"bedwell" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bedwells [present, singular, third-person], bedwelling [participle, present], bedwelt [participle, past], bedwelt [past]
Etymology: From be- (“around, about”) + dwell. Compare Middle Dutch bedwellen. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|dwell|t1=around, about}} be- (“around, about”) + dwell, {{cog|dum|bedwellen}} Middle Dutch bedwellen Head templates: {{en-verb|bedwells|bedwelling|bedwelt}} bedwell (third-person singular simple present bedwells, present participle bedwelling, simple past and past participle bedwelt)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To dwell around or about (a place); inhabit. Tags: intransitive, transitive
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