"besew" meaning in English

See besew in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: besews [present, singular, third-person], besewing [participle, present], besewed [past], besewn [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English besewen, equivalent to be- + sew. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|besewen}} Middle English besewen, {{prefix|en|be|sew}} be- + sew Head templates: {{en-verb||||besewn}} besew (third-person singular simple present besews, present participle besewing, simple past besewed, past participle besewn)
  1. (transitive) To sew. Tags: transitive Derived forms: besewn
    Sense id: en-besew-en-verb-V~QuwPae Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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