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bewind en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /bəˈwaɪnd/

Etymology

From Middle English bewinden, biwinden, from Old English bewindan (“to wind round, clasp, entwine, envelop, encircle, surround, brandish (a sword), turn, wind, revolve”), from Proto-Germanic *biwindaną (“to wind round”), equivalent to be- + wind. Cognate with Middle Low German bewinden (“to entwine, wrap”), German bewinden (“intertwine, wind around”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (biwindan, “to entwine, wrap”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To wind (a thing) about; involve; envelop (with).
2. (transitive) To wind or twine oneself round.

Forms

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