"beclothe" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beclothes [present, singular, third-person], beclothing [participle, present], beclothed [participle, past], beclothed [past]
Etymology: From be- + clothe, perhaps continuing Middle English *beclothen, *beclathen, *beclethen (suggested by Middle English bycladde (“dressed, clad”)), from Old English *beclǣþan, *beclāþian (“to put on clothing, clothe about”), from Proto-West Germanic *biklaiþijan, *biklaiþōn (“to clothe about”). Compare Saterland Frisian bekloodje (“to beclothe”), West Frisian beklaaie (“to beclothe”), Dutch bekleden (“to beclothe”), German Low German bekleden (“to beclothe”), German bekleiden (“to beclothe”), Danish beklæde (“to beclothe”), Swedish bekläda (“to beclothe”). Etymology templates: {{pre|en|be|clothe}} be- + clothe, {{inh|en|enm|*beclothen}} Middle English *beclothen, {{cog|enm|bycladde|t=dressed, clad}} Middle English bycladde (“dressed, clad”), {{inh|en|ang|*beclǣþan}} Old English *beclǣþan, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*biklaiþijan}} Proto-West Germanic *biklaiþijan, {{cog|stq|bekloodje|t=to beclothe}} Saterland Frisian bekloodje (“to beclothe”), {{cog|fy|beklaaie|t=to beclothe}} West Frisian beklaaie (“to beclothe”), {{cog|nl|bekleden|t=to beclothe}} Dutch bekleden (“to beclothe”), {{cog|nds-de|bekleden|t=to beclothe}} German Low German bekleden (“to beclothe”), {{cog|de|bekleiden|t=to beclothe}} German bekleiden (“to beclothe”), {{cog|da|beklæde|t=to beclothe}} Danish beklæde (“to beclothe”), {{cog|sv|bekläda|t=to beclothe}} Swedish bekläda (“to beclothe”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} beclothe (third-person singular simple present beclothes, present participle beclothing, simple past and past participle beclothed)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To clothe about; put clothes on someone or something; wrap or cover in clothing. Tags: archaic, transitive Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: dight, don, dress, clothe

Inflected forms

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