Etymology

besoil

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Today it means: To cover with or as with soil; stain; sully. Full definition →

Middle English bisoilen
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombisoilen
  2. English todaybesoil

From Middle English bisoilen, bisuilen, equivalent to be- + soil.

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