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becross

verb
/bɪˈkɹɒs/UK/bɪˈkɹɔs/US/bɪˈkɹɑs/

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”).

  1. derived from crux
  2. derived from cros
  3. derived from kross
  4. inherited from cros — “rood, cross”
  5. inherited from cross
  6. formed as becross — “be- + cross”

Definitions

  1. To mark with the sign of the cross.

  2. To surround or decorate with crosses.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA