bewindan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *biwindaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ windan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈwin.dɑn/

Verb

bewindan

1. to wind around or about, enwrap, wrap, entwine, encircle, surround
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30‎^[1]:

     Iċ eom līġbysiġ, lāce mid winde, bewunden mid wuldre, wedre ġesomnad, fūs forðweġes, fȳre ġemelted, bearu blōwende, byrnende glēd.

     I am busy with fire, sway with wind, wrapped with worship, gathered in good weather, ready to go forward, melted by fire, a blooming grove, a burning ember.

2. to wrap an object in or with something

Conjugation

Conjugation of bewindan (strong class 3)

infinitive	bewindan	bewindenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bewinde	bewand
second person singular	bewinst, bewintst	bewunde
third person singular	bewint	bewand
plural	bewindaþ	bewundon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bewinde	bewunde
plural	bewinden	bewunden
imperative
singular	bewind
plural	bewindaþ
participle	present	past
	bewindende	bewunden

Descendants

• Middle English: bewinden, biwinden
  • English: bewind