bewave
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English biweven, biwǣven, from Old English bewǣfan (“to enfold, wrap round, cover over, clothe”).
Verb
[edit]bewave (third-person singular simple present bewaves, present participle bewaving, simple past and past participle bewaved)
- (transitive, Scotland) To shield; hide.
- (transitive, Scotland) To lay wait for; overpower by means of some base stratagem.
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]bewave (third-person singular simple present bewaves, present participle bewaving, simple past and past participle bewaved)
- (intransitive) To blow or toss about; blow, waft, or sweep away.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To wander or waver.