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becross en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /bɪˈkɹɑs/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • /bɪˈkɹɒs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /bɪˈkɹɔs/ (General-American)
  • /bɪˈkɹɔːs/ (Received-Pronunciation) especially formerly

Etymology

From be- + cross. Compare Saterland Frisian bekjuusje (“to becross”), West Frisian bekruse (“to becross”), Dutch bekruisen (“to becross”), German Low German bekrüzen, bekrüzigen (“to becross”), German bekreuzen, bekreuzigen (“to becross”). Compare also Middle English becroisen (“to come across”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To mark with the sign of the cross.
  2. (transitive) To surround or decorate with crosses.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
becrossing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
becrosses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
becrossed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
becrossed Tense=Past lexicographic

Translations (2)

nl bekruisen (mark with the sign of the cross) · nl bekruisen (surround or decorate with crosses)