bewore

English

Etymology

Ablaut derivative of beware.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)

Verb

bewore

1. (rare, nonstandard) simple past of beware
   • 1880, Francis Francis, Hot Pot:

     Ay, ay, that was many a long year since, before my hand had learnt its cunning, and when the fishes bewore not of me, or, as Ovid used to say,
     Nee sua credulitas piscem
     Suspenderat hamo.

   • 1919, John Joy Bell, Just Jemina, page 124:

     "What way did ye no' beware o' the boots?" "I bewore till I couldna see ony reason for bewarin'.

   • 2013, Norman Ross, Of Time and Destiny, page 3:

     I believe you not only ought to beware the Ides of March, but also every other Ides that comes along in one's life. That has been my whole problem--not bewaring sufficiently. Of course, during WWII I bewore a whole lot and thus I survived but not too many guys I knew did, and so they missed a helluva lot of Ides that they might have had an opportunity to be beware of.