"besnew" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: besnews [present, singular, third-person], besnewing [participle, present], besnewed [participle, past], besnewed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English besnewen, bisnewen, from Old English *besnīwian (attested in past participle besnīwod (“besnowed”)), equivalent to be- + snew. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|besnewen}} Middle English besnewen, {{inh|en|ang|*besnīwian}} Old English *besnīwian, {{prefix|en|be|snew}} be- + snew Head templates: {{en-verb}} besnew (third-person singular simple present besnews, present participle besnewing, simple past and past participle besnewed)
  1. Alternative form of besnow Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: besnow
    Sense id: en-besnew-en-verb-QFnH8xqT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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