beshut

B3E1S1H4U1T1

verb

To shut in or inclose; shut up or confine.

OriginMiddle English beshutten →
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Meanings

verbbeshut (third-person singular simple present beshuts, present participle beshutting, simple past and past participle beshut)

present singular third person beshuts · participle present beshutting

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo shut in or inclose; shut up or confine.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbeshutten
  2. Englishbeshut

From Middle English beshutten, bishetten, equivalent to be- + shut.

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APA

beshut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beshut

MLA

“beshut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beshut. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beshut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beshut.

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