tosawan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • tosaƿan

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- + sāwan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toːˈsɑːwɑn/

Verb

tōsāwan

  1. (literally) to sow broadcast; to disperse, scatter
  2. (figuratively) to disseminate (ideas); to distribute (favors); to sow dissension

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  • TŌSĀWAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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