To cover with sand or scatter sand upon something.
From be- (to make or cover with) combined with sand; this follows the Middle English pattern of using be- with nouns to create action verbs.
Middle English had dozens of these 'be-' verbs that have completely vanished—some survived (befriend, besmirch) while others like besand just seemed too specific to stick around.
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