"beword" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈwɜː(ɹ)d/ Forms: bewords [present, singular, third-person], bewording [participle, present], beworded [participle, past], beworded [past]
Etymology: Alteration of beworth, equivalent to be- + worth (“to become, happen”). Compare German bewerden. Etymology templates: {{m|en|beworth}} beworth, {{prefix|en|be|worth|t2=to become, happen}} be- + worth (“to become, happen”), {{cog|de|bewerden}} German bewerden Head templates: {{en-verb}} beword (third-person singular simple present bewords, present participle bewording, simple past and past participle beworded)
  1. (intransitive, obsolete or dialectal) To happen; come to pass. Tags: dialectal, intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-beword-en-verb-o6p7MQhZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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