bewind
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English bewinden, biwinden, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English bewindan (“to wind round, clasp, entwine, envelop, encircle, surround, brandish (a sword), turn, wind, revolve”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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”).
Pronunciation
Verb
bewind (third-person singular simple present bewinds, present participle bewinding, simple past and past participle bewound)
- (transitive) To wind (a thing) about; involve; envelop (with).
- (transitive) To wind or twine oneself round.
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bewint. Equivalent to a deverbal from bewinden.
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Noun
bewind n (uncountable)
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