verb
Meaning 1
To mark with the sign of the cross.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
becross
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /bɪˈkɹɒs/
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Received-Pronunciation: /bɪˈkɹɔːs/ especially formerly
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General-American: /bɪˈkɹɔs/
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cot-caught-merger: /bɪˈkɹɑs/
verb
Meaning 2
To surround or decorate with crosses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From be- + cross. Compare Saterland Frisian bekjuusje (“to becross”), West Frisian bekruse (“to becross”), Dutch bekruisen (“to becross”), German Low German bekrüzen, bekrüzigen (“to becross”), German bekreuzen, bekreuzigen (“to becross”). Compare also Middle English becroisen (“to come across”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: bekruisen — mark with the sign of the cross
- Dutch: bekruisen — surround or decorate with crosses