"besnowed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more besnowed [comparative], most besnowed [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English besnewed, bisnewed, from Old English besnīwod (“covered with snow”), equivalent to be- + snow + -ed. The form changed from -snew- to -snow- in conformity to snow. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|besnewed}} Middle English besnewed, {{inh|en|ang|besnīwod|t=covered with snow}} Old English besnīwod (“covered with snow”), {{confix|en|be|snow|ed}} be- + snow + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} besnowed (comparative more besnowed, superlative most besnowed)
  1. Covered or laden with snow.
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Verb

Etymology: From Middle English besnewed, bisnewed, from Old English besnīwod (“covered with snow”), equivalent to be- + snow + -ed. The form changed from -snew- to -snow- in conformity to snow. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|besnewed}} Middle English besnewed, {{inh|en|ang|besnīwod|t=covered with snow}} Old English besnīwod (“covered with snow”), {{confix|en|be|snow|ed}} be- + snow + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} besnowed
  1. simple past and past participle of besnow Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: besnow
    Sense id: en-besnowed-en-verb-O-39JHBd Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 43 57
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