besniwod

Old English

Alternative forms

besnīwed

Etymology

The past participle of *besnīwian (“to snow on, besnow, cover with snow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈsniː.wod/

Adjective

besnīwod

covered with snow, snowy

Declension

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Descendants

Middle English: besnewed, bisnewed
- English: besnowed

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “besníwod”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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