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/bɪˈvɜrs/ verb

Definition

An extremely archaic or obsolete verb, possibly meaning to cover or envelop, though its exact meaning is uncertain.

Etymology

From the prefix 'be-' combined with 'verse' (from Latin 'versus,' meaning turned). The word appears in some early English texts but its usage is not well documented.

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Some words are so rare and archaic that their meanings are lost to history! Scholars have to be detectives, finding a single use in a 400-year-old manuscript and guessing what it meant.

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