"instrew" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: instrews [present, singular, third-person], instrewing [participle, present], instrewed [past], instrewn [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English *instrewen, instrien, equivalent to in- + strew. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm||*instrewen}} Middle English *instrewen, {{prefix|en|in|strew}} in- + strew Head templates: {{en-verb||||instrewn}} instrew (third-person singular simple present instrews, present participle instrewing, simple past instrewed, past participle instrewn)
  1. (transitive) To strew about; scatter in or upon; spread. Tags: transitive Synonyms: enstrew [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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