beshadow
The English word “beshadow” has 1 meaning listed here.
verb
- To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
Etymology
From Middle English bischadewen, bischadwen (also beschaden, bescheaden), from Old English besċeaduwian, besċeadan (“to overshadow”), equivalent to be- + shadow. Cognate with Dutch beschaduwen (“to shade, adumbrate, shadow”), German beschatten (“to shade, shadow, overshadow”).
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