bestrew vs scatter

bestrew

verb
  • To strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there. 

  • To strew anything upon; strew over or about; cover or partially cover with things strewn; cover with straw or strewing. 

scatter

verb
  • To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals. 

  • To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. 

  • Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks. 

  • To deflect (radiation or particles). 

  • To distribute loosely as by sprinkling. 

  • To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow. 

  • To be dispersed upon. 

noun
  • The act of scattering or dispersing. 

  • A collection of dispersed objects. 

How often have the words bestrew and scatter occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )