beclothe

English

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”).

Verb

beclothe (third-person singular simple present beclothes, present participle beclothing, simple past and past participle beclothed)

1. (archaic, transitive) To clothe about; put clothes on someone or something; wrap or cover in clothing.

Synonyms

• dight, don, dress; see also Thesaurus:clothe