beclose
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To shut up or in; enclose; enwrap.
- (transitive) To imprison.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English beclosen inherited from Old English beclȳsan (close in, conclude, put an end to, inclose, shut up in a place, exclude, shut in, close, enclose, shut, shut out, imprison, shut what is open, confine) prefix from English close (enclosed).
Origin
English
close
Gloss
enclosed
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autoclose English
- closability English
- closable English
- close English
- close stoole English
- close-handed English
- close-stool English
- closeability English
- closeable English
- closeby English
- closefisted English
- closehanded English
- closely English
- closeminded English
- closemouthed English
- closen English
- closeness English
- closereefed English
- closestool English
- closet English
- closeth English
- closish English
- enclose English
- foreclose English
- interclose English
- misclose English
- number close English
- overclose English
- reclose English
- unclose English
- upclose English
- clos French
- *klūsijaną Proto-Germanic
- beclȳsan Old English
- clȳsan Old English
- beclosen Middle English
- closen Middle English
- clusen Middle English
- umbeclosen Middle English
- withclosen Middle English
- clós Irish
- close
- closet
- closen
- unclose
- closeth
- closely
- enclose
- closeby
- upclose
- closish
- reclose
- closable
- misclose
- closeness
- closeable
- foreclose
- overclose
- autoclose
- interclose
- closestool
- closehanded
- close-stool
- closefisted
- closeminded
- closability
- closereefed
- number close
- close stoole
- close-handed
- closemouthed
- closeability