Beflecks

/bɪˈflɛks/ verb

Definition

third-person singular present tense of befleck; marks with flecks or speckles.

Etymology

From 'befleck' with the regular '-s' ending for third-person singular present tense.

Kelly Says

This conjugation form would appear in lines like 'The autumn sun beflecks the forest floor'—a poetic construction that vanished from English but remains grammatically perfect.

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