bestrew

 
Pronunciation: /bɪˈstruː/

verb (past participle bestrewed or bestrewn /-ˈstruːn/)

[with object] literary
  • cover or partly cover (a surface) with scattered objects: the court was all bestrewn with herbs
  • (of objects) lie scattered over (a surface): to sweep away the sand and rubbish which bestrewed the floor

Origin:

Old English bestrēowian (see be-, strew)