To leap over, around, or upon; to cover or fill by leaping.
Formed with the prefix 'be-' combined with 'leap,' following the Old English pattern of creating verbs that mean to cover, surround, or perform an action extensively. Similar to 'bedew' or 'besmear.'
Words with 'be-' are remnants of Old English's love of prefixes—this one imagines leaping as something you could cover the ground with, like 'be-leafing' it with jump marks.
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