"beward" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: bewards [present, singular, third-person], bewarding [participle, present], bewarded [participle, past], bewarded [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d Etymology: From Middle English *bewarden, from Old English beweardian (“to ward, protect, keep”), equivalent to be- + ward. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*bewarden}} Middle English *bewarden, {{inh|en|ang|beweardian||to ward, protect, keep}} Old English beweardian (“to ward, protect, keep”), {{prefix|en|be|ward}} be- + ward Head templates: {{en-verb}} beward (third-person singular simple present bewards, present participle bewarding, simple past and past participle bewarded)
  1. (transitive, rare) To guard about or completely; protect. Tags: rare, transitive

Inflected forms

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