bethatch
bethatch · bethatches · bethatched · bethatching
To cover with thatch; to thatchTo cover with thatch; to thatch.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive, uncommon)To cover with thatch; to thatch.
(broadly, humorous, nonce word, transitive, uncommon)To cover with hair.
Origin
From Middle English bithecchen, from Old English beþeċċan (“to cover; protect; cover over;From Middle English bithecchen, from Old English beþeċċan (“to cover; protect; cover over; conceal”), from Proto-West Germanic *biþakkjan, equivalent to be- + thatch. Cognate with Dutch bedekken (“to cover”), German bedecken (“to cover”). More at its doublet bedeck. Alteration in vowel after Middle English perhaps due to thatch.
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Forms
bethatches, bethatching, bethatched, bethatched| Base form | bethatch · to bethatch |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bethatches |
| Present participle | bethatching |
| Past simple | bethatched |
| Past participle | bethatched |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle