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) (transitive) To sow; sow all around or about; scatter; disperse; plant. === Anagrams === Bowes, bowes, bowse == Cornish == === Etymology === From Old Cornish bedewen sg, from Proto-Brythonic *bedu, from Proto-Celtic *betuyā. Cognate with Welsh bedw === Noun === besow (collective, singulative besowen f) birches ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation ===