besnow

== English == === Alternative forms === 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”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -əʊ === Verb === besnow (third-person singular simple present besnows, present participle besnowing, simple past and past participle besnowed) (transitive) To snow on; to cover with snow, or as if with snow. To scatter like snow. To whiten with snow, or as with snow. ==== Derived terms ==== besnowed === References === “besnow”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Bownes, bownes