betimber

B3E1T1I1M3B3E1R1

verb

To build.

OriginMiddle English *betimbren ← Old English betimbran →
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Meanings

verbbetimber (third-person singular simple present betimbers, present participle betimbering, simple past and past participle betimbered)

present singular third person betimbers · participle present betimbering · participle past betimbered · past betimbered

  1. transitiveTo build.

    Wrought there and fashion'd the folk of the Weders A howe on the lithe, that high was and broad, Unto the wave-farers wide to be seen: Then it they betimber'd in time often days, The battle-strong's beacon; [...]

    1911, William Morris, May Morris, The Collected Works of William Morris
  2. transitiveTo furnish with timber; timber.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
buildbuild upmake

Origin

  1. Old Englishbetimbran
  2. Middle English*betimbren
  3. Englishbetimber

From Middle English *betimbren, from Old English betimbran, betimbrian (“to construct, build”), equivalent to be- + timber.

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Cite this entry
APA

betimber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betimber

MLA

“betimber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betimber. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “betimber,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betimber.

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