictionary

besnow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To snow on; to cover with snow, or as if with snow.
  2. To scatter like snow.
  3. To whiten with snow, or as with snow.

Word forms

besnow besnows besnowing besnowed besnew

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”).

Derived words

besnowed
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