"bewind" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bəˈwaɪnd/ Forms: bewinds [present, singular, third-person], bewinding [participle, present], bewound [participle, past], bewound [past]
Etymology: From Middle English bewinden, biwinden, from Old English bewindan (“to wind round, clasp, entwine, envelop, encircle, surround, brandish (a sword), turn, wind, revolve”), from 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bewinden}} Middle English bewinden, {{inh|en|ang|bewindan||to wind round, clasp, entwine, envelop, encircle, surround, brandish (a sword), turn, wind, revolve}} Old English bewindan (“to wind round, clasp, entwine, envelop, encircle, surround, brandish (a sword), turn, wind, revolve”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*biwindaną||to wind round}} Proto-Germanic *biwindaną (“to wind round”), {{prefix|en|be|wind}} be- + wind, {{cog|gml|bewinden||to entwine, wrap}} Middle Low German bewinden (“to entwine, wrap”), {{cog|de|bewinden||intertwine, wind around}} German bewinden (“intertwine, wind around”), {{cog|got|𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽||to entwine, wrap}} Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (biwindan, “to entwine, wrap”) Head templates: {{en-verb|bewinds|bewinding|bewound}} bewind (third-person singular simple present bewinds, present participle bewinding, simple past and past participle bewound)
  1. (transitive) To wind (a thing) about; involve; envelop (with). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bewind-en-verb-OzJjNvXd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 16 12 9 26 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 16 12 9 27 26
  2. (transitive) To wind or twine oneself round. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bewind-en-verb-D5Zm7WYZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 16 12 9 26 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 16 12 9 27 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bewend

Inflected forms

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