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bedew

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From Middle English bidewen, bideawen; equivalent to be- + dew. Cognate with Dutch bedauwen (“to bedew”), German betauen (“to bedew”).

verb bedews · bedewing · bedewed

transitive To make wet with or as if with dew. Balm, from a ſilver-box diſtill'd around, / Shall all bedew the roots, and ſcent the ſacred ground.

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@misc{bedew_2026,
  title = {bedew},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bedew},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}