Etymology

instrew

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Today it means: To strew about; scatter in or upon; spread. Full definition →

Middle English *instrewen
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  1. Middle English · inherited from*instrewen
  2. English todayinstrew

From Middle English *instrewen, instrien, equivalent to in- + strew.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.