beclothe
Meanings
Verb
- To clothe about; put clothes on someone or something; wrap or cover in clothing.
Origin / 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”).
Scrabble Score: 15
beclothe is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordbeclothe is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
beclothe is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
beclothe is a valid Words With Friends word