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bewind

bewind

English

Verb

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).
  2. (transitive) To wind or twine oneself round.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: be‧wind

Noun

bewind n ‎(uncountable)

  1. reign
  2. government or whoever is reigning

Derived terms

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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈwaɪnd/

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