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besoothe

verb

Etymology

From be- + soothe.

  1. derived from *h₁es-✻ — “to be”
  2. inherited from *sanþōną✻ — “to prove, certify, acknowledge, testify”
  3. inherited from *sanþōn✻
  4. inherited from sōþian — “to verify, prove, confirm, bear witness to”
  5. inherited from sothen — “to verify, prove the validity of”
  6. prefixed as besoothe — “be + soothe”

Definitions

  1. To soothe about or all over

    To soothe about or all over; comfort.

    • Nature then with rapture trembles, Music flows divine along To besoothe our restless feeling By the magic thrill of song.

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