"bewallow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bewallows [present, singular, third-person], bewallowing [participle, present], bewallowed [participle, past], bewallowed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English biwalwien, from Old English bewealwian (“to wallow, wallow around”), equivalent to be- + wallow. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|biwalwien}} Middle English biwalwien, {{inh|en|ang|bewealwian||to wallow, wallow around}} Old English bewealwian (“to wallow, wallow around”), {{prefix|en|be|wallow}} be- + wallow Head templates: {{en-verb}} bewallow (third-person singular simple present bewallows, present participle bewallowing, simple past and past participle bewallowed)
  1. (intransitive) To wallow around or about; wallow all over. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-bewallow-en-verb-vXmFuZFu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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