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bewave en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English biweven, biwǣven, from Old English bewǣfan (“to enfold, wrap round, cover over, clothe”).

Meanings

1. (Scotland, transitive) To shield; hide.
2. (Scotland, transitive) To lay wait for; overpower by means of some base stratagem.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
bewaving	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
bewaves	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
bewaved	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
bewaved	Tense=Past		lexicographic

bewave en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From be- + wave.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To blow or toss about; blow, waft, or sweep away.
2. (Scotland, intransitive) To wander or waver.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
bewaved	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
bewaved	Tense=Past		lexicographic
bewaves	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
bewaving	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic