bethrong

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ throng. Compare bethring.

Verb

bethrong (third-person singular simple present bethrongs, present participle bethronging, simple past and past participle bethronged)

(transitive) To throng about or among; surround.
- 1909, Methodist Episcopal Church, The Western Christian advocate:
  [...] And they crowded round the Supplanter As the eagles bethrong their prey, [...]
(intransitive) To crowd around.