besow

English

Etymology

From Middle English besowen, bisawen, from Old English besāwan (“to sow, sow about”); equivalent to be- +‎ sow. Cognate with Middle High German besǣjen (“to besow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪˈsəʊ/

Verb

besow (third-person singular simple present besows, present participle besowing, simple past besowed, past participle besown or besowed)

  1. (transitive) To sow; sow all around or about; scatter; disperse; plant.
    • 1898, International Association of Factory Inspectors, Annual convention of the International Association of Factory Inspectors:
      [...] is to miss for him all the advantage our civilization is prepared to besow upon his childhood.

Anagrams

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bedu, from Proto-Celtic *betuyā. Cognate with Welsh bedw

Noun

besow f (singulative besowen)

  1. (collective) birches

Mutation

Mutation of besow
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
besow vesow unchanged pesow fesow vesow

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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