beshade

From Middle English bischaden, bischadewen, bischadowen, equivalent to be- +‎ shade and/or be- +‎ shadow. Cognate with Saterland Frisian beskaadje (“to shadow”), Dutch beschaduwen (“to shade, shadow”), German beschatten (“to shadow”).

beshade (third-person singular simple present beshades, present participle beshading, simple past and past participle beshaded)

1. (transitive) To shadow; cast a shadow over.

   Light Fumitory, Parsly, Burnet's blade, And winding leafe his crispy Locks beshade: Hee's light and lively, all in Turns and Tricks; In his great Round, hee many small doth mix... ― Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas (translation by Joshua Sylvester, 1633)

• beshadow, shade, shadow

• beheads