strow

American  

[stroh] / stroʊ /

verb

Archaic.

strowed, strown, strowed, strowing

1. strew.

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strow British  

/ strəʊ /

verb

1. an archaic variant of strew

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Etymology

Origin of strow

1300–50; Middle English strowen, variant of strewen to strew

Example Sentences

Now with bright Holly all the temples strow With Laurel green, and sacred Mistletoe.

From A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide by Behrend, Arthur C.

After some discussion it was decided that the syllable must be "strew or strow," and then they waited to see if it was a good guess.

From Eight Cousins Or, The Aunt-Hill by Alcott, Louisa May

Here The coming spring would first appear, And all this place with roses strow, If busy feet would let them grow.

From Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham by Denham, John, Sir

Go, fill your hands with lilies; let me strow The purple blossoms where he lies below.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax

Do they strow for thy feet A little tender favour and deceit Over the sudden mouth of hidden hell?—

From New Poems by Thompson, Francis