Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

besleeve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
besleeve
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take the sleeves from (a bishop).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From be- (“off, away”) + sleeve.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

besleeves (present, singular) besleeving (participle, present) besleeved (participle, past) besleeved (past)

Derived Forms

besleeving

Questions

What does besleeve mean?
To take the sleeves from (a bishop).
Where does besleeve come from?
From be- (“off, away”) + sleeve.

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