bedwarf en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + dwarf.
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf.
Tis shrinking, not close weaving, that hath thus In mind and body both bedwarfed us.
a. 1631 (date written), J[ohn] Donne, “(please specify the title)”, in Poems, […] with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Iohn Marriot, […], published 1633, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bedwarfs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bedwarfed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bedwarfed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bedwarfing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |